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    The time now is Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:19 pm
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    Friends of the Bees is a charity formed to help protect the interests of bees and to promote natural beekeeping. Please read the introduction before posting here.
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    13 103 Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:11 pm
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    Post some information about yourself - location, interests, beekeeping experience - get to know other beekeepers in your area and around the world.
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    1 1 Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:30 am
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    Post your recipes and discuss honey, propolis, beeswax, royal jelly etc. and the many uses thereof here, including medical applications. Also post here information about plants with a special relevance to bees: beneficial or otherwise.
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    137 1018 Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:57 am
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    No new posts The Barefoot Beekeeper - the book and the podcast
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    43 240 Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:11 pm
    Gareth View latest post
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    137 510 Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:11 pm
    wannabee View latest post
    No new posts Environmental issues, GM and pesticides
    The bio-tech companies have been telling us for years that GM is safe for us and for bees. Now they are telling us pesticides are safe, despite plenty of evidence to the contrary. Discuss environmental issues here.
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    308 1581 Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:52 pm
    dustin View latest post
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    110 829 Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:03 am
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    No new posts Beekeeping books: recommendations and reviews
    Post reviews of your favourite beekeeping books here. Please post your own reviews, not copied from other sites or media.
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    3 5 Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:25 am
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    Practical Sustainable Beekeeping  
    No new posts Beginners start here
    If you are new to beekeeping, or only to 'natural' or top bar beekeeping, this is the best place to do some reading and ask basic questions.
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    249 1764 Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:36 pm
    Viggen View latest post
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    Ask questions and discuss any beekeeping topic here, particularly those concerned with top bar and natural beekeeping.
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    1115 8955 Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:04 pm
    RyanB View latest post
    No new posts Your reports and updates
    Post your reports here: tell us what is happening in your hives! Post links to pictures and videos if you have them, or just share your thoughts.
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    363 2840 Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:19 pm
    wannabee View latest post
    No new posts Biodynamic beekeeping
    Discuss aspects of beekeeping according to the principles of biodynamics.
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    30 160 Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:22 pm
    duncanjc View latest post
    No new posts Development projects, beekeeping experiments and research
    Top bar hives first became popular in modern times due to their use in development projects. This forum is for all 'development projects' and experimental research based on any type of top bar hive. If you want to propose some research that others could participate in, or describe any experiments you are undertaking, here's the place to do so.
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    No new posts Bright Ideas!
    This is the place to post your brainwaves, bright ideas and 'lateral thinking' for the delight and delectation of our members. Be aware that, by posting here, you are putting your ideas into the public domain, so don't post anything you plan to patent!
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    74 639 Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:52 pm
    trekmate View latest post
    Beekeeping by Hive Type  
    No new posts Horizontal top bar hives: construction and use
    Discuss everything related to the building and management of horizontal top bar hives - Kenyan, Tanzanian or other designs.
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    596 5409 Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:06 pm
    biobee View latest post
    No new posts Abbé Warré and other vertical top bar hives
    The vertical top bar hive pioneered by Abbé Warré is a 'minimum maintenance' alternative for those who don't mind some moderately heavy lifting. Discuss Abbé Warré's methods and other vertical hives here.
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    No new posts Conventional and miscellaneous hives
    Discuss beekeeping in conventional box/frame and other hives not covered elsewhere. Please bear in mind our focus on natural beekeeping.
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    45 343 Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:42 am
    gardeningfireman View latest post
    No new posts Feral honeybees & other bees.
    Surviving feral honeybees may possibly be a genetic goldmine in the battle against pests and diseases. They have after all been here much longer than we have and have survived perfectly well without human help.
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    43 349 Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:50 pm
    Joseph C. Keller View latest post
    Pests, Diseases & Integrated Pest Management  
    No new posts Bee diseases & colony health
    Discuss the various ailments that all bee flesh is heir to - how to recognize them and what to do about them.
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    74 564 Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:50 pm
    bbhb View latest post
    No new posts Varroa destructor and other parasites
    Discuss the management and treatment of Varroa infestation here. Also Small Hive Beetle, tracheal mites and other pests.
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    96 1099 Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:37 pm
    Garret View latest post
    No new posts Cell size & natural regression
    Discuss cell size issues and 'regression' of bees to their natural size.
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