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Offline Understudy

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Bees in panama are mean
« on: June 05, 2007, 11:43:45 pm »
http://www.adaeveningnews.com/agnews/cnhinsagriculture_story_156091850.html


They probably didn't like your bee suit.

Sincerely,
Brendhan
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Re: Bees in panama are mean
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2007, 08:27:02 am »
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Because termites eat the wooden boxes, hives must be replaced once a year in Panama.
Yikes!
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Re: Bees in panama are mean
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2007, 12:38:47 pm »
Quote from: indypartridge on June 06, 2007, 08:27:02 am
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Because termites eat the wooden boxes, hives must be replaced once a year in Panama.
Yikes!


Sounds like a switch to poly boxes would make things easier (and cheaper)...rehiving AHBs every year into new boxes seems like a lot of work and probably more than a few stings.
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