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    The time now is Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:41 am
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    Friends of the Bees  
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    Friends of the Bees is a charity formed to help protect the interests of bees and to promote natural beekeeping. Please read the introduction before posting here.
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    14 103 Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:11 pm
    Gareth View latest post
    Networking  
    No new posts Make Contact: introduce yourself
    Post some information about yourself - location, interests, beekeeping experience - get to know other beekeepers in your area and around the world.
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    552 3505 Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:10 am
    Florida Cracker View latest post
    No new posts Local groups and local contacts
    If you want to start or join a local natural beekeeping group, or are looking for a mentor in your area, this is the place to advertise. Use your location in the subject line, e.g. 'USA, PA' to make it easier for people to see at a glance where you are. And please ensure that your profile shows your location as COUNTRY, REGION, TOWN so others can find you.
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    155 715 Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:18 am
    meegosh View latest post
    No new posts Beekeeping events and training
    Top bar and natural beekeeping courses and other events, anywhere in the world. Post your events and course here, using location and date in the subject line.
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    Before you post anything on the forum, please read the rules. Other important announcements will be made here from time to time.
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    2 2 Thu May 27, 2010 6:32 pm
    biobee View latest post
    No new posts Bee products, bee plants and apitherapy
    Post your recipes and discuss honey, propolis, beeswax, royal jelly etc. and the many uses thereof here, including medical applications. Also post here information about plants with a special relevance to bees: beneficial or otherwise.
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    172 1206 Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:41 pm
    bbhb View latest post
    No new posts The Barefoot Beekeeper - the book and the podcast
    Discuss anything in the book and the natural beekeeping podcast and make suggestions for future productions.
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    55 312 Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:17 pm
    biobee View latest post
    No new posts TV, Video and Other Media
    Post here references and links to informative beekeeping articles that you spot in the media, including YouTube videos and podcasts.
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    196 708 Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:54 am
    zaunreiter View latest post
    No new posts Environmental issues, GM and pesticides
    The bio-tech companies have been telling us for years that GM is safe for us and for bees. Now they are telling us pesticides are safe, despite plenty of evidence to the contrary. Discuss environmental issues here.
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    350 1755 Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:23 pm
    Paz View latest post
    No new posts Forum suggestions and non-beekeeping chat
    Suggestions for improvement and non-beekeeping chat. Please maintain the same standards of behaviour found elsewhere on this forum.
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    143 1012 Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:28 am
    biobee View latest post
    No new posts Beekeeping books: recommendations and reviews
    Post reviews of your favourite beekeeping books here. Please post your own reviews, not copied from other sites or media.
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    43 157 Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:03 pm
    biobee View latest post
    No new posts Foraging on the Far Side
    Discussions that went OT or OTT or were otherwise deemed to belong to the Far Side of the meadow...
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    10 357 Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:24 pm
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    6 11 Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:58 pm
    biobee View latest post
    No new posts Natural History of the Honeybee
    For questions and observations about life in the hive, the role each caste has, the biology of the honeybee and how bees maintain themselves.
       
    1 12 Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:21 pm
    CCD View latest post
    Practical Sustainable Beekeeping  
    No new posts Beginners start here
    If you are new to beekeeping, or only to 'natural' or top bar beekeeping, this is the best place to do some reading and ask basic questions.
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    616 4160 Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:22 am
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    No new posts Natural beekeeping discussions & questions
    Ask questions and discuss any beekeeping topic here, particularly those concerned with top bar and natural beekeeping.
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    1310 10247 Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:07 am
    James View latest post
    No new posts Your reports and updates
    Post your reports here: tell us what is happening in your hives! Post links to pictures and videos if you have them, or just share your thoughts.
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    460 3429 Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:28 am
    RectoryGarden View latest post
    No new posts Biodynamic beekeeping
    Discuss aspects of beekeeping according to the principles of biodynamics.
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    33 171 Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:32 pm
    spellingb View latest post
    No new posts Beekeeping experiments, projects and research
    Top bar hives first became popular in modern times due to their use in development projects. This forum is for all 'development projects' and experimental research based on any type of top bar hive. If you want to propose some research that others could participate in, or describe any experiments you are undertaking, here's the place to do so.
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    73 777 Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:17 pm
    Paz View latest post
    No new posts Bright Ideas!
    This is the place to post your brainwaves, bright ideas and 'lateral thinking' for the delight and delectation of our members. Be aware that, by posting here, you are putting your ideas into the public domain, so don't post anything you plan to patent!
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    88 734 Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:51 pm
    biobee View latest post
    Beekeeping by Hive Type  
    No new posts Horizontal top bar hives: construction and use
    Discuss everything related to the building and management of horizontal top bar hives - Kenyan, Tanzanian or other designs.
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    696 6185 Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:02 pm
    bigbearomaha View latest post
    No new posts Warré, Perone and other vertical top bar hives
    The vertical top bar hives Warré and Perone are 'minimum maintenance' alternatives. Discuss Warré & Perone methods and other vertical hives here.
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    275 2570 Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:18 pm
    Roy3 View latest post
    No new posts Conventional and miscellaneous hives
    Discuss beekeeping in conventional box/frame and other hives not covered elsewhere. Please bear in mind our focus on natural beekeeping.
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    61 412 Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:17 pm
    biobee View latest post
    No new posts Feral honeybees & other bees.
    Surviving feral honeybees may possibly be a genetic goldmine in the battle against pests and diseases. They have after all been here much longer than we have and have survived perfectly well without human help.
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    52 429 Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:21 pm
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    Pests, Diseases & Integrated Pest Management  
    No new posts Bee diseases & colony health
    Discuss the various ailments that all bee flesh is heir to - how to recognize them and what to do about them.
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    90 641 Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:50 pm
    Garret View latest post
    No new posts Varroa destructor and other parasites
    Discuss the management and treatment of Varroa infestation here. Also Small Hive Beetle, tracheal mites and other pests.
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    107 1197 Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:55 am
    bilbehr View latest post
    No new posts Cell size & natural regression
    Discuss cell size issues and 'regression' of bees to their natural size.
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