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 Topic: New book nearing completion... |
hannah donovan
Replies: 14
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 Forum: The Barefoot Beekeeper - the book, the podcast and the app! Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 12:04 am Subject: large print/dyxlexic freindly |
Hi Phil
well i thought i would give a suggestion, how about a large print edition for shorter sighter and older readers and a colour coded or shorter edition for dyxlexic people...as you know readin ... |
| Topic: ANYONE KNOW OF ANY DYXLEXIC FREINDLY BOOKS? |
hannah donovan
Replies: 3
Views: 20067
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Forum: Beekeeping Book and Product Reviews Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 4:13 am Subject: thankyou |
| i have just checked in on this post after not being on the foum for a year... there are some good ideas here... thankyou all for the replies. putting phils nbook into speach would be good... I think ... |
| Topic: What are some good bee plants??? |
hannah donovan
Replies: 19
Views: 52052
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Forum: Bee products, recipes, bee plants and apitherapy Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:43 am Subject: What are some good bee plants??? |
| my bees Love the Lavender, Borage, blackberry and the budleia.... bees love herbs and meadow plants, but i would definatly plant early flowering ones as the bees need them when they first come out to ... |
| Topic: which breed of bee is the most pasive please. |
hannah donovan
Replies: 4
Views: 6598
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 9:01 am Subject: which breed of bee is the most pasive please. |
Hi all.
Xan anyone tell me which breed of bee is the most passive as i am about to put a topbar hive on scout land where there are children , so i need the least aggressive bees... i know that my b ... |
| Topic: how ?? |
hannah donovan
Replies: 1
Views: 9220
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Forum: Photo gallery Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:32 pm Subject: how ?? |
| how do i add pics... got some nice ones from natural bee conference.. |
| Topic: ANY SECONDHAND BOOKS PLEASE |
hannah donovan
Replies: 4
Views: 8221
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 9:27 pm Subject: thankyou |
| thankyo for the info on the liabrary, i didnt see that,, i dont use forums usually.. so not used to how they work really... i do use this forum as its the BEST FOR BEES.. |
| Topic: best time of day for transfuring bees? |
hannah donovan
Replies: 5
Views: 9098
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 11:27 pm Subject: dexters reply |
Thankyou dexter .. YES you are corret, it is a swarm in a makeshift hive, that we need to put into a permenant home.. so are you saying morning is best when they are all out foraging?  thanks agi ... |
| Topic: what do i put on a beesting |
hannah donovan
Replies: 14
Views: 20796
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 11:19 pm Subject: thankyou all.. |
thankyou for all the replies and interesting info..
i have to let people know i am a natural woman, i dont wear anti perspirant , perfume or hair products, i dont do makeup ... i use chemical free ... |
| Topic: what do i put on a beesting |
hannah donovan
Replies: 14
Views: 20796
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 3:22 am Subject: barbera reply |
| barbera, i have been told by other bee people that lemon balm is used as a lure for swarms, so not advisable if you want to avoid bees.. as it is an attractant.. |
| Topic: what do i put on a beesting |
hannah donovan
Replies: 14
Views: 20796
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 6:43 pm Subject: inigo 50 reply |
| thankyou..very kind to give me a reply, ... i was looking for what it is you use to cover over the sting smell that alerts other bees to sting you too.. i know phil chandler mentioned it in a vid he d ... |
| Topic: best time of day for transfuring bees? |
hannah donovan
Replies: 5
Views: 9098
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 6:31 pm Subject: best time of day for transfuring bees? |
| i just read another post about transfuring bees into new hive, someone suggested in dusk, becuase the queen is less likey to fly ...but what about in the s=daytime when the bees are mostly out foregin ... |
| Topic: what do i put on a beesting |
hannah donovan
Replies: 14
Views: 20796
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 5:25 pm Subject: what do i put on a beesting |
hi all
i know there is something you put on a beesting to prevent the other girls from detecting a sting alert... oterwise you get more stings... but i cant remeber what it is i am supposed to use... ... |
| Topic: BeeVital HiveClean: good or bad? |
hannah donovan
Replies: 11
Views: 23244
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Forum: Bee health: the treatment (or not) of bee pests and diseases Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 10:10 am Subject: ingreadients |
here is the reply
he ingredients for HiveClean are:- Water, Saccharose, Citric acid, Oxalic acid, Formic acid, Propolis Extract, Div. Essential oils. That is taken exactly as written on the product ... |
| Topic: do my bees have nosema? |
hannah donovan
Replies: 2
Views: 5725
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 12:16 pm Subject: THANKYOU |
 Thanks for the advice... can you tell me how i treat nosma should my bess get it (or have it) please? |
| Topic: BeeVital HiveClean: good or bad? |
hannah donovan
Replies: 11
Views: 23244
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Forum: Bee health: the treatment (or not) of bee pests and diseases Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 10:06 am Subject: EMAILED THE COMPANY |
Hi luk lak
i have just e-mailed the company as i loked at their website and could not see any ingredients.. just thier caims on it being totally natural..so i have written to ask what is actually in ... |
| Topic: BeeVital HiveClean: good or bad? |
hannah donovan
Replies: 11
Views: 23244
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Forum: Bee health: the treatment (or not) of bee pests and diseases Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 9:55 am Subject: what about iceing sugar |
| hi luk luk... i am totally new so not heard of it, but going to conventional beekeeping class tonight, so will ask.. but i do know that most people use icing sugar for the bees to groom themselves ... |
| Topic: do my bees have nosema? |
hannah donovan
Replies: 2
Views: 5725
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 9:35 am Subject: do my bees have nosema? |
hi all
i have just got a lovely sewarm from a beekeepers own stock, they look very healthy, but i noticed that on leaving the hive on =e of the bees defcated on the hive exterior.. does this mean ... |
| Topic: ANY SECONDHAND BOOKS PLEASE |
hannah donovan
Replies: 4
Views: 8221
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 12:37 pm Subject: thankyou |
| thanks dexter.... you have been a wonderful support... i finally have some lovley girls to co-habit my garden with, proud parent of about 25 thousand of so girls and thier mummy... housed in ... |
| Topic: can i use honey watered down 50/50 for feed |
hannah donovan
Replies: 2
Views: 6226
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 2:12 am Subject: GOOD ADVICE |
| THANKYOU... GOT THE SAME ADVICE FROM PHIL.... |
| Topic: can i use honey watered down 50/50 for feed |
hannah donovan
Replies: 2
Views: 6226
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 2:01 am Subject: can i use honey watered down 50/50 for feed |
hi
i am possibly going to get a swarm, and i have also asked around for a split.. but i was wondering if i coud feed the bees a 50/50 solution of watered down honey from the rainforset (so no chemica ... |
| Topic: mentor? |
hannah donovan
Replies: 2
Views: 5915
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 12:26 am Subject: mentor? |
Really sorry that you haven't gotten a reply to this request Hannah.
As you say natural beekeepers are a little thin on a ground so it is quite difficult finding one in your area.
Do not despair tho ... |
| Topic: what presever do i use on the hive |
hannah donovan
Replies: 5
Views: 8323
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 2:36 am Subject: thankyou |
| thankyou all.. i want to knowif i can use the coloured fence prservative without harming the bees. |
| Topic: ANY SECONDHAND BOOKS PLEASE |
hannah donovan
Replies: 4
Views: 8221
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 2:33 am Subject: ANY SECONDHAND BOOKS PLEASE |
HI
I AM DYXLEXIC AND FIND READING DIFFICULT, SO I WOULD LIKE TO GET BOOKS THAT ARE SECONDHAND AS I DONT WANT TO SPEND A FORTUNE ON BOOKS I CANT UNDERSTAND.
MANY THANKS
hannah |
| Topic: ANYONE KNOW OF ANY DYXLEXIC FREINDLY BOOKS? |
hannah donovan
Replies: 3
Views: 20067
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Forum: Beekeeping Book and Product Reviews Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 2:30 am Subject: ANYONE KNOW OF ANY DYXLEXIC FREINDLY BOOKS? |
HI ALL, I NOW ITS NOT REVIEW.. BUT I DINT KNOW WHERE ELSE TO POST... DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY BOOKS THAT ARE DYXLEXIC FREINDLY...
I NEED LOTS OF PHOTOS, DIAGRAMS AND BIG WRITTING THAT IS N SMALL B ... |
| Topic: what presever do i use on the hive |
hannah donovan
Replies: 5
Views: 8323
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 3:32 pm Subject: what presever do i use on the hive |
Hi
is it o.k to use the fence preserver for the outside of the hive and what goes inside? linseed oil???
i am sorry if i sound a bit dim,but i cant really read books easily, i can only read small ... |
| Topic: mentor? |
hannah donovan
Replies: 2
Views: 5915
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 3:18 pm Subject: mentor? |
Hi
there seems to be so few people doing the natural beekeeping, I would really love a mentor, someone who can show me the ropes, so i become a better bee 'carer'
please is there anyone in south L ... |
| Topic: UK best reputable place to buy bees |
hannah donovan
Replies: 3
Views: 10484
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 1:29 am Subject: UK best reputable place to buy bees |
hi all,
where is the best place to buy placid bees from... i was promised a hive, BUT the current owner is having second thoughts, so i am getting ready to buy some instead... and how do you know th ... |
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