Well I finally got around to building my “new and improved” bee vac design. I had it all figured out in my head for a while now, but never got to actually put one together. You can see it and all the details here.
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Posted in How-To, The Farm on Sep 10th, 2007 4 Comments »
Tired of catching mice one at a time? Tired of all the hassles trying to set the traps? How about building a better mouse trap? One that is self resetting, has no poisons, and best of all can be built from stuff that you already have. Even better, you can build it in a matter [...]
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Posted in Beekeeping, How-To on Sep 4th, 2007 46 Comments »
There are good reasons to have your queens marked, including: Ease in locating the queen during inspections. Confirm the hive hasn’t swarmed. Confirm the queen hasn’t been superseded. This can be very important in areas that have Africanized honeybees. Unfortunately, many folks don’t have marked queens. Whether it not being an option when the purchased [...]
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Posted in Beekeeping, How-To on Sep 29th, 2006 No Comments »
There are a few methods available for participating in the Wildlife Pro Network Beekeeping Podcasts. Option 1: Join as a guest using a phone Dial 1-724-444-7444 on your phone When prompted for the Call ID enter 16456# When prompted for your ID enter 1# to join as a guest Option 2: Create a free TalkShoe [...]
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