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Starting soon....seems worth watching.
Starting soon....seems worth watching.
Hey?
It works now...was cancelled last-minute.No it wasn't....maybe not recorded???
It works now
Ill watch it Inbetween making frames and weighing colonysNot the most revelatory talk ever, but I do like Maria Spivak's style of delivery....very easy to listen to.
Ill watch it Inbetween making frames and weighing colonys
There's know nodding of in this honey room, maybe later when the underfloor heating kicks in I've set it at 25c but it's freezing atm.Don't fall asleep ike I did at one point.....only momentarily; with some videos I completely drop off.....old man syndrome.
Marla Spivak wasn't recommending it as a preventative measure, she was showing the experiment which demonstrated and supported the general idea - that bees propolise for good reasons - and from there that to encourage that behaviour in strains is a good thing. (And, the other side of that coin, to select against propolising is a bad idea).I like the idea of a propolis envelope. My bees do coat the inside of both wood and poly boxes but only with a thin layer so I thought I might give this a go with one of the boxes.
Propolis
It is just that 'veterinary' mindset that is the cause of (a good many of) our problems. The veterinary approach is great for closed populations, and in equal measure bad for open ones. In such a setting to help individuals is to weaken the population. It undermines the natural selection that is the population's ultimate defence system.
Sorry. Don’t understand this bitI'm sure you won't like this: but I think she'd be aghast at the idea of doing the job for them. It is just that 'veterinary' mindset that is the cause of (a good many of) our problems. The veterinary approach is great for closed populations, and in equal measure bad for open ones. In such a setting to help individuals is to weaken the population. It undermines the natural selection that is the population's ultimate defence system.
I paint all the insides of my hives with home made propolis varnish before they go into use ... it's a naturaly product which the bees make and as they coat the inside of hives with it themselves I see no hardship or downsides to giving them a helping hand. I think it helps with bait hives as well as an attractant.Marla Spivak wasn't recommending it as a preventative measure, she was showing the experiment which demonstrated and supported the general idea - that bees propolise for good reasons - and from there that to encourage that behaviour in strains is a good thing. (And, the other side of that coin, to select against propolising is a bad idea).
I'm sure you won't like this: but I think she'd be aghast at the idea of doing the job for them. It is just that 'veterinary' mindset that is the cause of (a good many of) our problems. The veterinary approach is great for closed populations, and in equal measure bad for open ones. In such a setting to help individuals is to weaken the population. It undermines the natural selection that is the population's ultimate defence system.
I hear that offal as a dietary choice is becoming more popular, apparently it has many health benefits.
Marla Spivak wasn't recommending it as a preventative measure, she was showing the experiment which demonstrated and supported the general idea - that bees propolise for good reasons - and from there that to encourage that behaviour in strains is a good thing. (And, the other side of that coin, to select against propolising is a bad idea).
I'm sure you won't like this: but I think she'd be aghast at the idea of doing the job for them. It is just that 'veterinary' mindset that is the cause of (a good many of) our problems. The veterinary approach is great for closed populations, and in equal measure bad for open ones. In such a setting to help individuals is to weaken the population. It undermines the natural selection that is the population's ultimate defence system.
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