Hi Hugo ... Not quite ! The Latshaw device was derived from the one that I was looking for, which had a circular base. David Yanke in New Zealand kindly...
Dear all, The Bee Instrumental Insemination Group will be holding its annual Practical Day on 4 June 2005. Practical demonstrations of semen harvesting and...
Hi all Since the untimely death of John Pollard, I am trying to put together a profile about the design and usage of the Jordan/Pollard instrument. I would...
Hello Dave, I have a Jordan/Pollard insrument, this is different to the one on the back of the leaflet handed out at the funeral. It has never been used to...
Albert Knight
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May 10, 2005 5:42 pm
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Hi Albert Wonderful information ! The next time we meet, I will bring micrometers and vernier and record the details. Do you have any instruction leaflet or...
Hello Dave, No I do not have instructions or invoice, I bought it an an early II meeting at Stoneleigh, either the 1st or 2nd one. Regards, Albert...
Albert Knight
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May 11, 2005 9:45 am
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Hi All The IINGRIDD system has changed and we are now Bee Instrumental Insemination Group. BIIG now has it's own website... http://www.BIIG.co.uk Our next...
Hi all I omitted to say, bring your own sandwiches, coffee and tea will be available, but there is no food laid on. Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY ...
Hi Dave, Sadly I will be unable to attend next weekend. Please could you confirm that John Pollard is no longer with us....what happened I must have missed...
Jonathan Fulford
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May 28, 2005 10:39 am
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Hi Jonathan Yes, sadly John died of a heart attack, on the Wednesday after Stoneleigh Convention. See http://www.biig.co.uk/biig_johnpollard.html He will be...
Hello, I did some beekeeping about 9 years ago but had to give it up due to a severe allergy to bee stings(!) Dave Cushman referred me to this group. I would...
Hi Henry and group, One part of your message was about a tip puller as you called it, but what you mean by that and more importantly what you use it for in bee...
Ron, Small glass tips are used in conjunction with the syringe to deliver semen into the queen. Tips can be made out of thin glass pipettes using a "puller"....
Paul Walton
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Sep 3, 2005 6:50 am
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Hello all, Yes Paul, now I am with you, that makes full sense! I had not realized that people attempted to manipulate their glassware to this extend, but why...
Hi Ron and group, I see that Paul Walton has answered your enquiry. If you need some illustrations and more info you can find this listed in the A-Z on David...
Hallo Henry, we deliver tips and capillary tubings as well. I send you our price list - see chapter "Spare parts". Sincerely Dalibor Titera Bee Research...
VU včelařský...
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Sep 5, 2005 7:28 pm
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Hello all, Yes Henry, I got the drift now, but it was just your first message that got me wondering because it was not given there what kind of tip you meant. ...
G'Day Henry, Nice to hear you are "having a go". Bee breeding and selection certainly is a fascinating activity. I have been doing it for a while but only...
Hello Peter (and all others) It was fine to hear that you want to do some tips. Good on yr. The puller I used was not intended as a commercial model so there...
Hi All The NHS is nearly upon us, BIIG (Bee Instrumental Insemination Group) has a small stand, I am looking for possible assistance, and extra display...
Hi All Sue Cobey has generated a new twist in perforated sting hooks... you can download a .pdf file from http://www.dave-cushman.net/temp/JewelHooksFlyer.pdf ...
Hi All Sue Cobey's ruby perforated sting hook... you can download a smaller, corrected .pdf file from http://www.dave-cushman.net/temp/StingHooksFlyer72.pdf ...
Hi, Slightly beside the subject, but since a form of microscope is involved in both instances: Is there any chance that one of you guys has done up some...
Hi Ron The slides are not stained, but an opaque 'contrast' liquid is used, Indian ink is commonly used, but it is so long since I did it that I cannot ...
Hi, I found after some browsing that different staining techniques are in fact applied to spores of Nosema and other microsporidia. They would for examle make...
Dear Ron, I have been dealing with Nosema apis for some time, and I use the microscopic examination for diagnosis, but I haven´t stained the spores yet....
VU včelařský...
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Nov 11, 2005 10:44 am
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Dear Miroslava and group, Yes I promise to report back with any news related to Nosema or microscopy methods (including staining) that might be of interest. ...
Hi All I am in need of a photo that shows a batch of queens in travelling cages, being dosed with CO2 inside a zip lock bag. Does anyone have such a photo, of...
Hi Dave, Sorry I have no photo but thanks for mention of a ziplock bag. What a great idea! I have been trying to Co2 the queens in jars for years and it is...
Michael Mac Giolla Coda
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Nov 27, 2005 3:41 pm
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Hi Micheál Have a look at... http://www.dave-cushman.net/bee/co2dosing.html Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman or...
