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Sure, as long as it does not leak. I use 5 gallon plastic carboys with valves in the lid and turn them on the side.

If you want an all natural product with good waterproofing, anti-fungal and anti-microbial properties melt some propolis on very low heat and brush it on.

It is also important in artificial insemination. You have to pull the stinger just enough to get past the valvefold or nothing gets in.

Eastern Regional Research Lab tested the Thermal Resistance of Bacillus Larvae AHB spores can withstand 100 degrees Centigrade (boiling point of water) for 160 minutes 110 C 230 F for 41 minutes 132 C 270 F for 1.9 minutes They withstood beeswax at 100 C 212 F for 5 days. Dipping in melted...

langstroth deep supers are 9 5/8 deep medium or Illinois supers are 6 5/8 deep shallow Langstroth supers are 5 3/4 or 5 7/16 deep Three mediums are equivalent to two deeps. I have been running all mediums for two years now. Many beekeepers on this side of the pond run all mediums to reduce the...

Master Beekeepers in Flroida are licensed by the state, following training to administer epinephrine. I carry the license and have additional training through the military in Combat Life Support. It takes about 6 minutes for brain cells to die from lack of oxygen. How long does it take to get...

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You must be right Ben. You managed to move Tampa from Florida to California. Because we are on different parts of the planet physics applies differently. Perhaps hypothermia does not exist over there either.

Bees can starve and die with honey just an inch away. The cluster dynamics of bees reduces convection so all the heat does not escape with the cover off. The thermal signatures of Winter clusters have been studied many times. There are management techniques you can use regardless or because of...

Saddest part is Kereos Inc bought the technology and the authors, Samuel A. Wickline and Gregory M. Lanza. The pharmaceutical company, Kereos can never sell the other chemo drugs and drugs to control side effects with the melittin nanospheres on the market. So we may never see them.

Same place I hang my bee brush and smoker! You guys are too funny!

I noticed the recent posts on neonicotinoids and imidacloprid and wondered if beekeepers knew of other recent news from years ago. Bee Venom Targets Cancer Melittin from bee venom is being used to kill cancerous cells and tumors. Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis...

I was invited to Laughlands, St. Ann, Jamaica to teach current beekeeping practices and queen rearing. Laughland is centered on the North coast.

I can understand the lack of isolation. I do not currently live on an island. Migratory beekeepers bring their bees and problems from all over the U.S. to Florida. We have some Africanized (scutellata) bees that are not very nice to work. We have every climate except cold in Florida.

You are a lot more fun than one of the source of bee forums in the "colonies"