The Treatment-Free Beekeepers' Forum

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Are you starting them in a pot? Please keep us updated on how it works out for you.

Does anyone have experience growing Tetradium or Bee Bee trees from seed?

Specifically I am trying to decide on direct sowing multiple seeds in the location where I would like one tree to grow or to start the seeds in pots and then transplant. Thank you

Thank you for the great information. I will focus energy on early producing trees and the advice on spreading dandelions.

I have seeded about four acres with Dutch White Clover in the fall and again this spring. When bees can forage for miles, does planting a few acres of clover help a small apiary? How large of an area of clover would make a noticeable difference to three to five hives?

I did a some searching in the subject and it looks like there will not be bee space under the frames. Issues smashing bees and possibly propolizing frames to the bottom board. Is there a better bottom board design for top entrances or is it best to just use a standard bottom board with the entrance ...

Is it there an issue simply placing the lower hive body on a flat board or plywood while using a top entrance or hole drilled in a hive body? I am looking to implement ideas learned in topics "Bottom Boards - Screened or Solid" and "Condensation and Humidity Manifesto" on this ye...

Welcome to the forum Bryan. I am in my second year, my hives are located not too far north of you.

I am a second year beekeeper in NE Oklahoma. This is the wettest May I can remember with rain 5-6 days each week. While I know that the bees forage less in the rain, is there anything to the claim that rain washes out the nectar? Should we expect a good honey year from the additional rain or are we ...

First year nuc or package in hive with undrawn wax foundation or plastic.

If a solid bottom board encourages convection currents in the hive and increases evaporation, does a solid bottom board reduce the temperature inside the hive?

Can someone elaborate on the "hive as a condenser thought process"?

Also, how does using a solid bottom board make honey evaporate quicker?