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An Indoor Beehive in My Bedroom Wall

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Re: An Indoor Beehive in My Bedroom Wall

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Post by technothrasher »

cryptonector wrote: post #46
jader201 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You must not be allergic, then, because it lasts a lot longer than a stubbed toe, and much more painful than simply “irritating”. I’d rather stub my toe 10 times than get stung by a bee — well, maybe not the same toe. :)

One bee sting's effects will last about five days, give or take. A dozen bee stings' effects will last about two weeks, give or take a few days. A hundred bee stings is life-threatening. All that w/o allergies.

When I was a kid and used to hay the fields on our farm in the summers, I would get stung quite a bit from the ground wasps being kicked up by the hay bailing machines. I got so used to it that it would literally be like a mosquito bite. Annoying for less than 30 seconds. That was years ago, and my tolerance for stings isn't that high any longer. But even today a sting will be bothersome for maybe ten minutes, and within an hour the reaction will be gone completely.

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Post by ThatMedicIsASpy »

userbinator wrote: post #7

This gets a solid "nope" from me, and probably everyone else who has a memory of a very painful sting in their past.

As I've helped my beekeeping grandpa over the years I disagree. I've been stung twice (around thousands of bees) and both times they flew into my hair and could not get out.

I still do not like honey - unless I use it for cooking.

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Post by wredcoll »

ajdude wrote: post #20
wredcoll wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wait, what? Inspected by whom? How often? Who requires this??

In my state, routine inspections are required by a State Apiarist: > All honeybee colonies must be registered and inspected for diseases, mites, and Africanized bees. Surveys are conducted for Africanized bees along Delaware’s coastal anchorages and in the Ports of Wilmington and Delaware City. By law, the State Apiarist and state bee inspectors may enter any public or private premises and have access to and from all…

I am learning so many new things today.

Re: An Indoor Beehive in My Bedroom Wall

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Post by mtlynch »

wredcoll wrote: post #18
giantg2 wrote: post #15

The comb doesn't look like it's on frames. The vast majority of states require comb to be on a frame or top bar to be capable of being inspected. There are plans online for in-wall mounted observation hives that would be much better than this.

Wait, what? Inspected by whom? How often? Who requires this??

Since others are sharing negative stories about state inspectors, thought I'd share a positive one.

In MA, state bee inspections are optional, but you can request one for free once per year. As a new beekeeper, I found it helpful, as the inspectors were highly knowledgeable and friendly.

I ended up deciding to stop keeping bees after two years. My colony died over the winter, so when I sold my equipment, it was helpful to have an official inspection report saying that my equipment was checked and had no signs of disease except for varroa.

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Post by whartung »

y-curious wrote: post #63
mhb wrote: post #62

A leaf cutter ant colony would also be nice. Not easy to get a queen into the US for hobbyist use though.

I just looked this up out of curiosity. These ants cut pieces of leaves off, store them and use them to grow fungus. They then eat the fungus. This is very cool

It gets better.

When the tree has had enough of getting eaten alive by ants, it starts producing a compound that will now damage the fungus instead of help it grow, in order to convince the ants to leave it alone.

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Post by Lio »

maxglute wrote: post #57

Neat, reminds me of when I all I wanted was a interior antfarm wall after playing too much sim ants. Cursory research and bummed antfarms aren't nearly as cool in real life.

> Cursory research and bummed antfarms aren't nearly as cool in real life.

For the uninitiated, what is a "bummed antfarm"?

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Post by evan_ »

Lio wrote: post #79
maxglute wrote: post #57

Neat, reminds me of when I all I wanted was a interior antfarm wall after playing too much sim ants. Cursory research and bummed antfarms aren't nearly as cool in real life.

> Cursory research and bummed antfarms aren't nearly as cool in real life. For the uninitiated, what is a "bummed antfarm"?

Bummed meaning disappointed. They’re disappointed that ant forms aren’t nearly as cool etc.
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