Categories: Show Notes

Episode 5 – Show Notes: Hope Springs Eternal

Posted June 23rd, 2010

Length 47:46 |

Synopsis:

Local Hive Report, NJBA Spring Meeting Coverage, The Dual Queen and Demaree Methods, The use of an Imirie Shim and Snelgrove Board, Book Review – Richard Bonney, Hive Management, Mann Lake Top Box Feeders, Making Sugar Syrup

Episode Guide:

  • 00:20 – 13:45 | Local Hive Report
  • 14:59 – 19:33 | New Jersey Beekeeper’s Spring Meeting Coverage
  • 17:31 – 19:33 | The Dual Queen Method, and the Demareee Method.
  • The use of an Imirie Shim.
  • The use of a Snelgrove Board.
  • Book Review – Richard Bonney, Hive Management: A seasonal Guide for Beekeeper’s.
  • Mann Lake Top Box Feeders
  • How we make Sugar Syrup

Episode Links:

  • Link | Photo Gallery of the 2010 New Jersey Beekeeper’s Association Spring Meeting
  • Link | Image of an Imirie Shim
  • Link | Image of a Snelgrove Board
  • Link | Image demonstrating the rubber band mounting method of a queen cage
  • Link | The Imirie Shim Description at Peter Chrisbacher’s “George Imirie Pink Pages Newsletter” website
  • Link | The full collection of “George Imirie’s Pink Pages Newsletter”
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