submitted by Ginger Davidson www.GeezBeezHoney.com Yesterday, I took some of my beekeeping equipment to a company to have it sterilized through electricity based irradiation. Although the drive to Northern Indiana was long and I don't have any known diseases, I wanted to try this option as a precautionary measure with some of my older hive…
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SIBA Update for IBA 2nd Quarter Newsletter
Submitted by Krista Cook and Ginger Davidson The overall themes this winter in southeastern Indiana have been education and preparation. We are anxious to find out if the safeguards that were put into place this fall have protected our hives from moisture and the extreme temperatures that we endured this winter. In the meantime, we’ve…
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Drones the Forgotten Bees: See You Next Spring
by Ginger Davidson www.GeezBeezHoney.com It’s now fall. This is the time of the year when trees look like a Monet against our hillside. The temperatures are dropping and the days are getting shorter. Pumpkins, corn stalks, and decorative Indian corn adorn porches across the Midwest in preparation for bean and chili suppers, ghostly trick o’…
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Drones: The Forgotten Bee – Drone Frame Trapping
By Ginger Davidson www.GeezBeezHoney.com Recently, I was selected and funded for a small research grant project to look at using drone frame trapping to control mites while raising those drones to maturity for mating purposes. Why in the world would you want to do this? Through a serious of small articles, you can follow my…
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