| Author |
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 Topic: smoker fuel |
jetam
Replies: 12
Views: 21375
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 Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 6:26 am Subject: smoker fuel |
Interesting, but I don't think the purpose of the smoker is to have sleepy bees ...   |
| Topic: Not taking syrup |
jetam
Replies: 5
Views: 4983
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:40 am Subject: Not taking syrup |
| Slovakia |
| Topic: Not taking syrup |
jetam
Replies: 5
Views: 4983
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 12:14 pm Subject: syrup with nozetom |
ciao....
we have very bad weather in mid europe, in slovakia last month (may). I did start to feed my bees (warre hive) last two weeks. I mix 1:1 syrup with "nozetom" and bees drink app. 1, ... |
| Topic: Sugar Dusting |
jetam
Replies: 1
Views: 4880
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Forum: Horizontal top bar hives Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:18 pm Subject: Re: Sugar Dusting |
| what kind of sugar are you using for dusting? |
| Topic: Propolis |
jetam
Replies: 1
Views: 4563
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Forum: Bee products, recipes, bee plants and apitherapy Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:57 am Subject: Propolis |
| I´m looking for topic about Propolis and products from this glue. I made tincture so far. |
| Topic: Making top bar hive |
jetam
Replies: 3
Views: 9897
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Forum: Horizontal top bar hives Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:14 am Subject: Re: Making top bar hive |
Hi,
for outside coat (only outside) I use mixture of used oil from deep fryer and bee wax. Ratio 10:1. Paint with warm solution. |
| Topic: do bees pollinate elder? |
jetam
Replies: 3
Views: 14548
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Forum: Foraging on the Far Side Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:02 am Subject: do bees pollinate elder? |
Yes, elder.... Sambucus nigra...
we use:
flowers for syrup and light wine (champagne)
berries for wine (heavy for stomac but curative) and compote
wood for reed-pipes, fujara (UNESCO heritage), di ... |
| Topic: do bees pollinate elder? |
jetam
Replies: 3
Views: 14548
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Forum: Foraging on the Far Side Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 10:33 am Subject: do bees pollinate elder? |
while picking elder flowers for syrup I´ve noticed that bees are not attracted to elder flowers full of pollen and nectar....
What about yours observations? |
| Topic: smoker fuel |
jetam
Replies: 12
Views: 21375
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 7:34 am Subject: smoker fuel |
sorry for my english....I´m not native Englishman 
I wrote in translator "prachnive drevo" and it found:
brittle wood
punk wood
rotten wood
than I´ve put these three one by one in ... |
| Topic: smoker fuel |
jetam
Replies: 12
Views: 21375
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:49 pm Subject: Re: smoker fuel |
ciao...
...onion? it must smell horribly (I love onion to eat, but when it burns....)
I tried either water, either smoker....I prefer smoker...(but always have water at disposal - after stings, ... |
| Topic: Beginner's problem - what to do? |
jetam
Replies: 17
Views: 17166
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Forum: URGENT Help needed now! Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 7:36 am Subject: Beginner's problem - what to do? |
Wow! Looks good! We did the same conversion and the bees are fine.
Looks like a really nice farm you have there. I don't understand much Polish(?), so is it farm project or is it a family business? ... |
| Topic: Pre-swarm split - how many swarm cells to leave? |
jetam
Replies: 7
Views: 10708
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 12:32 pm Subject: Re: Pre-swarm split - how many swarm cells to leave? |
Do I leave all 5 swarm cells alone and let the bees decide which one will be the new queen...
don´t do this. Bees can´t decide which queen should remain. The first one that crawl out from cell will ... |
| Topic: Beginner's problem - what to do? |
jetam
Replies: 17
Views: 17166
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Forum: URGENT Help needed now! Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 12:01 pm Subject: Re: Beginner's problem - what to do? |
Hope, this video helps...
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Skanzen-trad%C3%ADci%C3%AD-153541974840005/videos/?ref=page_internal
it´s me doing swap from classical hive to TBH. Everything went smothlie ... |
| Topic: icing sugar containing starch |
jetam
Replies: 2
Views: 6341
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Forum: Bee health: the treatment (or not) of bee pests and diseases Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 11:42 am Subject: Re: icing sugar containing starch |
| Granulated sugar and I´m using Zepter hand mixer. It works perferct. |
| Topic: Beevital Hive clean substitution |
jetam
Replies: 0
Views: 6181
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Forum: Bee health: the treatment (or not) of bee pests and diseases Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 10:22 am Subject: Beevital Hive clean substitution |
Hi everybody
I´m using this substitution for BHC with good results. Receipt was mimic from old beekeeper in czech republic. He applies it from spring till late autumn (every 6-8 week).
So here ... |
| Topic: warm winter in Slovakia |
jetam
Replies: 2
Views: 10195
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Forum: Foraging on the Far Side Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 11:40 am Subject: warm winter in Slovakia |
I am a bit worried, because bees in Slovakia started to fly. Winter should be until 21.3. Next weekend weather forecast says 15°C.  |
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