Natural Beekeeping | Free Plans | Swarm Trap Lite The best things in life are free, and bees are no exception. A good swarm trap is really all you need to get started in beekeeping. The first season I put ten swarm traps out, five swarms moved in! The model below has a volume of 53 liters or 14 gallons (“my favorite size!”). Cut a 4’ x 8’ sheet of 19/32” plywood as shown. Cut a 4’ x 8’ sheet of 1/4” plywood as shown below. Cut frame rests (3/8” by 7/16” rabbets) along the top inner edge of front and back walls, and a horizontal entrance slit (1/2” high by 4” long) on the front wall. The box is ready to assemble. Put it on the side, apply wood glue, and nail the side wall using small thin nails (I use 3/4” nails or 1/2” staples). Now let’s make the top. The only thing left is to install aluminum flashing. The swarm trap is ready to be painted and put to use. Materials list 19/32” pine plywood, construction (sheathing) grade, untreated. Equipment used You can complete this project using a variety of tools. A few tips — Dr.
Research in Progress | Ontario Beekeepers’ Association 2014 Current Research and Activities Les Eccles, Melanie Kempers, Devan Rawn, Brian Lacey & Daniel Thurston Funding sources are provided in brackets TTP = OBA Tech-Transfer Program OFIP = Ontario Farm Innovation Program OMAFRA = Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs GF2 = Growing Forward 2 A. 1. Hygienic behaviour is important for mite and disease resistance within a colony. 2. Honey bee samples were collected from potential breeder colonies. 3. Honey bee queens raised within established breeding programs were analyzed for mating success by determining sperm counts and sperm viability within the spermatheca. B. 1. The Pettis test is used to determine the presence of varroa mites resistant to conventional miticides such as Apivar® (amitraz), Apistan® (fluvalinate) and Bayvarol® (flumethrin). C. 1. 2. This project was developed to assess the effects of oral and contact exposure of neonicitinoids on honey bees and their lifespan, as well as queen and drone viability. D. 1. 2. 3.
Swarm Traps and Bait Hives | Natural Beekeeping by Dr Leo Sharashkin, Editor, Keeping Bees With a Smile Catching swarms is exceedingly simple. A gorgeous swarm enters a bait hive set up by Klaus Langpohl, Nova Scotia, Canada. Please drink responsibly Feral honey bee colonies are a precious resource which can be diminished through trapping. The right sort of bees Beekeeping begins with the bees. But what is the alternative? The best things in life are free. Feral honey bees are more resilient and healthy. There is a bee tree in the woods near my house. “Now that is the kind of bees I’d like to have in my hives,” I thought. How do you get these bees from the bee tree into your hives? The mass of bees (often tens of thousands of them) that emerge from their old home is called a swarm. Bee welcome — swarm traps that work There are many swarm trap models, and even an empty carton can catch you a swarm. Nuc boxes are too small to be effective, with too small of an entrance, and usually require a special rack to install. Hanging a swarm trap
Agri-Réseau : Apiculture Les insectes pollinisateurs indigènes et l’agriculture au Canada Documents Le présent livret fait état des connaissances actuelles sur les pollinisateurs et leur importance pour l’agriculture au Canada, en plus de renfermer quelques idées sur la façon dont ils peuvent être protégés. Ariculture et Agroalimentaire Canada Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada Publié le : 02 octobre 2014 Norme nationale de biosécurité à la ferme pour l'industire apicole Documents Le document décrit la norme nationale de biosécurité du secteur apicole produite par l'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments suite au travail concerté de tous les partenaires de cette industrie au niveau national. Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments (ACIA) Publié le : 30 décembre 2013 AMÉLIORATION DES RENDEMENTS ET DE LA QUALITÉ DES FRAISES ET FRAMBOISES PAR UNE GESTION ÉCOLOGIQUE ET RENTABLE DES FONGICIDES ET DES POLLINISATEURS Documents MADELEINE CHAGNON et PIERRE-O. Publié le : 26 janvier 2009 Publié le : 19 octobre 2010
So exactly what is natural comb anyway? | Backyard Ecosystem What is natural comb? What is foundation? What do you mean by foundationless? It is apparent there is a lot of confusion out there surrounding this. Most chemicaly managed hives are full of nasty old comb drawn over foundation by a hive of bees in the late 1950’s. Here is a photo of a standard Langstroth frame with new foundation. Wrong. Here is a photo of a standard Langstroth frame with new foundation. Why didn’t they use the foundation? So what can we do to make the bees happy and make it easier for us to harvest the honey and remove old comb to make way for beautiful, fresh, clean wax? You can see the starter strip here. You can see the bees are festooning on the frame to sketch out the area where they want to start making comb. Here you can see a fresh new natural comb started and already partially filled with honey. Here you can see they have almost filled the frame. Here the frame is nearly full of comb, brood and honey the bees produced. And as far as harvesting goes?
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