Article: 1499 of sci.agriculture.beekeeping Path: bigblue.oit.unc.edu!concert!gatech!udel!news.mathworks.com!solaris.cc.vt.edu!vtaix.cc.vt.edu!adamf From: adamf@vtaix.cc.vt.edu (Adam Finkelstein) Newsgroups: sci.agriculture.beekeeping,sci.agriculture,misc.rural,rec.gardens,alt.sustainable.agriculture,sci.answers,misc.answers,rec.answers,alt.answers,news.answers Subject: sci.agriculture.beekeeping FAQ Followup-To: poster Date: 24 Mar 1995 14:08:05 GMT Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia Lines: 407 Approved: news.answers-request@MIT.EDU Message-ID: <3kujo5$oti@solaris.cc.vt.edu> Reply-To: adamf@vtaix.cc.vt.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: vtaix.cc.vt.edu NNTP-Posting-User: adamf Summary: This posting contains a list of pointers toward apicultural and beekeeping information on the internet. It should be read by anyone who wishes to post to the newsgroup sci.agriculture.beekeeping or the listserv bee-l. Keywords: bee beekeeping apis honey mead pollination pollen Originator: adamf@vtaix.cc.vt.edu Xref: bigblue.oit.unc.edu sci.agriculture.beekeeping:1499 sci.agriculture:3770 misc.rural:16314 rec.gardens:60135 alt.sustainable.agriculture:5837 sci.answers:2289 misc.answers:1636 rec.answers:10645 alt.answers:8020 news.answers:39029 Archive-name: beekeeping-faq Posting-Frequency: monthly Last-modified:1995/03/24 This FAQ tries to list and point to all informational resources on the internet for beekeepers and apiculturists. A great old beekeeping cliche is: "there are about as many ways to keep bees as there are beekeepers." Therefore rather than list and then answer the myriad beekeeping, bee culture, and apicultural questions in a cumbersome document, specific internet resources are listed in this FAQ so that you may find your own answers, like a true beekeeper! If you are unable to utilize any of these resources, please don't hesitate to contact me or post to sci.agriculture.beekeeping. As a last resort, you could even mail the listserv, bee-l, but *please* be sure to include a return address in your letter, and to realize that your question will go to *** all *** the list subscribers. Explicit instructions on listserv use and bee-l are included in this FAQ. Please read them before mailing anything to bee-l. You can always ask somebody. Asking really works! I'm working on an internet archive for beekeeping. Once this is done, (I'll let you know...) you may mail me with information, comments, hints, stories, FAQ ANSWERS, and they will become archived in an easily accessible way, via ftp, gopher, and www. I have already received some really nice beekeeping files. Thank you, you know who you are and you deserve praise! ****** POINTERS TO APICULTURAL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET ****** USENET news * sci.agriculture.beekeeping Beekeeping, bee-culture and hive products. Listserv: * BEE-L BEE-L is for the discussion of research and information concerning the biology of bees. This includes honey bees and other bees (and maybe even wasps). We communicate about sociobiology, behavior, ecology, adaptation/evolution, genetics, taxonomy, physiology, pollination, and flower nectar and pollen production of bees. To subscribe to BEE-L, send e-mail to listserv@uacsc2.albany.edu with one line in the body of your message: SUBSCRIBE BEE-LTo get help on how to run the listserver, send e-mail to listserv@uacsc2.albany.edu with one line in the body of your message: HELP To send a message to all current BEE-L subscribers, mail it to BEE-L@uacsc2.albany.edu. (FOR DETAILED LISTSERV INSTRUCTIONS, READ BEE-L SECTION AT END OF FAQ) * Beekeeping Home Page (WWW) http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jlks/bee.html * _Apis_ Magazine archive (WWW) http://gnv.ifas.ufl.edu:7999/~entweb/apis/apis.html * 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, gopher * sunsite.unc.edu anonymous ftp, gopher, telnet anonymous ftp: ftp sunsite.unc.edu cd pub/academic/agriculture/sustainable_agriculture cd sunsite-Sustainable-Agriculture/beekeeping gopher: gopher sunsite.unc.edu go to: The Worlds of sunsite Sustainable Agriculture Information beekeeping (it's in there, the archive is huge!) * ftp.ucdavis.edu anonymous ftp: ftp ftp.ucdavis.edu /pub/extension/4h-youth/bee-keeping * Beekeeping FAQ's from beenet.com How to USE: Internet E-Mail a message addressed to: HINT.103@beenet.com on subject line put the name of FAQ : HONEY ADULTERATION Thats all, you are welcome to add a message. Mail runs are 6am & 6pm. Problems, post to sysop@beenet.com .. FAQ Last update 3-10-95 name * NEW or UPDATED _________ HINT.IND THIS INDEX * 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 Internet address:mts@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu beenet.com is a Information Service for Beekeepers & Friends, operated by Andy Nachbaur from the Wild Bee's BBS, 209-826-8107, Los Banos, Calif. * Remote File Retriver from beenet.com ( CLOSED FOR REPAIRS ) * 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 (Voice & Fax) *International Bee Research Association 18 North Rd Cardiff CF1 3DY, UK F: (+44) 1222 665 522 V: (+44) 1222 372 409 (24 hrs) email: IBRA@cardiff.ac.uk Now putting out "B-Mail" a monthly newsletter available on the newsgroup or the listserver, soon to be archived. * Mead list: Send ONLY articles for the digest to mead@talisman.com. Use mead-request@talisman.com for [un]subscribe/admin requests. When subscribing, please include name and email address in body of message. Digest archives and FAQ are available for anonymous ftp at: ftp.stanford.edu in pub/clubs/homebrew/mead. * The Mead Association P.O. Box 4666 Grand Junction, CO 81502 1-800-693-MEAD outside US 303-442-9111 * Mead Makers Page (WWW) http://www.atd.ucar.edu/rdp/gfc/mead/mead.html * Mead book list: for a good list of books on mead mail: jkl2@Ra.MsState.edu (ask for book list). ***** Online Beekeeping Reference Sources ****** * Malcolm Roe is pleased to answer British beekeeping questions such as: how to get started, the addresses of local associations and equipment suppliers, where to get some bees, legal questions, etc. email roe@crosfield.co.uk * _The Hewitt Apicultural Collection_ gopher: < gopher.uconn.edu > Select Libraries and Research Services. Then Edward H Kirschbaum Library (Waterbury Campus). Lastly, Hewitt Apicultural Collection. Sheila A. Lafferty, librarian/archivist at UCONN handles this great resource. Write her for a bibliography, or questions. email wbladm03@uconnvm.uconn.edu * B-EYE bee eye simulator WWW pages that offer to "see the world through the eyes of a bee." http://cvs.anu.edu.au/andy/ Andy Giger email giger@rsbs-central.anu.edu.au * Northern Bee books Newsletter This monthly newsletter is an attempt at making information on newly appearing beebooks, as well as on those 'golden oldies' available to the beekeeping community. It is published simultaneously in BEENET, in sci.agiculture.beekeeping newsgroup and in BEE-L. Our main source of info is at Northern bee books UK, but input ( related to beebooks) from others is hereby cordially invited. email Hugo.Veerkamp@f28.n2801.z2.fidonet.org Hugo Veerkamp (editor) ***** Specialists ***** * Dr. Rick Fell, Apiculture/Entomology professor and researcher at VA Tech is available for questions, comments and queries. email rfell@vt.edu * Dr. Adrian Wenner, Biology professor and researcher at UCAL SB has available information on Yellow Jacket Control. email wenner@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu * Diana Sammataro, bee researcher, author, is available for Tracheal mite questions and tracheal mite information. email dsammata@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu * Jim Dixon has information on Yellow Jacket Control. email jdixon@ogopogo.educ.sfu.ca * Sharon J. Collman, W.S.U. Cooperative Extension, also has Yellow Jacket control information. email collmans@wsuvm.csc.wsu.edu * For historical bee lore questions (bees knees), and bee lore info write Warner Granade, Librarian at UVa. email jwg2y@poe.acc.virginia.edu * Pollen Information, including pollen production and pollen usage is available from Rob Bidleman. email robbee@crl.com * Paul Cheng will be coordinating the Bee sting/venom/allergy FAQ. email him with your information/input. email pccheng@merle.acns.nwu.edu * For free information on observation hives email bculture@aol.com ask for _Observation Hive How-To * Bee Venom contact Michael Simics at 204 - 1331 15th Ave. S.W., Calgary ,Alta., Canada T3C 0X8 Ph/Fax (403) 541-1877 email: dgscribi@system6.lcs.gov.bc.ca * BOMBUS A mailing list dedicated to Bumblebees. To subscribe, send a message to bombus-request@csi.uottawa.ca. To send a message to everyone on the list, mail it to bombus@csi.uottawa.ca. The Bombus list is maintained by Chris Plowright (plowright@csi.uottawa.ca) What is BEE-L? Charter: BEE-L is for the discussion of research and information concerning the biology of bees. This includes honey bees and other bees (and maybe even wasps). We communicate about sociobiology, behavior, ecology, adaptation/evolution, genetics, taxonomy, physiology, pollination, and flower nectar and pollen production of bees. On the technical side: BEE-L is a computerized e-mail list. All e-mail sent to the BEE-L address is duplicated and mailed to all the current subscribers on the list. The listserver (the computer that runs the list) maintains a log (archive) of all messages, and list members may request a copy of the log. The archive has a separate file for each month, and these files are currently saved for about a year. To access the listserve computer itself (i.e. to subscribe to or unsubscribe from BEE-L, to request a log file, etc.), send e-mail to the listserver address. Don't send control messages to the BEE-L address, because the message will just be sent to everyone on the list, and the computer will not do what you wanted it to do. Note that most control messages contain the list name (BEE-L) somewhere in the command, as the listserve computer generally runs many lists at any given time. How do I post a message to BEE-L? If you are on the Internet, send an e-mail message to bee-l@uacsc2.albany.edu If you are on BitNet, address your e-mail to bee-l@ALBNYVM1.BITNET Any message received at these addresses will be duplicated and mailed to everyone currently subscribed to the BEE-L list. How do I subscribe to, or unsubscribe from BEE-L? Send mail to the listserve computer (from the Internet the address is listserv@uacsc2.albany.edu from BitNet, the address is listserv@ALBNYVM1.BITNET To SUBSCRIBE, the body of your message must contain the line: SUBSCRIBE BEE-L You may abbreviate SUBSCRIBE with SUB. Be sure to substitute your real name for the placeholder. You do not need quotes or any other delimiters surrounding your name. The listserve computer will determine your address from the "From:" header in your message. To UNSUBSCRIBE, the body of your message must contain the line: SIGNOFF BEE-L You may substitute either UNSUBSCRIBE or UNSUB for the SIGNOFF in this command to remove your subscription to the list If your address has changed since you subscribed, this command will fail - write to YOUR local POSTMAST/POSTMASTER/POSTMSTR id for assistance. If that fails, then write to OWNER-BEE-L @ for assistance. If that fails, then write one of the following (these are typical addresses that should be forwarded to a person who can answer your question): POSTMASTER@ POSTMAST@ POSTMSTR@ Note: = ALBNYVM1.BITNET if you are on BitNet. = uacsc2.albany.edu if you are on Internet). To avoid this problem, UNSUBSCRIBE from BEE-L before you move to a new e-mail address, and then resubscribe from your new address. How do I get help using the listserver? Send a message to the listserver, with the one word HELP in the body of the message. Address the message to listserv@albnyvm1.bitnet if you are on BitNet, or address it to listserv@uacsc2.albany.edu if you are on the Internet. The listserver will mail a help document back to you. Sending the message INFO ? will cause the listserver to mail you a list of additional help documents that are available. These additional documents are requested by sending the message INFO (be sure to substitute the desired document name for ) Aknowledgments I would like to thank the following individuals: Jon Gefael who taught me and who is almost always right Pete Thorsen who is a walking man page Rick Hough for his FAQ contributions (the bee-l how-to), and gentle way Ron Dippold and UVV for handling the newsgroup vote My school, VA Tech, for giving me an account Dr. Rick Fell, for making me think My old friend Jayne who bears with me even to this day My children for their beauty and to beekeepers worldwide Copyright (c) 1995 by Adam Finkelstein, all rights reserved. This FAQ may not be distributed for financial gain. This FAQ may not be included in commercial collections or compilations without express permission from the author. -- ______________________________________ Adam Finkelstein adamf@vtaix.cc.vt.edu