...beehives within a 5-mile radius of Hilo Bay. " If true, the square miles involved "within a 5-mile radius of Hilo Bay" is much more extensive than ... alludes strictly to that area of Hilo Bay where the ships visit/tie ... for the varroa mite appearing in Hilo been established at this point? Could... Superferry itself does not go to Hilo? Maybe a nerfarious auto on the ... the mite made its way to Hilo? [Alvin - Did I not correctly quote ...

On Tue, 16 Sep 2008, chris@tacomamail.com wrote: Hi Maren and Hawaiian Beekeepers, I got out of beekeeping just as the trechea mite hit. I stayed out for the whole big mess that the indisutry went through with the mites. I started again in 2006 at 4000 feet in the Okanogan of Washington State. I did a lot of note checking with some who went through the chemical wringer with the rest and survived to still own ...

On Sep 8, 10:45 am, Maren at google <m.pur...@jach.hawaii.edu> wrote: On Sep 7, 3:10 pm, al Guacamole <a...@lava.net> wrote: On Sep 7, 5:40 am, Maren at google <m.pur...@jach.hawaii.edu> wrote: Hi Maren.... If HDOA didn't warn you, then be advised if you use a scent to get the bees attracted to the sticky board, then you shouldn't be getting the scent on yourself. In fact, you should not approach the hive wearing ...

...1220802003-sch@news.lava.net... This thread has spread around. I responded to this in another location, but I'll also pass along here that I get my coffee from Sharky's in Mountain View, south of Hilo. They sell their coffee over the internet (http://www.sharkyscoffee.com/) for $11 a pound and my opinion is that it's every bit as good as the more expensive Kona variety. -- Aloha pumehana...

...in message news:1220802003-sch@news.lava.net... This thread has spread around. I responded to this in another location, but I'll also pass along here that I get my coffee from Sharky's in Mountain View, south of Hilo. They sell their coffee over the internet (http://www.sharkyscoffee.com/) for $11 a pound and my opinion is that it's every bit as good as the more expensive Kona variety. -- Aloha pumehana, Brian ...

On Sep 7, 3:10 pm, al Guacamole <a...@lava.net> wrote: On Sep 7, 5:40 am, Maren at google <m.pur...@jach.hawaii.edu> wrote: Hi Maren.... If HDOA didn't warn you, then be advised if you use a scent to get the bees attracted to the sticky board, then you shouldn't be getting the scent on yourself. In fact, you should not approach the hive wearing perfume, cologne, or any artificial scent. It's asking for trouble. The bees ...

... Sep 7, 5:40 am, Maren at google <m.pur...@jach.hawaii.edu> wrote: Actually, I talked to the Dept. of Ag. yesterday, and I have a bit of an update: they have so far no more mites found other than those really close to Hilo Bay, and I got to see a map with a lot of dots on it, each one representing a tested hive or hives, all without mites. I'll get a 'sticky board' for testing on Monday, but the tip to check for dead bees is a...

..." <naalehu1@verizon.net> wrote: This thread has spread around. I responded to this in another location, but I'll also pass along here that I get my coffee from Sharky's in Mountain View, south of Hilo. They sell their coffee over the internet (http://www.sharkyscoffee.com/) for $11 a pound and my opinion is that it's every bit as good as the more expensive Kona variety. Well, different people have different ...

This thread has spread around. I responded to this in another location, but I'll also pass along here that I get my coffee from Sharky's in Mountain View, south of Hilo. They sell their coffee over the internet (http://www.sharkyscoffee.com/) for $11 a pound and my opinion is that it's every bit as good as the more expensive Kona variety. -- Aloha pumehana, Brian and Mary "al Guacamole" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message news:...

... email that some researchers suspect certain pesticides that are being misused. Actually, I talked to the Dept. of Ag. yesterday, and I have a bit of an update: they have so far no more mites found other than those really close to Hilo Bay, and I got to see a map with a lot of dots on it, each one representing a tested hive or hives, all without mites. I'll get a 'sticky board' for testing on Monday, but the tip to check for dead bees ...