Hello there,

Does anybody know of work that details how much forage (specifically
honey production per lb) for given crop types is produced per acre on
an average "summer".

I realise that there are a good deal of assumptions there but I
wondered if it was possible to give a rough order of magnitude rnage
for given crops/plants?

Thanks

Anybody here know anything about Tansy Ragwort and honeybees?

I'm in the Seattle area, dealing with a nasty infestation of Tansy
Ragwort on a "horse oriented" piece of land. By "dealing with", I mean
"attempting to totally exterminate" - the stuff is a nasty poison...

Hi,

I am a British Beekeeper but would like to know if there are any good
french Bee Keeping holidays around? Sort of learnt and practice type
things. Lets face it British and French attitudes to beekeeping are
poles appart.

Thanks
Steve

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Nik

I live in a suburban area and I have a swarm that has set up housekeeping
in an low hanging area of my roof. They are apparently very
domesticated, they are not overagressive, I can stand within 3 feet of
where they are entering and exiting, and they will ignore me.

Of course I don't want them on my property. I called a couple of
beekeepers and they said they would be glad to come and kill them -- for
$250. I told them I can do that for free. I'm trying to be
environmentally friendly on this I know that bees pollinate, etc, etc and
don't really want to kill them.

But what else can I do? Killing them out may be my only option since I'm
a good 15 miles from really open country. If I drive them off, they'll
just take up residence in somebody else's home.

Hello,

I've noticed something. You are all aware of the Africanized Bees/
Killer Bees. Most of these queens and hives only come from a few
select breeding projects. Genetic Diversity, has always helped the
human race, and we avoid inbreeding. But, climatization could be an
overwhelming factor. Has anyone produced a statistical map of
America, to compare climate/environmental factors to these bred bees.

My experience with fire ants, although not bees, is that when they
don't bite, people don't buy pesticides and kill them. But, if the
ants are willing to walk 20 feet to 10 yards away from the nest bite...

I heard on the CBC not long ago that bee colonies throughout North
America were collapsing inexplicably. More recently, I read in the
newspaper about Varroa Destructor, which Wikipedia indicates was known
throughout the world for quite some time. Why would it be a mystery
in North America not too long ago?

As well, the article said that the mother varroa enters the brood cell
and lays one male and upto 5 females. The male then mates with his
sisters. Isn't this inbreeding of the most intense kind? Why haven't
they inbred themselves into dysfunctionality and unsurvivability by
now?

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