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Friends of the Bees | ||||
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Friends of the Bees Discussions about Friends of the Bees projects. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
13 | 48 | Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:47 am nancy001 ![]() |
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British Black Bee Project Discussion of, progress of and matters related to our Black Bee breeding project |
3 | 156 | Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:47 pm LoCo ![]() |
Networking | ||||
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Introduce yourself Post some information about yourself - location, interests, beekeeping experience - get to know other beekeepers in your area and around the world. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
459 | 1905 | Mon Dec 09, 2019 5:53 pm CaliBeginnerUSA ![]() |
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Balanced Beekeeping events and training Top bar and natural beekeeping courses and other events, anywhere in the world. Post your events and course here, using location and date in the subject line. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
53 | 128 | Sat Dec 07, 2019 5:28 pm Waltonder ![]() |
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Local Groups and Mentors, UK and Ireland Use this space to start a local group, announce local meetings and communicate with others in your area. You can also request or offer mentoring in your area. We suggest you use your actual or proposed group location as the subject line to make it easy for others to find you. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
72 | 408 | Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:15 pm manisharma11211 ![]() |
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Local Groups and Mentors, USA and CA Use this space to start a local group, announce local meetings and communicate with others in your area. You can also request or offer mentoring in your area. We suggest you use your actual or proposed group location (STATE and TOWN, at least) as the subject line to make it easy for others to find you. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
40 | 228 | Wed Sep 19, 2018 1:14 pm Barbara ![]() |
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Local Groups and Mentors, AUS and NZ Use this space to start a local group, announce local meetings and communicate with others in your area. You can also request or offer mentoring in your area. We suggest you use your actual or proposed group location as the subject line to make it easy for others to find you. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
10 | 49 | Fri Jun 02, 2017 6:45 am jasemarkham ![]() |
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Sales and Wants Looking for something - or have something to sell? As long as it is bee-related, post it here. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
54 | 153 | Sun Aug 11, 2019 11:59 am hannah donovan ![]() |
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Swarms and sites - offered and wanted Seen a swarm and need someone to collect it? Have a site for a beekeeper to put hives on? Be sure to put your LOCATION in the SUBJECT line and contact info in the body of the message. |
53 | 160 | Fri Jun 07, 2019 9:06 am Tash ![]() |
General Information Section | ||||
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Announcements: Read This First Before you post anything on the forum, please read the rules. Other important announcements will be made here from time to time. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
16 | 60 | Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:54 pm aspr ![]() |
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Bee products, recipes, bee plants and apitherapy 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. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
43 | 326 | Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:21 pm Kalypso ![]() |
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Photo gallery Post your pictures here: this does not affect your copyright and there is no general permission to use photographs elsewhere without consent. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
81 | 852 | Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:18 pm Kalypso ![]() |
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The Barefoot Beekeeper - the book, the podcast and the app! Discuss anything in the book and the Barefoot Beekeeper Podcast and make suggestions for future editions. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
13 | 57 | Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:51 am fredalonso ![]() |
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TV, Video, Blogs and Other Media Post here references and links to informative beekeeping articles that you spot in the media, including YouTube videos and podcasts. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
216 | 562 | Fri Dec 06, 2019 8:52 pm Patrick Thomas ![]() |
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Environmental issues, GM, pesticides and campaigning 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. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
91 | 467 | Fri Aug 17, 2018 5:31 pm Adriaan ![]() |
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Beekeeping Book and Product Reviews Post reviews of beekeeping books and products here. Please post your own reviews, not copied from other sites or media, and NO COVERT ADVERTISING: affiliate links will be removed! Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
14 | 53 | Tue Sep 10, 2019 6:02 am catchercradle ![]() |
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Foraging on the Far Side Discussions deemed to belong to the Far Side of the meadow... Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
23 | 237 | Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:34 pm Adriaan ![]() |
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Research, references and other useful links Post here links to important/interesting documents and sites containing reference material that may be useful to others. Please ensure your title gives a clear indication of the content of the link. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
39 | 109 | Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:58 am Adriaan ![]() |
Practical Natural Beekeeping | ||||
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URGENT Help needed now! Post your emergencies ONLY here: stuff that needs a quick fix to avoid dire consequences. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
162 | 1113 | Sat Aug 10, 2019 6:33 pm Ausgran ![]() |
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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. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
426 | 2953 | Fri Nov 01, 2019 3:10 am mikecoen ![]() |
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Natural / Balanced Beekeeping discussions & questions Ask questions and discuss any beekeeping topic here, particularly those concerned with top bar and natural beekeeping. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
354 | 2060 | Thu Nov 21, 2019 7:31 am maamazama+27788676511 ![]() |
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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. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
240 | 1526 | Wed Jul 31, 2019 4:22 pm Trip ![]() |
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Ask a Bee Inspector Our resident UK-based Bee Inspector will answer your questions here. Moderators Barbara, BeeInspector, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
16 | 77 | Sun Jun 30, 2019 4:23 pm Barbara ![]() |
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Bee health: the treatment (or not) of bee pests and diseases Discuss how we support bee health, including what we do if things go wrong. How do natural beekeepers deal with challenges to the health of their bees? Moderators bilbehr, Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
73 | 906 | Sun Sep 22, 2019 6:13 pm JGW07 ![]() |
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Bright ideas, experiments and projects 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. Also post here your latest brainwaves for us all to share! Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
56 | 460 | Fri Dec 06, 2019 2:39 pm Barnie ![]() |
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Treatment-Free Beekeeping Is going treatment-free the best thing we can do for our bees long-term? Discuss. |
2 | 36 | Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:19 pm Kalypso ![]() |
Beekeeping by Hive Type | ||||
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Horizontal top bar hives Discuss everything related to the building and management of horizontal top bar hives - Kenyan, Tanzanian or other designs. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
252 | 1982 | Fri Oct 11, 2019 7:03 am david3649 ![]() |
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Warré, Japanese and other vertical top bar hives The Warré hive is a 'minimum maintenance' alternative to conventional hives for beekeepers who want to harvest honey, or simply prefer vertical to horizontal hives. The Japanese hive is similar to the Warré and so is included here, along with variations on this theme. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
104 | 851 | Thu Oct 24, 2019 2:50 pm charentejohn ![]() |
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Perone Hive Oscar Perone's hive is a large-capacity, 'leave alone' style top bar hive that may be of particular interest to people living in rural areas. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
22 | 287 | Thu Aug 01, 2019 12:36 pm Barbara ![]() |
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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. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
42 | 439 | Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:47 pm DocBB ![]() |
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Wild and feral honeybees and other bee species Surviving feral honeybees may be a genetic goldmine in the battle against pests and diseases. Other bee species are also important to wild flower and crop pollination. This is the place to discuss bee conservation. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators |
22 | 143 | Fri Feb 22, 2019 6:05 pm Adriaan ![]() |
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