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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 11:02 pm (GMT 0)

There was nothing personal in the criticism of your post, so don't take it personally. I'm sure you are a decent guy trying to make an honest Buck, but unless you study your market before jumping in you will hit responses like this - believe me, I've made all the mistakes myself.

But just because you are a decent guy it means you should be more than averagely aware of the ethics of what you are doing and plan to do. Study the history of beekeeping and the history of the spread of the Varroa mite on the back of the international bee trade and the spread of other parasites and diseases, including.so-called Isle of Wight disease, which nearly wiped out the British bee 100 years ago - and you may begin to realize that just because you are a decent guy it doesn't give you any special right to make a living by making the bees' problems a little worse.

Lecture over.
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 10:41 pm (GMT 0)

Hi Mollywood.
Sorry to hear bout the comb falling. A similar thing happened to me. After installing my bees into a Warré hive from a cutout, one of the combs fell to the floor of the hive. I called a local beek to ask what I needed to do, since I knew how fragil the comb was. He told me to leave the comb where it was an the bees would take care of it. In a way, they did. They cleaned up the comb, but they didn't tear down the comb and remove it. They started adding brace comb to it to attach it to the floor. I then knew then that I needed to do something. I opened the hive a few days after it had fallen and all the cells had been cleaned out. The comb was actually more sturdy by then and it was easy to handle. I cut it from the floor, attached it to the top bar (using melted wax as a "glue", and hung it back up. Everything turned out okay. I wouldn't call it a great solution, but it wasn't a totally bad one either.
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 9:52 pm (GMT 0)

jumbleoak wrote:

laird austin wrote: what i would also question is someone joining just to be able to advertise products with no input into the forum, just straight into a sales pitch. maby a rule of 10 or 20 posts before being allowed to sell. I disagree. He/she posted in the right place, but who would take a first post like this seriously? We are all (hopefully) intelligent enough to understand what its all about. No need for rules where none are needed.

nice to know you guys are so friendly and eager to help a young bee keeper obviously I'm new to this other wise i wouldn't have posted that thanks.
if any one of you were to come to maui and wanted help or to visit other bee keepers i would have been more then happy to help but it doesn't seem like you guys have the same spirit of aloha that i do.
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 9:38 pm (GMT 0)

biobee wrote:

I think you may not have understood the ethos of this site. While we have a generally liberal attitude, most people here deplore the use of artificial insemination and the shipping of queens around the world. While your queens may perform well in your climate, they are unlikely to be happy in less benign conditions and may introduce maladaptive traits into the genetic pools of other regions. In addition, it may (for good reasons) be illegal to import bees into some countries.

Sorry if i offended any one but there is not much to do here on maui as far as work i thought it would be a good business and helpful to people in need of queens I've been an all natural beekeeper and helped other beekeepers for about 6 years now that are doing things naturally and organically. VSH insemination I'm still thinking about have not made a decision yet... You have to take into consideration that there is no bee importations in to maui due to strict laws because we are varroa mite free and hope to stay that way so insemination would be the only way. as far a climate adjustment maui goes from sea level to about 10000 ft elevation there about 5 different micro climates ranging from just about desert to tropical and cold dry climates so unless you have been to maui or hawaii i would suggest you do a little research next time before you assume things. Thanks for trying to help/encourage a young bee keeper Aloha.
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 9:22 pm (GMT 0)

Just an update to let folks know I have seeds and seedlings available as of 5-19-2012. Just contact me here or at John677x@yahoo.com.
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 9:03 pm (GMT 0)

Mollywood, as I said on your other thread, just leave the comb. The girls will clean it out and then ignore it. They're better at cleaning up the mess than we are.

Were you able to get the other combs on the other bars straight?

Can you rotate the hive? Several folks have suggested that rotating the hive so the bars line up along the compass point the girls are using will encourage them to build on the bars. Also, pieces of thin cardboard between the bars with comb could help encourage them to build straight. Leave them enough room around the cardboard to move from comb to comb.

Then, leave them alone. The comb is very fragile at this point as you've learned. Let them clean up the downed comb and make repairs.

The folks on the other side of the pond should be getting back on here soon and I'm hoping they have more word of help for you.

Ron
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 8:38 pm (GMT 0)

Mollywood, I'm feeling for you right now. Everything your saying is very familiar to me.

Leave the comb. They will clean it up. You can remove it in a week or two after they get a chance to get going and settle in.

I haven't gotten to your other thread yet.

Hang in there.

Ron
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 8:28 pm (GMT 0)

MObeek wrote:

Cool videos! May I ask what kind of flowery bush you're growing next to the beehive?

They're called Privets. They're popular here because they do not need much water or fertilizer and stay green all year. People love/hate them because of the cascades of flowers with a very strong perfume and copious amounts of pollen. We have seven in our yard. The neighbors on either side have four or five. And its like that through out the Sacramento area. Right now the air is so sweet and thick that its hard to breath. My in-laws can't come to town this time of year (that love/hate thing again).

Boyd, I told my wife that the next hive would be an observation hive. She nixed it right off the bat. She said I'd never come in the house.

Ron
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 8:11 pm (GMT 0)

laird austin wrote:

fully agree with you phil. what i would also question is someone joining just to be able to advertise products with no input into the forum, just straight into a sales pitch. maby a rule of 10 or 20 posts before being allowed to sell. but due to the nature of the queens on offer IMO i would say this advert needs to vanish.

what can i do differently I've just recently started queen rearing and would like to help supply queens to people in need I've helped out a lot as far as donations to various groups and in my community as far as spreading awareness of bees disapearing around the world and the effects varroa could have if it ever got into maui. i will remove my post and delete my account if that will make everyone happy. I'm obviously new to this I'm 23 and lived on maui my whole life just trying to do something good for once in my life. thanks
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 8:04 pm (GMT 0)

http://www.bushfarms.com/beesdipping.htm

Or take bees wax...
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