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Just spotted this beauty on my Dahlias. It's a Hunts Bumblebee. It was moving off before I could get a good picture of it. I've never seen one before.
🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝
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Did our 4th OAV treatment tonight.
Here's a little rundown of our Mite-e-Vape.
When the green light goes off, it's at temp, 400° This shows it right side up.
This silicone cup holds 4g or 1tsp of Oxalic acid.
Once it's at temp and the light goes off, you turn the vaporizer upside down and push the cup into it. Sorry I didn't get a picture of that.
Keeping the vaporizer upside down you stick it into a 1/4" pre-drilled hole, in the back of the hive. Then you turn it right side up, tap the cup a few times to make sure the acid crystals have dropped into the vaporizer. When the light goes off it's back up to temp. I leave it in for about 20 more seconds, then remove it. Super simple and fast.
Thought I'd give you all a laugh at my expense.
The bees were spicy today and I was stung twice, so tonight I decided I'd better have my jacket and veil on. I didn't need the jacket, but wasn't in the mood to be stung again today.
Don't think I'll go out and about like this...lol
Here's a little rundown of our Mite-e-Vape.
When the green light goes off, it's at temp, 400° This shows it right side up.
This silicone cup holds 4g or 1tsp of Oxalic acid.
Once it's at temp and the light goes off, you turn the vaporizer upside down and push the cup into it. Sorry I didn't get a picture of that.
Keeping the vaporizer upside down you stick it into a 1/4" pre-drilled hole, in the back of the hive. Then you turn it right side up, tap the cup a few times to make sure the acid crystals have dropped into the vaporizer. When the light goes off it's back up to temp. I leave it in for about 20 more seconds, then remove it. Super simple and fast.
Thought I'd give you all a laugh at my expense.
The bees were spicy today and I was stung twice, so tonight I decided I'd better have my jacket and veil on. I didn't need the jacket, but wasn't in the mood to be stung again today.
Don't think I'll go out and about like this...lol
Baymule
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What is the buckwheat used for? A cover crop, then plowed under?
And what do you do with the honey if it tastes icky and smells like dead roadkill?
And what do you do with the honey if it tastes icky and smells like dead roadkill?
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Yes, buckwheat is a cover crop. But, it doesn't replenish nitrogen, just good at knocking down whatever else might want to grow there. It's also harvested to make flour. Buckwheat pancakes! It's also a very high protein flour. I think there are also used for the rest of the plant fibers.
Some people like the taste and it's supposed to be very good for you. I've never eaten roadkill, but I don't think it tastes quite as bad as that would...lol It's just not my favorite flavor profile. I personally don't think it smells like something died, but again not the most pleasant odor.
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Yesterday's honey haul!
Baymule
Herd Master
I love all the details in your honey journey!
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I'm so glad I get to share it with you. 
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My husband just told me that the farmers in our area grow the buckwheat for seed. He also said a lot of it gets exported to Japan.
