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Welcome Charalampos !!!

Yes Cris, it delivers (for 50-60 days) a lot of nectar and pollen. Estimated honey production: 100 to 120Kg per acre Some beekeepers are using it successfully here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li8XK5lC5r0

Great places both! Thanx Geia sou patridaaa !!!

Yes Anduril, we mainly use it for Varroa mites. It is very potent by the way! We put the buds on top of the frames and floor/entrance so each bee will "squeeze through" the plant's sticky resin. Besides beekeeping, Dittrichia Viscosa infused, was a common folk remedy for centuries in the...

Thank you all for your welcome!!! In which island is Panos located ? We must be close since Preveza is in the Ionian Sea.

I see your point now Oliver. It seems logical !

Dear Chris, just google INULA VISCOSA and you'll find all the info. There's an Israeli company (I copied the text below from their site) that produces an essence oil from the plant you might use as well. For the time being I'm introducing essential oils through feeding (Tea Tree oil, Wintergreen...

Thanx! Exceptional -so far- I would say. Buckfast is an established race for years in Greece. Here's the breeder's info: batsis.gr

These are external links, didn't upload them in the forum...... Anyway, what is the procedure exactly? *edit: found a limit of 10 posts.

Thank you... ...everybody for this true and warm welcome !!!!!!!! Easy Beesy, we have mostly sunny days and temps from 10 to 20 Celcius during last week. The main plants delivering nectar right now is Erica Μultiflora and Ditrichia viscosa and they're about to stop...

...this is a minor side-effect which is equalized within a week. In the meantime, the brood is hatched and you end up having 2 to 3 times more bees foraging since the new ones will take care inside. Did 6 splits beginning of Sept. (1 closed brood + 2 honey/pollen) and they've reached the 8th...

I was roaming various beekeeping forums last month and found here a really good source of information. Congrats for your community! I closed a year as a beekeeper though I was living next to a wild bee colony for 10 years (inside my basement's air duct). We were totally fascinated (especially...

Good morning from Greece to all of you, I've worked with my colonies (splits, etc.) always within my apiary, without losing any population so far simply by closing the entrance door for 3 consecutive days. You will only find 50 to 100 (old) bees dead after you release them which is absolutely...