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  • Anything you want to know about honeybees

    Had a thread like this years ago. I'll put it up again. Who knows someone may actually have a question.
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      What is the latest reasoning concerning the mass die-offs of so many honey bees? I read that nearly a quarter of the U.S. honey bee population died over the winter

      I'm always still in trouble again

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        When do you harvest honey?
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          Do you sell the wax?
          The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
            What is the latest reasoning concerning the mass die-offs of so many honey bees? I read that nearly a quarter of the U.S. honey bee population died over the winter
            There is no real consensus as to the cause. Many folks see neonicotinoid insecticides as the culprit, but I don't know. That is your answer.
            Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Teallaura View Post
              When do you harvest honey?
              I harvest the first of August.
              Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                Do you sell the wax?
                I have sold wax once, but it is not normally part of my routine.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Jedidiah View Post
                  I have sold wax once, but it is not normally part of my routine.
                  Do you make candles? Are there other things you do with the wax?
                  The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                    Do you make candles? Are there other things you do with the wax?
                    You're not planning another get rich scheme involving your ear wax are you?

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                      Do you make candles? Are there other things you do with the wax?
                      I have made a few candles. My latest idea is honey/beeswax soap. Someday. I should add that I do not get all that much beeswax since I reuse the combs after extracting the honey.
                      Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                        You're not planning another get rich scheme involving your ear wax are you?
                        With ear wax all schemes are get rich very slowly.
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Jedidiah View Post
                          I have made a few candles. My latest idea is honey/beeswax soap. Someday. I should add that I do not get all that much beeswax since I reuse the combs after extracting the honey.

                          FYI: pure beeswax is used as a lubricant (woodworkers use it on screws, for example). Soap making ain't for the faint of heart -it's a lot more work than you'd think (but so is candle making...)
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                            Originally posted by Jedidiah View Post
                            With ear wax all schemes are get rich very slowly.
                            Haven't seen his ears, have you?


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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Jedidiah View Post
                              I harvest the first of August.
                              Is harvest before winter the norm?
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