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THE 2ND AMENDMENT / current news and sarcasm

« Last post by animal on April 17, 2024, 11:46:48 pm »

9 minute 35 seconds but 9 minute mark is the end, and 2:00 to 3:00 is commercial
put out by AR15. com I'm not really an AR15 fan, but had one for my daughters to shoot when they were 12 ..

covers new "rule" for private transfers, (ATF making laws again .. 422 pages of BS to twist one legal term) and a couple of news stories that don't make the news ... for SOME reason?

and mentions the evil metal business card.

The guy is sarcastic and mildly entertaining .. almost positive it's clean, even went back and checked the memes that flash up a little too fast. I don't remember him ever actually saying a bad word .. unlike most of the presenters I really like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7NNCPxCkzo

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GREETINGS/TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF / Re: HOW DID YOU CHOOSE YOUR MEMBER NAME?

« Last post by The15thMember on April 17, 2024, 11:17:11 pm »

Welcome to Beemaster, Frank! 

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GREETINGS/TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF / Re: HOW DID YOU CHOOSE YOUR MEMBER NAME?

« Last post by FLCOOPER1954 on April 17, 2024, 09:26:51 pm »

Franks Pic

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GREETINGS/TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF / Re: HOW DID YOU CHOOSE YOUR MEMBER NAME?

« Last post by FLCOOPER1954 on April 17, 2024, 09:23:39 pm »

Hi all, I am Frank Cooper. User name flcooper1954. It is my first initial, middle initial of wife, last name, and year we were born. I have (hopefully) added a pic of my first hive (DEFINITELY A NEWBEE HERE!), and plan to train the grape vines from each side to make a shade top. It will also help "direct the bees flight path" 180 degrees away from my neighbors yard. Thanks for all the great info.

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Lost Four Out of Five

« Last post by FatherMichael on April 17, 2024, 02:25:47 pm »

Years ago I had two cotton farmers in my church, Jim and David.  Jim planted and spent no more money on his crops.  David said. "I apply every horticultural advantage I can to produce the highest possible yield."

This is a perfect example of how "natural" doesn't always work for everyone, depending on your situation and your goals.  The other problem is that everyone definition of "natural" is different, especially in beekeeping.  I would consider myself a natural beekeeper, but I wouldn't fit many people's definition because I inspect my bees, or because I don't have horizontal hives, or because I do sometimes treat.  It's more about finding what works for you than fitting anyone else's arbitrary standards.

I had that exact thought - finding what works for me here.

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Lost Four Out of Five

« Last post by The15thMember on April 17, 2024, 02:12:35 pm »

Years ago I had two cotton farmers in my church, Jim and David.  Jim planted and spent no more money on his crops.  David said. "I apply every horticultural advantage I can to produce the highest possible yield."

This is a perfect example of how "natural" doesn't always work for everyone, depending on your situation and your goals.  The other problem is that everyone definition of "natural" is different, especially in beekeeping.  I would consider myself a natural beekeeper, but I wouldn't fit many people's definition because I inspect my bees, or because I don't have horizontal hives, or because I do sometimes treat.  It's more about finding what works for you than fitting anyone else's arbitrary standards. 

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What did you do in your Apiary/Bee yard today?

« Last post by Salvo on April 17, 2024, 12:07:33 pm »

Hi Folks,

I bought two 25 pound bags of sugar today, for the house, the bees and the hummingbirds.

Walmart. $19.97 each bag.

Last time I remember getting it I was looking for forty-seven cents a pound. My, how time flys.

Well, everyone in the chain got a raise.

Sal

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What did you do in your Apiary/Bee yard today?

« Last post by Terri Yaki on April 17, 2024, 09:29:26 am »

Aaaah, ok, thanks for that explanation.

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Lost Four Out of Five

« Last post by FatherMichael on April 17, 2024, 09:27:09 am »

Sounds like a humbling experience and everyone's nightmare. Hope your next round goes much better.

Thanks, Terri.

We have problems here with Fire Ants and Africanized bees, not to mention the mites.

Long gone, I guess, are the days of easy management of bee hives.

Years ago I had two cotton farmers in my church, Jim and David.  Jim planted and spent no more money on his crops.  David said. "I apply every horticultural advantage I can to produce the highest possible yield."

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What did you do in your Apiary/Bee yard today?

« Last post by Michael Bush on April 17, 2024, 08:21:50 am »

Loose debris in a cell, including loose eggs, get removed (possibly consumed).  When the queen lays an egg it's glued to the bottom standing upright.  I don't know how to glue it in such a way as to not damage it.  Even one that is still glued to the bottom (i.e. in queen cells or in cells turned sideways as in the Hopkins method) just get removed if they are not needed for queens and not already larvae.  With a Jenter system I have "grafted" (removed the plug in the bottom and put it into a plastic cell cup) larvae and they remove them.  With the Hopkins method you turn a comb flatways.  Again, when attempting to use eggs, they just remove them.