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Madison County Beekeepers

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Madison County Beekeepers Association. This organization is a chapter of the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association. Serving apiarists in Madison County of western NC. This chapter meets on third Monday of each month at the Madison County Cooperative Extension Service Center. President - Jeff Lowe. Vice President - Barry Cooper. Learn about beekeeping at Bee Schools in the area:. March 5-6, 2015: Bee School , hosted by the Center for Honeybee Research. Att the Folk Art Center. Coming out of Winter.

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Wild Things in a Box: May 2012

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Wild Things in a Box. Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Every time we meet new people and they learn we are beekeepers, other than do we sell honey, the next question is, "Why are bees dieing? Or "Have they figured out what is causing Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)? Dressed like honeybees, one by one they dropped dead at the main gate to this Bayer plant. You can read more about it in the story " Berkeley's Bayer Stung by Critics. In The Berkley Daily Planet. JASH Just A Section Hiker. Labels: bee die in. It turn...

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Wild Things in a Box: Millions of bees swarm Georgia interstate after truck overturns

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Wild Things in a Box. Monday, November 4, 2013. Millions of bees swarm Georgia interstate after truck overturns. Just posted to Yahoo News. Thought you might bee interested. Http:/ news.yahoo.com/millions-bees-swarm-georgia-interstate-truck-overturns-184635021.html? ATLANTA (Reuters) - An overturned tractor-trailer let loose millions of honeybees on Sunday and left a sticky mess on a major highway south of Atlanta, after hitting a guardrail and spilling its cargo of hives and honey. Center for Honeybee R...

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Wild Things in a Box: June 2012

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Wild Things in a Box. Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Langstroth Hive Stand Instructions. We just had someone ask about our hive stands and I thought the question would be of interest to a number of beekeepers. Hello from Southwest Louisiana. We have started keeping bees and were on the net looking for a bee hive stand that would work for us. Ran across your blog showing the long hive stand that you moved a hive to. On some property you had purchased. Had about 8 hives on it in the photo. Be sure you have a sunn...

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Wild Things in a Box: December 2012

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Wild Things in a Box. Thursday, December 6, 2012. The ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM or - - - - -Shed ready. We discussed what to do with all of the gear until we had an ". On Plan Bee we have about 23 1/2 acres. One bright sunny day I asked myself why not take advantage of that space. After all we use our beekeeping equipment almost exclusively on Plan Bee so wouldn't that make more sense? So I have begun clearing out an area behind our Plan Bee Picnic Shelter. Area being cleared behind the picnic shelter.

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Wild Things in a Box: Warre` Hive or What goes up will come down

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Wild Things in a Box. Monday, May 7, 2012. Warre` Hive or What goes up will come down. My wife was listening to a podcast and heard something about a Warre`. Hive (When going to Wikipedia to research scroll down a bit to find out about this type of hive.). She reads and researches far and wide. Once she thinks there is something of interest, she calls me in to discuss and do more in depth research. So it was with a Warre` hive. If you haven't heard of these before, you are not alone. In this book, Langst...

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Wild Things in a Box: September 2013

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Wild Things in a Box. Tuesday, September 24, 2013. A Sweeter Tax Than Most. Beelieve it or not, some accountants have a sense of humor. One in particular I have the pleasure of knowing is Ed Lloyd of Ed Lloyd and Associates, PLLC (. I just received permission to post one of his sweet honey related tax articles. That is both informative and funny. One point in particular to be sure to harvest from this article has to do with Chinese honey and transshipping. Here is the article. Americans eat more honey.

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Wild Things in a Box: June 2014

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Wild Things in a Box. Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Where does our honey come from? Has been cherished for its unmistakable aroma and its therapeutic properties for t housands of years! Is widely used and acknowledged for its calming and relaxing qualities. Our bees love our Lavender. And there is a little bit of Lavender nectar and pollen in our honey. Stay tuned for more posts on what are bees are landing on! Also follow us on our Facebook Page. Https:/ www.facebook.com/wildthingsinabox?

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Wild Things in a Box: June 2013

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Wild Things in a Box. Friday, June 14, 2013. Minding our own BeesWax - - and making candles. Many years ago I heard the expression, " mind your own beeswax. I thought it referred to minding your own business. Turns out I may have been right for a change. SO like many things bee, we had to go back to the beeginning. Where does beeswax come from anyhow? Found these nifty photos on Bing that show you the source of beeswax. A honey bee worker has four pairs of wax glands in her ventral abdominal segments.

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Wild Things in a Box: February 2012

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Wild Things in a Box. Monday, February 27, 2012. Heresy - Let's not always smoke the Honeybees. Haven't stirred the pot in awhile so I thought I'd ask the unaskable question. Do we always need to smoke the honeybees before entering the hive? For those of you that may be just joining us, this is considered heresy. Let's go to Wikipedia to get a full understanding of heresy. Or other punishment. In some religions, it also implies that the heretic is in alliance with the religion's symbol of evil. Above is ...