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  1. M

    Intensity of bee venom

    jep i did , me and two cigarettes in my mouth pooffin around so as close em and run again
  2. M

    Intensity of bee venom

    i think alongside age / genetics(Q+Drones) it plays a part also food(nectar polllen) them collecting/eating and so maybe how ''fat'' bee is personally i like stings and the feeling after it (got stung almost every time visit apiary) mostly i not use smoker or wear suit, try being as much...
  3. M

    Spreading the brood nest

    dont ve experience in long hives but ve learned with my eyes(on my mistakes) try not to disturb at all the brood nest more to spread it i checkerboard but only stores and foundations
  4. M

    Forum Poll

    everyone , everything has its good and the bad times none is perfect all is a circle am happy that found un active forum such this , mostly polite and welcome but main active thats matters most cause you know may not contribute much but reading threads keeps my bee mind...
  5. M

    What's flowering as forage in your area

    would be my pleasure to meet you and anyone if knew was in Athena or and guide you around ,to the center , to the sea or mountain whatever you wish, or and visit the apiary i have anyway glad ya had a good time
  6. M

    Difficulty drawing foundationless comb

    hi am also new to foundationless(so may am wrong and here are more experienced with it) and also had some difficulties of how to make super frames them draw what i did was to give each time one inside the brood box next to a frame of brood and after them draw it give another and then...
  7. M

    hi :)

    jep i know what you mean them real unstable and ve to take care when inspect hold em as much as vertical i can until them have draw till the sides and bottom bar and also true many drones and real faster/earlier swarm signs but am not doing Q rearing so i expand hive numbers or replace Queens...
  8. M

    hi :)

    manged to transfer 9 in national hives and also converted 5 langstroth nucs in national frame dimensions due to ve to made some artificial swarms and so there are 14 national hives and 5 more langstroth nucs double so far am happy and seems bees too in nationals maybe it also that cause of...
  9. M

    Queen rearing frame

    try this maybe seems real cheap
  10. M

    Sometimes you have to accept that the bees think they know best

    under entrance? and is it ya strongest colony? most aggresive? also where do you sit the omf whats under it?
  11. M

    Double (national) brood vs. 14x12

    jep true i sounded complicated, right?
  12. M

    Double (national) brood vs. 14x12

    well am new to national just moved from langstroth did that cause wanted be on smaller box and tall it when required either with one and half(my prefer) or double brood whatever each colony leads to or and single brood or and single half (shallow , instead of using different size boxes for nucle...
  13. M

    Man made v natural breeding and selection

    at least em bees ? :) sry if ya felt offended didnt meant , it was just un example to put emphasis on where arguments drive out of context
  14. M

    Man made v natural breeding and selection

    cant go against natural, its utopia ,natural wins at the end no matter what cant just threat forever and ever nor can just go threatment free, cant get isolated in earth more with bees i feel like trapped in a perpetual cycle so shouldn't be man made vs natural but man made breed/selection...
  15. M

    hi :)

    Hi , am magor form greece currently athens but hope manage it out and leave away from city on up years sry me for my english ,well not my best part but tryin my best :) beekeepin around 5 to 6 years now,started with a swarm i guess(big one) found in a box at back balcony when moved out home...
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