Philbee 4,675 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Rewi1973 said: @Philbee, is that quote from Mike Ledingham’s book? That quote came from the Google search of the meaning Google may have stolen it though 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rewi1973 43 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 44 minutes ago, Philbee said: That quote came from the Google search of the meaning Google may have stolen it though Mike Ledingham is a NZ author that wrote a book “Once a Grunt”. It’s a good read - a bunch of short stories about his time in the army and SAS. The language in the book makes even me blush a bit though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Philbee 4,675 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 13 minutes ago, Rewi1973 said: Mike Ledingham is a NZ author that wrote a book “Once a Grunt”. It’s a good read - a bunch of short stories about his time in the army and SAS. The language in the book makes even me blush a bit though! Cool Ill look that Book up A couple Ive read recently One Bullet away- The making of a Marine Officer by Nathaniel Fick Really enjoyed the first half but it tapered off IMO And, With The Old Breed E.B Sledge Outstanding first hand account of fighting the Japanese in the Pacific 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yesbut 6,230 Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 Talk about off topic....."Blue Arena" by kiwi Bob Spurdle......Corsair in Pacific, Typhoon in Europe...excellent read. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yorks 2 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Has anyone tried this ? http://thermosolarhive.com/en/homepage/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john berry 5,636 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 4 hours ago, Yorks said: Has anyone tried this ? http://thermosolarhive.com/en/homepage/ I have some serpens oleum going cheap and it is far better at preventing AFB and swarming. Actually I suspect the theory of heat treating varoa has some validity but in practice applying it to a beehive is very difficult as the bees control their own hive temperature and also die very quickly and horribly when they can no longer keep the temperature within acceptable limits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kiwi Bee 589 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 On 4/06/2018 at 7:53 PM, CraBee said: ...................From what I can make out NZ is the country with the most densely populated hives in the world and that brings some real challenges with it, particularly in some areas....... .............I calculated some bee hive densities - NZ 2.98 hives/sq km, Germany 2.32 hives /sq km, USA 0.26 hives /sq km, Aus 0.06 hives /sq km. There are many other countries with way more hives than NZ. A country with the size of NI-NZ with 1.5 million hives and an average annual crop of 22kg of honey per hive(data from 2015-2016). You can not make a profitable year without traveling to the crops. Then you will find 1000 hives or more surrounding a sunflower filed of 300-500 Ha(while the honey crop is still good - and this is just one crop and the biggest out of 3-4 per season). 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ali 546 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 On 3/06/2018 at 11:23 PM, Christi An said: and half of Germany use it (despite the treatment being illegal there) Hi @Christi An, do you know why it is illegal in Germany? Is it just a matter of an approval process not followed or something else? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Christi An 243 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 45 minutes ago, Ali said: Hi @Christi An, do you know why it is illegal in Germany? Is it just a matter of an approval process not followed or something else? Exactly. Nobody ever paid the money (the whole process of approving a treatment is VERY costly) to have the whole thing approved... The whole situation there regarding this matter is completely ridiculous. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scutellator 52 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 On 4/06/2018 at 12:53 AM, CraBee said: Your season then is five months, ours is six months here. Without treating in Spring for the most part hives would be dead or irretrievable by late January. I calculated some bee hive densities - NZ 2.98 hives/sq km, Germany 2.32 hives /sq km, USA 0.26 hives /sq km, Aus 0.06 hives /sq km. Greece - about 11-12 hives/ sq km Crete (the biggest Greek Island) - about only 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaihoka 2,975 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 57 minutes ago, Scutellator said: Greece - about 11-12 hives/ sq km Crete (the biggest Greek Island) - about only 6 Have the fires been a big problem for the bee keepers . Were hives burnt and bee forage destroyed ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jean MacDonald 525 Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 On 4/06/2018 at 5:00 PM, Philbee said: I always thought that the Term "Grunt" was a derogatory, demeaning term used to describe canon fodder but it's not Term of affection for that tired, filthy, thirsty, hungry, footsore, ripped-trouser, camouflage-painted, lean, mean, son a b*itch who has kept the wolf away from the door for over two hundred years. Ta- good Fathers Day card 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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