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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => NATURAL & ORGANIC BEEKEEPING METHODS => Topic started by: Jim134 on July 30, 2011, 09:33:28 am

Title: Bee Brush & Smoker Combo for the Organic Beekeeping
Post by: Jim134 on July 30, 2011, 09:33:28 am

 Bee Brush & Smoker Combo

Hope you in joy it 

Wild Bees (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do1y1bkL14M#)


   BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)

Title: Re: Bee Brush & Smoker Combo for the Organic Beekeeping
Post by: Honeytree on September 26, 2011, 10:24:41 pm

That was SO COOL! Good comments, too, on YouTube. Thanks for sharing.

P.S. Love their bare feet, too.

Title: Re: Bee Brush & Smoker Combo for the Organic Beekeeping
Post by: Country Heart on September 26, 2011, 11:52:33 pm

Wow - nice video.   :)

Title: Re: Bee Brush & Smoker Combo for the Organic Beekeeping
Post by: T Beek on October 31, 2011, 07:44:24 am

Fascinating.  Thanks Jim!!!  I love watching/learning how other people in other places keep bees, so interesting. 

I've spent a bit of time in that part of the world and to be honest I don't think I ever saw a honeybee (wasn't really looking for them at the time ;)), but I do remember the mosquito's were every bit as ferocious :). 

All beekeeping is local.  Thanks again.  More please.

thomas

Title: Re: Bee Brush & Smoker Combo for the Organic Beekeeping
Post by: JackM on October 31, 2011, 10:30:02 am

That was really cool.  Not even a veil........

Title: Re: Bee Brush & Smoker Combo for the Organic Beekeeping
Post by: tillie on December 12, 2011, 10:10:04 am

Loved it that they left a ridge of wax for the bees to use to rebuild.

Linda T

Title: Re: Bee Brush & Smoker Combo for the Organic Beekeeping
Post by: hardwood on December 12, 2011, 10:35:18 am

I'd love to see apis dorsata in the wild!

Scott

Title: Re: Bee Brush & Smoker Combo for the Organic Beekeeping
Post by: Scadsobees on December 12, 2011, 11:06:21 am

Interesting...
1.) usually apis dorsata build nest very high up - this one was at eye level
2.) all he took was brood comb - he even was careful to cut around the honey.  I guess  protein is more important than carbs to them.

A missionary I know in the Philippines had a colony high in his papaya tree.  It was interesting watching it through him...they were there one week and then gone the next.  Then a honey buzzard was in there eating some of the remaining comb.

I found this little gem too, about apis dorsata:

Giant honey bees - Life in the Undergrowth - BBC Attenborough (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vll_2xH_SQY#ws)

Title: Re: Bee Brush & Smoker Combo for the Organic Beekeeping
Post by: Country Heart on December 12, 2011, 11:52:39 pm

Nice video.