Beekeeping » Build It Yourself Plans for Building Hives, Frames and More This popular section of Beesource.com offers downloadable “build-it-yourself” plans in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You will be able to open PDF files after installing the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software, which is a reliable product, widely used, and available free for Windows or Macintosh operating systems. With this powerful software, you can view and print a PDF file at any resolution to any home printer, at an office center such as Kinko’s, or at a commercial offset or digital printing company. You will need Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or higher to open these files. A Note About Copyrights Beesource.com is happy to share our knowledge and experience and make these resources available free of charge. Wales: National Beekeeping Centre What is the National Beekeeping Centre Wales?. We are a non-profit distributing organisation whose aim is to help develop a vigorous, healthy and environmentally responsible beekeeping industry in Wales. We will promote good practice, accurate and accessible public information, and involve the community. Our visitor centre and apiary within the perimeter of Bodnant Welsh Foods are both informative and fun. In the heart of Conwy valley an area strong with beekeeping heritage that thrives to this day. We also provide beekeeping education and training at Bangor University’s Henfaes Research Farm in Abergwyngregyn and next year plan to have Queen bee mating in the bee-friendly garden initiative at Ty Hyll, better known as The Ugly House near Betws-y-Coed. We have experienced beekeepers and a strong management team with knowledge and expertise of Welsh enterprises with environmental and sustainability practice at their heart. Why does this project exist?
.facebook 1406838620910 Top Bar Hive Design Plans - Learning Beekeeping Top Bar Hive Design Plans Top Bar Hives are Beautiful in Simplicity They are the minimum needed for a movable comb hive. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (1.6MB) Top Bars in Texas need a little design change. As for designs… The design I like best is the one from Les Crowder Top Bar Hive Design / Plans I did modify it a bit. The video on how to make them is . . . Be sure to watch my video on how to make your top bars, themselves. and . ADAIF - Association de Développement de l'Apiculture en Ile de France The Coolest DIY Project On The Planet And It's So Simple To Create I always thought graffiti was just someone with spray paint creating cool designs in public areas. However, there’s something even more cooler and it’s called Moss Graffiti. Here’s what you’ll need: 3 cups of moss (washed clean of soil)2 cups buttermilk OR 2 cups of yogurt (should be plain yogurt)2 cups of water or beer1/2 tsp of sugarcorn syrup (optional)An old blender Gather up as much moss as you can find Rinse it as best you can to get rid of any soil Break-up the moss and drop them into a blender At this point, add in all of your ingredients, except for the corn syrup. Add corn syrup if it’s still to runny Pour into a bucket Grab a paint brush Start painting your design. This is what happens… (H/T SlipTalk) (via WikiHow) Make sure to give this a share by clicking the button below. Ready For another one? I Didn’t Know What He Was Making At First, But Once He Cut Into It I Was Blown Away
Natural Substances For Mite Control In Honey Bees The use of natural oils and other substances in the pursuit of mite control in honey bee colonies. This document mainly covers the calibration of LD 50 doses of essential oils with respect to honey bees. Natural or "essential" oils are produced by plants in order to repel predatory insects or to render the plant in some way toxic to the insect if ingested. Essential oils have been shown to have antimicrobial, antifungal, insecticidal and miticidal effects on various pathogens and pests under both laboratory and field conditions. Essential oils have been used for treating honey bee afflictions, including infestations of parasitic mites (varroa and Acarine (tracheal) mites). They do cause contamination of wax and honey, but the levels are minimal. The terms 'slow' and 'fast' are used here to indicate the difference between passive fumigation by a bottle with a wick (or a felt pad in a honey jar lid) and the burning of pungent leaves in a smoker or delivering an aerosol of the oil compound.
Apistoria Heat A Room For Only 15 Cents A Day! Wanting to cut costs on the energy bill, especially now that temperatures are dropping for the season? Economics may be one reason to seek more sustainable energy sources, but this inventive way to heat the house is also purely fascinating. Journalist, YouTuber, and boat owner Dylan Winter created his DIY heater using tea lights and placed inside a bread tin and covered with two ceramic flowerpots. This creative system uses the scientific principles of convection heat transfer and, according to Winter, can heat his home for around 8 hours a day. His YouTube Channel KeepTurningLeft shows how the method works: The tea lights are first put into a bread loaf tin and covered with a small upside-down flower pot. The hole in the top of the upside-down pot is covered with the metal casing leftover from one of the tea lights. This system works because the candles produce gases full of heated particles that are captured and channeled through the pots. and soy tealights
Basic Beekeeping Bees for Development untitled Warre Bee Hive Construction Guide - The Bee Space Welcome to the Warre Hive Construction Guide brought to you by The Bee Space. In this guide you will learn how to build a complete Warre beehive. A Warre (pronounced war-ray) hive is a vertical or supered top bar hive that is simple to build and easy to use. Description The Warre hive is smaller than a regular ten frame Langstroth hive so it consumes less energy and resources than a regular hive. Disclaimer Before we begin, I need you to understand that building a Warre Hive involves potentially dangerous activities such as using hammers and saws. Outline Let’s begin with an outline of the Warre Hive Construction Guide. As I post each section, I will place a quick link in the right sidebar so it is easy for you to find. Go on to the Tool List → Like this: Like Loading...