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Bees Buzzing
October / 2011

The Slatted Rack

CC Miller, an accomplished beekeeper and author, invented the slatted rack in the early 1900′s after he noticed that the bee’s general well being seemed to improve when given extra space under the brood chamber. Originally, he built 2 inch deep bottom boards to create this ... Read More
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Poll Results:

Last months poll showed that that the majority of us have access to an automated extractor. The final score was 25 with access and 9 without.

Lets use this months poll tell us how many new beekeepers we have. The new poll is "How long have you been keeping bees?" and is on the right hand side of the page in the middle

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The Barefoot Beekeeper

The Beekeepers Calendar
A fantastic eBook on sustainable chemical free beekeeping by Philip Chandler. This is the number one resource for anyone wanting Top Bar Hives.
Read More		 Not sure what you should be doing this month? Check the Beekeepers Calendar for tips on what you should be doing to keep your bees happy and healthy.
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This Months Top Posts At www.BeekeepingForums.com

Heating wax to kill spores

I bought about 100lbs of melted down capping wax bars from another beek. I want to melt it down to dip pierco frames in. Whats a safe temp to kill spores and not burn wax? They may sit until next ....

Queen Cells Now? What to do?

I was doing what I had hoped to be one of my last inspections on a hive today and found queen cells present. There were at least a few, which I found along the bottom bar, uncapped but ...