Hi all, Our local club decided during the last meeting of this year that we should set up a program aimed at breeding 'kinder' bees for the beekeepers in our...
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OhioQB@...
Nov 25, 2003 3:35 pm
Dear Ron, I am pleased to hear that your group has decided to develop a "kinder" bee for your local beekeepers. When you say "kinder" I presume you mean...
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Ron & Eefje
beehameuph
Nov 25, 2003 9:16 pm
Hello Joe and group, Thanks for responding. Yes in a nutshell gentle and docile bees are what we would like to have. Although, a docile bee would in my eyes...
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Dave Cushman
cyberbeekeeper
Nov 26, 2003 9:16 am
Hi Ron, Joe & all ... Docile does not mean soft or inferior in any way... It is a myth that aggressive bees get the biggest crops. ...
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Ron van Mierlo
beehameuph
Nov 26, 2003 12:14 pm
Hi Dave and group, I took a moment to read the pages that you pointed out, thanks! Some links do not work yet, for instance the one on biting, but even some...
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albi pinnion
albi@...
Nov 26, 2003 6:52 pm
hi all I think there are merits for both its the genetics involved that bothers me there is a big difference between gentle and defensive obviously the two are...
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albi pinnion
albi@...
Nov 26, 2003 6:56 pm
hi dave have you got a likely date for the drone excluders to be ready regards albi pinnion ... From: "Ron van Mierlo" <ron-eefje@...> To:...
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Dave Cushman
cyberbeekeeper
Nov 27, 2003 9:15 am
Hi Albi ... The long delays in production of these is becoming an embarrassment, as I thought they would be ready at least in June this year... All I can say...
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rvanderher@...
vanderherchen
Dec 4, 2003 8:54 am
Hello everyone, I just joined the II group and would like to introduce myself. I am Bob van der Herchen. I live in Englewood, a town in Southwest Florida. I am...
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Dave Cushman
cyberbeekeeper
Jan 5, 2004 1:56 pm
Hi all I am looking into the possibility of using spark erosion to fabricate the holes in perforated sting hooks. Could any of you with any drawings,...
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Ron & Eefje
beehameuph
Jan 5, 2004 10:33 pm
On the sting hook(s) I was wondering: Is there an accepted standard size for the hole in the hook? Do the holes receive a finish, I mean a radius or facet? ...
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Dave Cushman
cyberbeekeeper
Jan 6, 2004 11:09 am
Hi Ron ... Generally 0.15 mm - 0.16 mm ... I havn't got a drill bit as small as that :-) The smallest drill I have is 0.345 mm, it might be possible to...
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Ron & Eefje
beehameuph
Jan 6, 2004 1:21 pm
Perhaps the water jet technology can also be applied here? At least for cutting it is used, in similar fashion as with a continuous sawblade, but much finer...
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Ron & Eefje
beehameuph
Jan 18, 2004 10:06 am
Hello group, Those of you that perform Instrumental Inseminations have likely considered this also, but for me this is a new world that I am entering. I am not...
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Dave Cushman
cyberbeekeeper
Jan 18, 2004 11:18 am
Hi Ron & all ... These days there are none, in the past II queens tended to have shorter lives, but that has improved greatly. ... Mostly because they do not...
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albi pinnion
albi@...
Jan 18, 2004 2:06 pm
hi ron and all, ii is not anexact science nor is as nature intended, males being males i am sure in nature there is some closley relaited mating , as long as...
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Dave Cushman
cyberbeekeeper
Feb 6, 2004 9:49 am
Hi all Although the recent project to produce a batch of drone excluder mesh has been dogged by delays, I would like to float the possibility of producing a ...
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Ron & Eefje
beehameuph
Mar 1, 2004 10:45 pm
Hello Peter and group, It seemed right to me to keep this subject visible for the whole group, so that we can learn from each others' points of view or faults...
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Dave Cushman
cyberbeekeeper
Mar 2, 2004 8:43 am
Hi Ron/Peter ... only ... The above is widely thought to be true, however it is not simply a case of 'first come first served'. The mating rocket (drone comet)...
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peter41bussell
Mar 3, 2004 12:31 am
... Would the distance a drone had flown and time spent in the drone yard have any affect on a drone's pursuit success: the tired drone syndrome! Also do we...
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peter41bussell
Mar 3, 2004 1:12 am
To begin I am pleased to be a member of this group. I live in Ontario Canada on 88 acres on top of a hill made by a glacier coming and going several times. It...
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Ron & Eefje
beehameuph
Mar 3, 2004 6:26 am
Hi all, Well I hope that the future years will give you Peter and me the chance to find that out some of those answers by carefully observing our own colonies....
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Dave Cushman
cyberbeekeeper
Mar 3, 2004 9:26 am
Hi all I am not sure that this thread is relevent to our forum, however the study of natural mating may be helpful. ... There will be distribution in age and...
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peter41bussell
Mar 3, 2004 1:29 pm
From Sue Cobey's description of extracting semen, poor technique can result in contaminating the sample with feces. Also, that getting it on your skin can...
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Albi Pinnion
albi@...
Mar 3, 2004 2:33 pm
hello everybody in the group,ive been interested in the conversation ref drones and which mate,does the queen choose or have influence in who mates with...
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Dave Cushman
cyberbeekeeper
Mar 3, 2004 3:47 pm
Hi Albi ... death. I think you have confused Albert with someone else, Albert is alive and kicking! Best Regards & 73s, Dave Cushman... G8MZY Beekeeping & Bee...
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Ron & Eefje
beehameuph
Mar 4, 2004 8:35 pm
Hi all, What do you guys use for methods and solvents to sterilize your equipment prior to an 'II-session'? Does this apply all the glass tubes, syringes,...
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Albi Pinnion
albi@...
Mar 4, 2004 10:37 pm
i sincerely apolagise to albert knight and any body i may have upset i meant frank knight who was at one time the biggest queen breeder in suffolk,he lived at...
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Dave Cushman
cyberbeekeeper
Mar 5, 2004 10:26 am
Hi Ron ... Have a look back in the group archives, autoclaving is the standard method. ... Yes, everything ... some of us are using fresh tips for each queen. ...
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VU vcelarsky DOL
beedol@...
Mar 5, 2004 1:44 pm
Dobrý den, 4. března 2004, 21:33:47, napsal jste: RE> Hi all, RE> What do you guys use for methods and solvents to sterilize your RE> equipment prior to an...
