From adamf@hopper.itc.virginia.edu Date: Sat, 22 Oct 1994 07:37:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Adam Finkelstein To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." Subject: sci.agriculture.beekeeping faq sci.agriculture.beekeeping FAQ 10/20/94 This is FAQ #5 for sci.agriculture.beekeeping. **Note** Excellent information may be obtained on grease patty use and manufacture in the September _Apis_ magazine, available at many of the following archive sites and at the new WWW server for _Apis_ magazine. The URL is: http://gnv.ifas.ufl.edu:7999/~entweb/apis/apis.htm ****** POINTERS TO APICULTURAL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET ****** USENET news * sci.agriculture.beekeeping Beekeeping, bee-culture and hive products. Listserv: * BEE-L BEE-L is for the discussion of research and information concerning the biology of bees. This includes honey bees and other bees (and maybe even wasps). We communicate about sociobiology, behavior, ecology, adaptation/evolution, genetics, taxonomy, physiology, pollination, and flower nectar and pollen production of bees. To subscribe to BEE-L, send e-mail to listserv@uacsc2.albany.edu with one line in the body of your message: SUBSCRIBE BEE-L To get help on how to run the listserver, send e-mail to listserv@uacsc2.albany.edu with one line in the body of your message: HELP To send a message to all current BEE-L subscribers, mail it to BEE-L@uacsc2.albany.edu. * Beekeeping Home Page (WWW) http://alfred1.u.washington.edu:8080/~jlks/bee.html * _Apis_ Magazine archive (WWW) http://gnv.ifas.ufl.edu:7999/~entweb/apis/apis.html * Entomology World Wide-Web Server at Colorado State University http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/ent.html * Entomology World Wide-Web Server at Iowa State University http://www.public.iastate.edu/~entomology/ * sun1.oardc.ohio-state.edu Anonymous ftp * sun1.oardc.ohio-state.edu Gopher (comments on the above to postmaster@sun1.oardc.ohio-state.edu) * crl.com Anonymous ftp password /users/ro/robbee/BEE> * sunsite.unc.edu Anonymous ftp, gopher, telnet /pub/academic/agriculture/sustainable_agriculture/beekeeping /pub/academic/agriculture/sustainable_agriculture/beekeeping/newsletters/apis (an updated list of sunsite's resources is available. Email adamf@vtaix.cc.vt.edu for the list) * ftp.ucdavis.edu Anonymous ftp /pub/extension/4h-youth/bee-keeping Questions about accessing these sources may be answered locally or by reading news.answers, news.announce.newusers or by writing me, and I'll try to point you in the best direction.(adamf@vtaix.cc.vt.edu) Please don't be afraid to ask! * Beekeeping FAQ's (frequently asked questions) How to USE: Internet E-Mail a message addressed to: HINT.103@beenet.com on subject line put the name of FAQ : HONEY ADULTERATION Thats all, you are welcome to add a message. Mail runs are 6am & 6pm. Problems, post to sysop@beenet.com .. FAQ Last update 9-28-94 name * NEW or UPDATED _________ HINT.IND THIS INDEX * WB-FILE.ZIP Beekeeping Files Wild Bee's BBS 9k 9/28 yellow.jacket How to get rid of them! Adrian Wenner 8/94 argentin.ant Argentine Ant Control Adrian Wenner 8/94 ambee.fed Info-Joining American Beekeeping Federation apimon95.txt Info- APIMONDIA 1995 Meeting mead.lst How to join the Mead list mail bee-l.faq How to find Bee Info on Internet, Bee-L FAQ's++ 9/10 import.relief Letter to Congress, William J. Clinton (1994) usda-bee.lab Address & Info on Sending Dead bee samples (1992) formic.txt Warning on use of Formic Acid by beekeepers (1992) propolis Jerry Bronenshenk on PROPOLIS (1993) 4-H.txt 4-H joins the Internet (1993) FSHEET11 INFORMATION US BEEKEEPING HINT.101 SOURCES OF BEEKEEPING INFORMATION HINT.102 HONEY AND ITS USES HINT.103 HONEY ADULTERATION HINT.104 FLORIDA BEE INSPECTION HINT.105 FLORIDA BEARS AND BEEKEEPING HINT.106 HONEY HOUSE SANITATION HINT.107 FLORIDA HONEY LABELING REGULATIONS HINT.108 PRODUCING SECTION (COMB) HONEY HINT.109 EXHIBITING HONEY HINT.110 SAMPLE POLLINATION AGREEMENT HINT.111 SOLAR BEESWAX RENDERING AND HINTS FOR EXHIBITING WAX BLOCKS HINT.112 EXTENSION APICULTURAL VISUAL AIDS HINT.113 USING HONEY IN LARGE-QUANTITY RECIPES HINT.115 GOOD NEIGHBOR GUIDELINES AND ORDINANCES HINT.116 CHALKBROOD RECOMMENDATIONS HINT.117 HONEY MARKETING SURVEY HINT.118 PRODUCING POLLEN HINT.119 FINANCIAL MANGEMENT FOR BEEKEEPERS HINT.120 UPWARD VENTILATION HINT.121 WAX MOTH CONTROL HINT.122 BEE STINGS AND REACTIONS HINT.123 EXTENSION APICULTURE IN FLORIDA HINT.124 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RATIOS FOR BEEKEEPING OPERATIONS HINT.125 PRESERVING WOODENWARE IN BEEKEEPING OPERATIONS HINT.126 THE VALUE OF POLLINATION BY HONEY BEES HINT.127 THE VARROA BEE MITE HINT.128 INFANT BOTULISM AND HONEY HINT.129 HONEY JUDGING AND STANDARDS HINT.130 USING THE HONEY REFRACTOMETER HINT.131 OBSERVATION BEE HIVES All HINT's courtesy of Malcolm T. Sanford, Cooperative Extension Service University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl e:mail mts@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu *beenet.com is a Information Service for Beekeepers & Friends, operated by Andy Nachbaur from the Wild Bee's BBS, 209-826-8107, Los Banos, CA ****Thanks to Andy Nachbaur for putting this together.**** Andy would like your talents in expanding this service. Interested? Write him. Email Andy.Nachbaur@beeneet.com * Honey Hotline NHB Food Technology Program 1 -800-356-5941 P.O. Box 281525 415-340-3568 (FAX) San Franscisco, CA 94128-1525 USA * National Honey Board 421 21 st, suite 203, Longmont, CO 80501 USA 303-776-2337 * The American Apitherapy Society, Inc. P.O. Box 124, Woodsville, NH 03785 603-747-2507 (V,F) *International Bee Research Association 18 North Rd Cardiff CF1 3DY, UK F: (+44)222 665522 V: (+44)222 372409 (24 hrs) * Mead lovers list: mead-lovers-request@eklektix.com mead mailing list (subscribe, unsubscribe, etc) mead-lovers@eklektix.com (to send message to all current mead-lover subscribers) * The Mead Association P.O. Box 4666 Grand Junction, CO 81502 1-800-693-MEAD outside US 303-442-9111 * Mead book list: for a good list of books on mead mail: jkl2@Ra.MsState.edu ask for book list. ***** Printed Beekeeping Reference Sources ****** * For an extensive list of Australian beekeeping references e:mail adent@deakin.edu.au * For British beekeeping references and general British bee information, e:mail roe@crosfield.co.uk * Sheila A. Lafferty, librarian/archivist at uconn. handles the _ Hewitt Apicultural Collection_ containing both books and periodicals. Write her for a bibliography, e:mail: wbladmo3@uconnvm.uconn.edu ***** Specialists ***** * John Mcghee, VA Dept of Agriculture Apiary Inspector wishes questions from, and has a list of resources for *beginning beekeepers*. He will focus on practical management and the first years for beekeepers. e:mail mcghee@hopper.itc.virginia.edu * Dr. Rick Fell, Apiculture/Entomology professor and researcher at VA Tech is available for questions, comments and queries. e:mail rfell@vt.edu * Dr. Adrian Wenner, Biology professor and researcher at UCAL SB has available information on Yellow Jacket Control. e:mail wenner@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu * Jim Dixon has information on Yellow Jacket Control. email jdixon@ogopogo.educ.sfu.ca * Sharon J. Collman, W.S.U. Cooperative Extension, also has Yellow Jacket control information. email collmans@wsuvm.csc.wsu.edu * For historical bee lore questions (bees knees), and bee lore info write Warner Granade, Librarian at UVa. e:mail jwg2y@poe.acc.virginia.edu * Pollen Information, including pollen production and pollen usage is available from Rob Bidleman. e:mail robbee@crl.com or Anonymous FTP crl.com (see previous section on FTP sites) * Paul Cheng will be coordinating the Bee sting/venom/allergy FAQ. email him with your information/input. email pccheng@merle.acns.nwu.edu * BOMBUS A mailing list dedicated to Bumblebees!! To subscribe, send a message to bombus-request@csi.uottawa.ca. To send a message to everyone on the list, mail it to bombus@csi.uottawa.ca. The Bombus list is maintained by Chris Plowright (plowright@csi.uottawa.ca) FAQ List The following list of frequently asked questions was compiled by Rick Hough (rshough@tasc.com) Folks? Please answer some of these questions if you can find time. (you'll get your name in the FAQ!) Why did my beehive die? What is the difference between Honey Bees and other stinging insects? How do I recognize a honey bee? Why do Bees Sting? What Should I do if there are bees flying all around me? What is the best treatment for a bee sting? Is it true that all bees/honeybees will more likely attack things that are tall/dark/furry-hairy/smelly (what kind of smells?) ? What is an African Bee, and how do I recognize it? Why are African Bees called "Killer Bees?" Are African Bees really dangerous? Do I have to worry about African Bees? (will African Bees be moving into my neighborhood?) How far north will the "killer Bees" get, and when? Bibliography of children's books on bees. Bibliography of beekeeping texts. Bibliography of biology (habitat, parasites, etc.) Protective gear. Finding Queens. Regulatory and research people and their addresses. AHB Progress and news. What is the National Honey Board? How do I find a local beekeeper? What is a swarm -are they dangerous Are their different races of honeybees? What are they and how do they differ? Supering. Honey Production. Queen Rearing. Social Order. Lore. Bee Deterrent? Swarm removal. Thanks, Rick rshough@tasc.com Adam adamf@vtaix.cc.vt.edu _________________________________________________________________________ Adam Finkelstein adamf@vtaix.cc.vt.edu | adamf@hopper.itc.virginia.edu ___________________________________________|_____________________________