Where is the honey??? ( Archived) (52)

Oct 19, 2015 7:36 PM CST Where is the honey???
lifeisadream
lifeisadreamlifeisadreamMexi Go, Mexico State Mexico156 Threads 20 Polls 16,713 Posts
Where is the honey???

A client of mine is a Beekeeper and he sells his honey to someone that has bee hives from the very north (Chihuahua) to the south (Oaxaca) and that is a long way... but this season Bees are not making honey and not bringing honey to the hive.

Are here any Beekeepers?
And if so, how is the honey making process going in their countries.

Another question would be:

Why are the bees not bringing honey to their hives?

My client says that there are not enough "working" bees in the hives and he is considering placing two Queens per hive.

Is there a shortage of labor in the Bee hives too as we do have now for agricultural labor?


dunno

Thanks in advance!

bouquet
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Oct 19, 2015 8:08 PM CST Where is the honey???
skippyguy
skippyguyskippyguyAshburton, Canterbury New Zealand26 Threads 3,825 Posts
lifeisadream: Where is the honey???

A client of mine is a Beekeeper and he sells his honey to someone that has bee hives from the very north (Chihuahua) to the south (Oaxaca) and that is a long way... but this season Bees are not making honey and not bringing honey to the hive.

Are here any Beekeepers?
And if so, how is the honey making process going in their countries.

Another question would be:

Why are the bees not bringing honey to their hives?

My client says that there are not enough "working" bees in the hives and he is considering placing two Queens per hive.

Is there a shortage of labor in the Bee hives too as we do have now for agricultural labor?

Thanks in advance!


Hmmmmm Interesting question, Maybe the breed of Bee ? i'm sure ours are breeding quite well with no issues, though i'm no Beekeeper, but used to work next to one.....maybe it's a climatic thing as well....confused
but maybe the pheromones are not working well enough !
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Oct 19, 2015 8:25 PM CST Where is the honey???
lifeisadream
lifeisadreamlifeisadreamMexi Go, Mexico State Mexico156 Threads 20 Polls 16,713 Posts
skippyguy: Hmmmmm Interesting question, Maybe the breed of Bee ? i'm sure ours are breeding quite well with no issues, though i'm no Beekeeper, but used to work next to one.....maybe it's a climatic thing as well....
but maybe the pheromones are not working well enough !

Pheromones?

confused

Would it be one of the great spiritual changes because of the blood-moon-tetrad?

Are Bees getting spiritual? dunno
(who knows??)

Someone said that humanity rely on the bees surviving yet I do not remember who and if s/he is worth trusting.

One thing is for sure, honey is going to be more expensive!

laugh
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Oct 19, 2015 8:55 PM CST Where is the honey???
Bogart_1960
Bogart_1960Bogart_1960Ask me !, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur France36 Threads 1 Polls 10,012 Posts
lifeisadream: Where is the honey???

A client of mine is a Beekeeper and he sells his honey to someone that has bee hives from the very north (Chihuahua) to the south (Oaxaca) and that is a long way... but this season Bees are not making honey and not bringing honey to the hive.

Are here any Beekeepers?
And if so, how is the honey making process going in their countries.

Another question would be:

Why are the bees not bringing honey to their hives?

My client says that there are not enough "working" bees in the hives and he is considering placing two Queens per hive.

Is there a shortage of labor in the Bee hives too as we do have now for agricultural labor?

Thanks in advance!


Are here any Beekeepers?


If they have any sense then they’re hiding!

Why are the bees not bringing honey to their hives?

because they are abnormal bees, injected with steroids and in the brain apparently the stuff in the middle is largely white matter, not grey.

This prosaic explanations seems plausible, no?
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Oct 19, 2015 9:01 PM CST Where is the honey???
lifeisadream
lifeisadreamlifeisadreamMexi Go, Mexico State Mexico156 Threads 20 Polls 16,713 Posts
Bogart_1960: Are here any Beekeepers?

If they have any sense then they’re hiding!

Why are the bees not bringing honey to their hives?

because they are abnormal bees, injected with steroids and in the brain apparently the stuff in the middle is largely white matter, not grey.

This prosaic explanations seems plausible, no?


confused


This is serious Bogart and you will see it in the international honey's prices!

grin
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Oct 19, 2015 9:12 PM CST Where is the honey???
Bogart_1960
Bogart_1960Bogart_1960Ask me !, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur France36 Threads 1 Polls 10,012 Posts
lifeisadream: This is serious Bogart and you will see it in the international honey's prices!


good... Great quantities of honey amassed already.....

honey armageddon year??grin




wave
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Oct 19, 2015 9:48 PM CST Where is the honey???
lifeisadream
lifeisadreamlifeisadreamMexi Go, Mexico State Mexico156 Threads 20 Polls 16,713 Posts
Bogart_1960: good... Great quantities of honey amassed already....


Mercantilism?
Not quite for me.

I wish I could know why the Bees are not making honey, just to know.


Bogart_1960: ..

honey armageddon year??






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Oct 20, 2015 12:17 AM CST Where is the honey???
raphael119
raphael119raphael119washington d.c., District of Columbia USA19 Threads 3 Polls 5,181 Posts
There has been a very serious problem with honey bees in U.S. for decades. I believe they call it "failure to thrive" . Bees are a critical step in pollination and large die offs of commercial hives (used in crop pollination) could create mass starvation!

Im really not up to date on the causes and current state of the problem.
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Oct 20, 2015 1:06 AM CST Where is the honey???
serena123
serena123serena123durban, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa44 Threads 2 Polls 2,821 Posts
Hi life wave if it were S.A I would say the bees are on strikelaugh ..but have no idea dunno
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Oct 20, 2015 1:12 AM CST Where is the honey???
purr4mance
purr4mancepurr4manceCleveland, Ohio USA4,825 Posts
raphael119: There has been a very serious problem with honey bees in U.S. for decades. I believe they call it "failure to thrive" . Bees are a critical step in pollination and large die offs of commercial hives (used in crop pollination) could create mass starvation!

Im really not up to date on the causes and current state of the problem.


you're are correct. the bees go away so do we.
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Oct 20, 2015 1:43 AM CST Where is the honey???
chris27292729
chris27292729chris27292729IOS island, South Aegean Greece93 Threads 15,811 Posts
Aromatic pure Honey,mainly from wild Thyme plants.
20€ per kilogram,delivery cost excluded.
cheers
Limited orders,due to a great demand.
grin grin grin
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Oct 20, 2015 2:01 AM CST Where is the honey???
lifeisadream: Where is the honey???

A client of mine is a Beekeeper and he sells his honey to someone that has bee hives from the very north (Chihuahua) to the south (Oaxaca) and that is a long way... but this season Bees are not making honey and not bringing honey to the hive.

Are here any Beekeepers?
And if so, how is the honey making process going in their countries.

Another question would be:

Why are the bees not bringing honey to their hives?

My client says that there are not enough "working" bees in the hives and he is considering placing two Queens per hive.

Is there a shortage of labor in the Bee hives too as we do have now for agricultural labor?

Thanks in advance!
Hi Lifey , I had a Honey in my Home Garden and i took about Half KG honey from it a few days back ,it is wonderful pure ,also i have some Big Honey in my Farm but it doesnt taste good like small one although big honey gives more Honey than small wave
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Oct 20, 2015 2:28 AM CST Where is the honey???
epirb
epirbepirbDannevirke, Hawke's Bay New Zealand32 Threads 2 Polls 7,379 Posts
lifeisadream: Where is the honey???

A client of mine is a Beekeeper and he sells his honey to someone that has bee hives from the very north (Chihuahua) to the south (Oaxaca) and that is a long way... but this season Bees are not making honey and not bringing honey to the hive.

Are here any Beekeepers?
And if so, how is the honey making process going in their countries.

Another question would be:

Why are the bees not bringing honey to their hives?

My client says that there are not enough "working" bees in the hives and he is considering placing two Queens per hive.

Is there a shortage of labor in the Bee hives too as we do have now for agricultural labor?

Thanks in advance!
Be the season unless hives are weak from a bad winter . Most bees here are fed sugar over winter as the honey is worth big money for the right stuff . Sugar is not as good for the bees as honey .It takes a really good season for hives to recover to take advantage of spring flowers . 295 kgs from my place , $41 a kg this year , wish they were my hives as I get a 15% share .
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Oct 20, 2015 2:54 AM CST Where is the honey???
chris27292729
chris27292729chris27292729IOS island, South Aegean Greece93 Threads 15,811 Posts
epirb: Be the season unless hives are weak from a bad winter . Most bees here are fed sugar over winter as the honey is worth big money for the right stuff . Sugar is not as good for the bees as honey .It takes a really good season for hives to recover to take advantage of spring flowers . 295 kgs from my place , $41 a kg this year , wish they were my hives as I get a 15% share .

$ 41 a kg ????
It seems i undermined the market.
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Oct 20, 2015 3:02 AM CST Where is the honey???
Babettefr
BabettefrBabettefrLa France, Pays de la Loire France13 Threads 1,955 Posts
In response to: Where is the honey???

A client of mine is a Beekeeper and he sells his honey to someone that has bee hives from the very north (Chihuahua) to the south (Oaxaca) and that is a long way... but this season Bees are not making honey and not bringing honey to the hive.

Are here any Beekeepers?
And if so, how is the honey making process going in their countries.

Another question would be:

Why are the bees not bringing honey to their hives?

My client says that there are not enough "working" bees in the hives and he is considering placing two Queens per hive.

Is there a shortage of labor in the Bee hives too as we do have now for agricultural labor?

Thanks in advance!


life,,, a good thread,,

This is a situation that the whole humanity should be aware of,,
No bees, no pollination would the end of so many variety of plants/fawn.

In France there's a huge shortage of honey production never seen within 20 years,, a drop from a 32,000 tons to 10,000,, and we are consuming about 40,000 tons per year, 3 out of 4 consume honey in France.

This shortage had been traced to excessive utilization of chemicals in the ground treatment as well as sprays, thus resulting to strict laws limiting it's utilization.
Long windy claimate contributes to the cause too.
And lately in France, we have noticed the presence of "hornets" from China.
From where i am, the west, we're still spared from this shortage, as well as Brittany. The shortage is covered up by importation. I have a good friend, a beekeeper supplies my needs, and i consume regularly.

I have read somewhere,,that Morgan Freeman, concerned by the decline of the bee population has converted his 124 acre ranch into a bee refuge,, hired employees, planted trees and lots of flowers, and turned himself into a beekeeper.


wave
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Oct 20, 2015 4:30 AM CST Where is the honey???
raphael119
raphael119raphael119washington d.c., District of Columbia USA19 Threads 3 Polls 5,181 Posts
wave Hi bab! Sorry to hear about the monstrous Asian hornet in France, one sting is often fatal. I hope Europe can eradicate them. I got a few Euro hornets in my attic, theyre huge bees and one stung me , scared me a lot, but it didnt do anything.
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Oct 20, 2015 4:37 AM CST Where is the honey???
Len05
Len05Len05Antwerp, Antwerpen Belgium33 Threads 11 Polls 972 Posts
are there flowers nearby?
are the 'rates'? nest good?
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Oct 20, 2015 5:04 AM CST Where is the honey???
raphael119
raphael119raphael119washington d.c., District of Columbia USA19 Threads 3 Polls 5,181 Posts
Len05: are there flowers nearby?
are the 'rates'? nest good?


I have a large gaarden by my house, I dont rent out the attic though.
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Oct 20, 2015 6:46 AM CST Where is the honey???
Babettefr
BabettefrBabettefrLa France, Pays de la Loire France13 Threads 1,955 Posts
raphael119: Hi bab! Sorry to hear about the monstrous Asian hornet in France, one sting is often fatal. I hope Europe can eradicate them. I got a few Euro hornets in my attic, theyre huge bees and one stung me , scared me a lot, but it didnt do anything.


Hello raph,,

laugh laugh ,,i'm not so familiar of Euro hornets in your attic,, maybe you mean,, cornets of euros,,grin of which i do prefer.

Well anyways,, "rester prudent" parfois c'est très difficile a vous cerner, parce que , vous êtes vachement serieux a plupart des temps!!laugh laugh rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
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Oct 20, 2015 6:53 AM CST Where is the honey???
rizlaredonline now!
rizlaredonline now!rizlaredNot in Cebu City, Central Visayas Philippines89 Threads 2 Polls 5,588 Posts
In response to: Where is the honey???

A client of mine is a Beekeeper and he sells his honey to someone that has bee hives from the very north (Chihuahua) to the south (Oaxaca) and that is a long way... but this season Bees are not making honey and not bringing honey to the hive.

Are here any Beekeepers?
And if so, how is the honey making process going in their countries.

Another question would be:

Why are the bees not bringing honey to their hives?

My client says that there are not enough "working" bees in the hives and he is considering placing two Queens per hive.

Is there a shortage of labor in the Bee hives too as we do have now for agricultural labor?

Thanks in advance!


The cause is Monsanto, they created a pesticide which they said would not affect bees, however, it has, it has destroyed their immune system, which has allowed a mite to breed in the bee hives, the mite feeds on the worker bees and so their number has decreased hugely.
This terrible disease is now worldwide, and causing a huge problem, without bees pollination will cease, which could cause the end of fruit for example, apples, pears peaches and apricots are traditionally pollinated solely by honey bees. The only country known to be unaffected is New Zealand where the pesticide has not been used.
Your friend need to sterilise his hives and reintroduce new swarms, to regenerate his apery.
Google dying bees
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