Is this everything I need except for the bees to start getting honey? Just for home use.
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Yes and know its a nice hive but u need more body's two for brood and then suppers for honey and a smoker hive tool bee suite feeders and so on but is a good start and we'll made hope this helps
62214
You will need this kit plus another similar box with frams for the hive body. For honey production you will need a queen excluder and super with frams for honey collection.
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Well plants are plants. As long as the area where they are grown is organic I am fine with it.I personally have a hive for honey, but I don't collect the pollen, might someday try. This pollen is nice. It is packed with every nutrient your body needs.
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You can do a bunch of the experiments with what is available in the kit. There are some experiments that might need things you generally find at home. There are indeed a few that I believe need some additional things.
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No, bees respond to sweet. This is not sweet. I even made some juice after mine got nastier. Made it out of blood from a roast and a few other disgusting things. :)
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Yes, mine did, but heating it a little does take care of that. It's great honey so it's worth it.
1549643
Yes it is. I use it for extracting honey before bottling. AI Root would sell these for the specific purpose of honey extraction.
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The list is quite extensive, depending on your question. Everything needed to use the kit is included, but fermenter buckets, stabilizer jugs, stirrer and a few other assorted items. You need to look into it further, it is somewhat costly for start up, but well worth it if you use a goodly amount of wine. "Orchard Breezin" is the kit of my choice, Vino Italiano is lots more difficult to use.
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I found as long as there is no yellow at all on feeders, the bees do not come. I had a huge bee problem until I changed feeders to no yellows
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Yes! I live in a wooded area so I take the cork out, dump the dead bees in the woods and then just rinse the trap out. (You could probably dump it in a toilet.) I'm amazed at how quickly it fills up with bees again!
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I am not sure how fine you need it but it is fine enough to get some of the yellow pollen out of the water. It gets all bugs and leaves. It is also pretty sturdy.
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This kit when I bought it came with everything you need except for lights to grow one plant self contained. I do believe they come in kits. I would suggest that if you plan on more than one plant that you go with a DWC tub, you can build one for about 35 dollars that is 10 gal. 6 plant. as well consider a tent to grow in as well as whatever light system you want. decent fans........two one for intake and one for outtake of old air.
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Early spring is best. That's when the bees start searching for new homes and there is plenty of nectar around. If you have lots of floweres or Honeysuckle nearby, go ahead and set it out in July. But, don't get discouraged if the bees don't settle there this year. At least you will have the new abode all ready to lure them early the next season!
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These are medium boxes so they can be brood boxes or honey supers. Really is depends on your nuc because it is easier to move the bees into box of the same depth. IE if the nuc has deep frames; buy a deep box.
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Yes it comes with everything you need to get started. Mine came and everything works great!
718379
I had thought the same thing. I have since read that bees only travel so many miles from the hive. I assume that if everything is organic in this range, so would the honey.
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Absolutely, but you have got to be careful to keep the honey flowing in a small stream. I hope this will help you.
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No. Not necessarily. It can be used in the springduring build up and the fall as bees prepare for winter. I know some who feed it all year to weak hives. If you live in an area with less diversity in flowering plants, i'd consider it.