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Title: Dadant Book: The Hive and the Honey Bee
Post by: rail on April 18, 2011, 10:38:45 AM
Is Dadant's book; The Hive and the Honey Bee a valuable reference?

Charles
Title: Re: Dadant Book: The Hive and the Honey Bee
Post by: Jim134 on April 18, 2011, 10:49:31 AM
Yes IMHO



   BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)
Title: Re: Dadant Book: The Hive and the Honey Bee
Post by: danno on April 18, 2011, 01:30:28 PM
I would have to say yes and no.   Yes It is huge and has everything you will need and alot you will never use.  No because when you want to find the answer to a question, it will be in there somewhere but isn't always easy to find.  I prefer ABC XYZ.    It also has more than you will ever need but is aphabetically printed.  You want to find say "cloaking board"  just look in the C section
Title: Re: Dadant Book: The Hive and the Honey Bee
Post by: deknow on April 18, 2011, 02:10:20 PM
Quote from: danno on April 18, 2011, 01:30:28 PM
You want to find say "cloaking board"  just look in the C section

Do you run Romulan hives?

deknow
Title: Re: Dadant Book: The Hive and the Honey Bee
Post by: danno on April 18, 2011, 04:05:21 PM
Quote from: deknow on April 18, 2011, 02:10:20 PM
Quote from: danno on April 18, 2011, 01:30:28 PM
You want to find say "cloaking board"  just look in the C section

Do you run Romulan hives?

deknow
I wasn't sure if I did or not so I looked it up in the "R's" in the ABC book and all it said was "see startrek"
Title: Re: Dadant Book: The Hive and the Honey Bee
Post by: AllenF on April 18, 2011, 07:57:44 PM
We didn't cover any of this at starfleet academy.
Title: Re: Dadant Book: The Hive and the Honey Bee
Post by: hardwood on April 18, 2011, 09:21:22 PM
Nothing to worry about as long as their stingers are set to "stun".

Scott
Title: Re: Dadant Book: The Hive and the Honey Bee
Post by: hankdog1 on April 18, 2011, 09:57:18 PM
anything in there about the Clingons on Urainis?   :-D
Title: Re: Dadant Book: The Hive and the Honey Bee
Post by: Michael Bush on April 19, 2011, 12:49:37 AM
My two main references when I started were "The Hive and the Honey Bee" from Dadant and "ABC and XYZ of Beekeeping".  I still have them and still refer to them.  The new versions of these same books, however are very chemical oriented (even the old ones were somewhat with Fumigil and Terramycin recommended but the new ones are off on mites etc.)  I can't say I care for all the advice to use chemicals at every turn with no mention that the chemicals cause more problems than they solve....
Title: Re: Dadant Book: The Hive and the Honey Bee
Post by: rail on April 19, 2011, 11:10:38 AM
Quote from: Michael Bush on April 19, 2011, 12:49:37 AM
My two main references when I started were "The Hive and the Honey Bee" from Dadant and "ABC and XYZ of Beekeeping".  I still have them and still refer to them.  The new versions of these same books, however are very chemical oriented (even the old ones were somewhat with Fumigil and Terramycin recommended but the new ones are off on mites etc.)  I can't say I care for all the advice to use chemicals at every turn with no mention that the chemicals cause more problems than they solve....


Thank you Michael!