Comments for Honey Run Apiaries-A Beekeeper's Blog http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog A beekeepers journal, thoughts and random rants. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:52:34 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Long Break by GENE McCUNE JR. http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/2012/blog/beekeeping/long-break/comment-page-1/#comment-20542 GENE McCUNE JR. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:52:34 +0000 http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/?p=533#comment-20542 TIM, GLAD YOUR BACK WITH YOUR BLOG, ALWAYS ENJOY YOUR VIEWS AND COMMENTS TIM, GLAD YOUR BACK WITH YOUR BLOG, ALWAYS ENJOY YOUR VIEWS AND COMMENTS

]]> Comment on Long Break by Mil http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/2012/blog/beekeeping/long-break/comment-page-1/#comment-20541 Mil Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:33:03 +0000 http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/?p=533#comment-20541 Congrats on the secretary-ship. Our weather here is strange too. Instead of rain, we have temps close to 60. One hive is going strong, and we lost our first hive from 2008. :( Another hive has low numbers, but we are keeping an eye on them. Congrats on the secretary-ship. Our weather here is strange too. Instead of rain, we have temps close to 60. One hive is going strong, and we lost our first hive from 2008. :( Another hive has low numbers, but we are keeping an eye on them.

]]> Comment on Beekeeping in Style by Livestock Kenya http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/2011/blog/beekeeping/beekeeping-in-style/comment-page-1/#comment-20540 Livestock Kenya Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:22:24 +0000 http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/?p=435#comment-20540 The bee suits look stylish and colorful. I am sure they will gain acceptance readily especially to those with a stylish taste. But i ask myself why the white color was chosen in the first place. Probably it was out of necessity given that bees do not see white colors. The bee suits look stylish and colorful. I am sure they will gain acceptance readily especially to those with a stylish taste. But i ask myself why the white color was chosen in the first place. Probably it was out of necessity given that bees do not see white colors.

]]> Comment on Help Reinstate the Boyscout Beekeeping Merit Badge by Brad Cobb http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/2010/blog/uncategorized/help-reinstate-the-boyscout-beekeeping-merit-badge/comment-page-1/#comment-20532 Brad Cobb Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:20:16 +0000 http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/?p=312#comment-20532 According to the following source, even though a merit badge is discontinued, it may still be earned: http://www.scouters.us/homemb2.html a quote covering this information: "A director of the Boy Scout division of the BSA stated at a Boy Scout Program conference at Philmont that a merit badge is never officially dropped. They are just omitted from all literature, the cloth badge is not made, and there are no books published. Apparently someone that has the most recent set of requirements can use them. I am not sure how one goes about getting an approved counselor. That could be a problem, however that hasn't stopped some people. A case in point is the Rabbit Raising Merit Badge that was dropped in 1993. BSA records indicate that 49 Rabbit Raising Merit Badges were earned in 2003. Using a realistic approach, my definition for the final year for a merit badge is the last year it appears in BSA literature as a valid merit badge even though it may be earned many years after that." I hope the above information fills your needs, so you may earn the desired merit badge. Even if there is no current production of badge available, you can still purchase badges previously made, which are still out there, as per example: http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=Scout+Beekeeping+Merit+Badge As to applying for a copy of out-of-print beekeeping merit badge book, they are available here: http://www.worldcat.org/title/beekeeping/oclc/11151081?referer=di&ht=edition Now as to finding a mentor, you can get a start here: http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?239672-Pledge-to-be-a-BSA-Beekeeping-Mentor&p=521453#post521453 I'm in north east Kansas, and since my nephew is wanting to get his Beekeeping merit badge, I am looking into the steps necessary for BSA to accept me as a councilor, as per their requirements. I would suppose whatever mentor you discover would similarity have apply to their local BSA council and go through the approval process. Good Luck! According to the following source, even though a merit badge is discontinued, it may still be earned:

http://www.scouters.us/homemb2.html

a quote covering this information:

“A director of the Boy Scout division of the BSA stated at a Boy Scout Program conference at Philmont that a merit badge is never officially dropped. They are just omitted from all literature, the cloth badge is not made, and there are no books published. Apparently someone that has the most recent set of requirements can use them. I am not sure how one goes about getting an approved counselor. That could be a problem, however that hasn’t stopped some people. A case in point is the Rabbit Raising Merit Badge that was dropped in 1993. BSA records indicate that 49 Rabbit Raising Merit Badges were earned in 2003. Using a realistic approach, my definition for the final year for a merit badge is the last year it appears in BSA literature as a valid merit badge even though it may be earned many years after that.”

I hope the above information fills your needs, so you may earn the desired merit badge. Even if there is no current production of badge available, you can still purchase badges previously made, which are still out there, as per example:

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=Scout+Beekeeping+Merit+Badge

As to applying for a copy of out-of-print beekeeping merit badge book, they are available here:

http://www.worldcat.org/title/beekeeping/oclc/11151081?referer=di&ht=edition

Now as to finding a mentor, you can get a start here:

http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?239672-Pledge-to-be-a-BSA-Beekeeping-Mentor&p=521453#post521453

I’m in north east Kansas, and since my nephew is wanting to get his Beekeeping merit badge, I am looking into the steps necessary for BSA to accept me as a councilor, as per their requirements. I would suppose whatever mentor you discover would similarity have apply to their local BSA council and go through the approval process.

Good Luck!

]]> Comment on Swarm Removal on the Ohio State Association Website by David Blocher http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/2011/blog/beekeeping/swarm-removal-osba/comment-page-1/#comment-20524 David Blocher Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:32:02 +0000 http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/?p=434#comment-20524 Interested in the Ohio Queen Breeding Project, and your take on how it died. I was president of the Backyard Beekeepers for 3 years, and we have a queenrearing project. Interested in what worked/what didn't, etc. Thanks David Blocher Interested in the Ohio Queen Breeding Project, and your take on how it died. I was president of the Backyard Beekeepers for 3 years, and we have a queenrearing project. Interested in what worked/what didn’t, etc.

Thanks
David Blocher

]]> Comment on Honey Sticks by Tim Arheit http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/2006/blog/honey-sticks/honey-sticks/comment-page-1/#comment-20514 Tim Arheit Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:43:44 +0000 http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/honey-sticks/31#comment-20514 An impulse sealer. Lots of hits on google for it. It's commonly used to seal bags. An impulse sealer. Lots of hits on google for it. It’s commonly used to seal bags.

]]> Comment on Honey Stick Machine, The Manual Version by Tim Arheit http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/2006/blog/honey-sticks/honey-stick-machine-the-manual-version/comment-page-1/#comment-20513 Tim Arheit Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:42:54 +0000 http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/honey-stick-machine-the-manual-version/40#comment-20513 Sorry, the day job and bees haven't left much time for playing with the machine. Sorry, the day job and bees haven’t left much time for playing with the machine.

]]> Comment on Honey Stick Machine, The Manual Version by Tim Arheit http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/2006/blog/honey-sticks/honey-stick-machine-the-manual-version/comment-page-1/#comment-20512 Tim Arheit Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:38:42 +0000 http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/honey-stick-machine-the-manual-version/40#comment-20512 While you certainly could get a sealer with a wide enough seal to cut though, filling the long thin tube is a problem. The honey is so viscus that it would need considerable pressure to fill it. You may also need a straws made of a different material. The typical straws are not very flexible and would kink if you tried to roll it up. While you certainly could get a sealer with a wide enough seal to cut though, filling the long thin tube is a problem. The honey is so viscus that it would need considerable pressure to fill it. You may also need a straws made of a different material. The typical straws are not very flexible and would kink if you tried to roll it up.

]]> Comment on Another Honey Stick Machine by Michel DANIEL http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/2006/blog/honey-sticks/another-honey-stick-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-20511 Michel DANIEL Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:15:25 +0000 http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/another-honey-stick-machine/56#comment-20511 I guess i got one of the last Machine Mister Dunbar sold. yes it works very good at low temperature (no need to heat) with my son we wre able to fill around 600 straws per hour. our only trouble is to find clients for this kind of package I guess i got one of the last Machine Mister Dunbar sold. yes it works very good at low temperature (no need to heat) with my son we wre able to fill around 600 straws per hour. our only trouble is to find clients for this kind of package

]]> Comment on Petition to Ban Clothianidin by Michael Kammer http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/2011/blog/beekeeping/petition-to-ban-clothianidin/comment-page-1/#comment-20498 Michael Kammer Sun, 13 Feb 2011 05:45:04 +0000 http://honeyrunapiaries.com/blog/?p=408#comment-20498 This must end. This must end.

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