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Just stumbled across this five minute section starting at 13:18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YYK9-_HyTk amazing to think that this is still being practiced and kept alive in France today, ... I would love to know what the over-wintering rates are, etc. Maybe one day if I visit France I can...

Quite some time ago, I stumbled across a research paper that either made reference to or was focused on the A. m. carnica bees in Slovenia and I think Poland from memory. The point that the paper was making was that there was evidence (DNA I think) that the two groups of the same sub-specie...

The subject of giving bees animal proteins, specifically egg and milk indirectly came up in another Thread, https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=659949&postcount=5 and I have been meaning to ask what the members opinions of it is. Specifically your experiences or what you have heard...

Hi So, I want to treat the WBC part of a beehive, just to see how it goes at first, BUT I want to still keep the natural wood look. I'm making the outer wall to fit over my nationals (so they'll look like beehives and are allowed in the garden...), came across this...

I know the chances of anyone being able to help me on this is very small but... I'm looking for a research paper that I read quite a few months ago (which I was certain that I had saved) that was about the differences in air flow and thermal effects of a curved (concave) floor (more like a tree...

Hi on another Thread the subject of Skeps came up, in the context of swarming bees, not wanting to clog that now completely off topic Thread I thought I better start another... Does anyone know the internal volume (in litres or whatever) of a traditional (straw) Skep, I'm thinking the Irish...

When do Wasp Queens emerge from their hibernation? Yes, I know it is dependent on many issues, not least the weather, but I'm reasonably certain I just saw a big wasp under the eaves of my house flying of when I went out to the bin this afternoon, ... I have a thing about wasps :cuss: It...

I'm starting to think that the Warre hive has something big going for it after reading articles like these, https://honeybeesuite.com/how-to-make-a-moisture-quilt-for-a-langstroth-hive/ I want to reduce the condensation in my hive, especially during winter and I think this would be a good thing...

A member on another Thread made reference to Conservation Areas for bees, it was in the UK context and to do with Amm's. As far as I am aware there is only one area in the British Isles, which is Colonsay, and in Europe the island Laeso of Denmark, does anyone know of any others? Also I've...

Recently I was reading an Article which had this sentence; "Apis mellifera mellifera is distributed along the northwest boundary of the range of A. mellifera in Europe, and is well known for its ability to survive harsh winters***..." BUT I noticed that it did not give a clear Source for this...

Apparently there's a new kid on the block. The M Lineage now has a third member! A long lost Chinese sister! Apis mellifera sinisxinyuan https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/33/5/1337/2579991 "Apis mellifera mellifera is distributed along the northwest boundary of the range of A. mellifera...

Ok, I have a field of OSR planted late last year about a mile away, but the main nectar flow in my area was later in summer than OSR flowers, so I was thinking of taking the OSR off the hive first and turn it to Soft Set Honey, sometimes called Creamed or Whipped. I've read that the bottom of...

My understanding is that if bees have 100% Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) then they will open and remove 100% of the brood infected with fertile (viable) varroa mites. I've also heard referenced that bees which exhibit high levels of VSH also appear to be more resistant to some other diseases...

Just stumbled across this document about the Small Hive Beetle, specifically look at Fig. 5 on page 8, https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/beebase/downloadDocument.cfm?id=17 - you will see the color coded Key column on the right side, look at he bottom, at the orange circle, it says "Confirmed...

Does anyone know of an online source for old back issues of the American Bee Journal (ABJ), going back to the 1960's and 1970's? I'm trying to get a copy of an article (most sources say it was published in 1969, but others suggest 1970, or maybe it was re-published elsewhere the following...

Thought this was a bit of s strange one, I know that we all either go, mmm or smirk at Roger Patterson's Ley Lines :icon_204-2: http://dave-cushman.net/bee/leylines.html but here's a more scientific version by an extremely eminent scholar...

Ok, quick question as I've just spent several minutes on several Russian bee websites without being able to find out what they are, I mean subspecies, I'm guessing that they are A. m. mellifera, but maybe with some introgression? Which would suggest that they are a Form (or Strain is the word...

Does anyone have, or do you know where I can view online the newsletter for BIBBA Oct. 2005, number 21? Got hold of some BIBBA booklets on Queen rearing and other stuff and have started reading up on Beowolf Cooper (their founder), so just doing some extra research. The mention of BIBBA can...

I've heard that Dr Jonathan Ellis from the University of Plymouth has done a lot of comparative analyses (on A. m. mellifera here) the conclusion being that the CORNISH A. m. mellifera are not closely related to any other A. m. mellifera and in fact are spatially distant genetically from each...