Subject: sci.agriculture.beekeeping FAQ

From: [email-masked] (Adam Finkelstein)
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 1994 11:35:10 GMT

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

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* Beekeeping Home Page (WWW)
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* _Apis_ Magazine archive (WWW)
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* 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 [email-masked])

* crl.com      Anonymous ftp
                password <your e-mail address>
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* 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
[email-masked] 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.([email-masked])
 Please don't be afraid to ask!

* Beekeeping FAQ's (frequently asked questions)

How to USE:

Internet E-Mail a message addressed to:  [email-masked]
on subject line put the name of FAQ   :  HONEY ADULTERATION

Thats all, you are welcome to add a message.<G> Mail runs are
6am & 6pm. Problems, post to [email-masked] ..

  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 [email-masked]
*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 [email-masked]

* 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:
[email-masked]   mead mailing list (subscribe, unsubscribe,
etc)
[email-masked] (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: [email-masked] 
 ask for book list.

***** Printed Beekeeping Reference Sources ******

* For an extensive list of Australian beekeeping references e:mail
[email-masked] 

* For British beekeeping references and general British bee information, e:mail [email-masked]

* Sheila A. Lafferty, librarian/archivist at uconn. handles the _ Hewitt
Apicultural Collection_ containing both books and periodicals. 
Write her for a bibliography, e:mail: [email-masked]

***** 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  [email-masked]

 * Dr. Rick Fell, Apiculture/Entomology professor and researcher at VA Tech
is available for questions, comments and queries.         
e:mail  [email-masked]

 * Dr. Adrian Wenner, Biology professor and researcher at UCAL SB has
available information on Yellow Jacket Control.
e:mail [email-masked] 

 * Jim Dixon has information on Yellow Jacket Control.
email [email-masked]

 * Sharon J. Collman, W.S.U. Cooperative Extension, also has Yellow Jacket
control information.
email [email-masked]

* For historical bee lore questions (bees knees), and bee lore info
write Warner Granade, Librarian at UVa.
e:mail [email-masked]

* Pollen Information, including pollen production and pollen usage is 
available from Rob Bidleman.
e:mail [email-masked] 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 [email-masked]

* BOMBUS
 A mailing list dedicated to Bumblebees!!
 To subscribe, send a message to [email-masked].
 To send a message to everyone on the list, mail it to
 [email-masked].
 The Bombus list is maintained by Chris Plowright
 ([email-masked])

  FAQ List
 The following list of frequently asked questions was compiled by 
 Rick Hough ([email-masked])  

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   [email-masked]

Adam   [email-masked]

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