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With the expansion of the ethanol program - and the expanded production of corn, its only getting worse.

And people think ethanol is sustainable.
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The added pesticides and the draining of our water supply (it takes 3-5 gallons of water to make one gallon of ethanol), we're much worse off than drilling for oil.
 
halvey - the government should stop with ethanol and try bio diesal. I think its alot better and all you have to do is use veggie oil. I am converting my car to run on both gas and bio diesal
 
Are lurking raccoons a danger when keeping bees? I would hate to get all set up only to provide yet another food source for these bandits. C
 
inuyashalover21 - I agree. The problem is as consumers, we want cheap food and cheap gas. I tell you, I'm no tree hugging hippie or anything, but this is a serious problem.

xke4 - racoons, skunks and other bandits will try to eat your bees. I remember one time a BIG rat got into one of dad's hives. But, they stung him to death!! Skunks would feast on the bees, and a few times ate over half the hive before we caught him. A 2' high garden fence should at least slow them down.
 
i know halvey. you have to see how much eggs and milk are here. Everything is going up other then gas. The government cant sell bio diesal cause its simple to make. Its like something else thats controversal and dont want to mention. Is there anything I need to know abut bee keeping?
 
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Raccoons, skunks, bears, they all will try to get into the hives but the honey is just an extra, the comb with the larva in it is what they really are after. This is one reason to put the house up on a stand or blocks(the other main reason is water) when they have to stand up to reach in (the skunks and coons, not the bears) it exposes their underbelly to the stings along with their noses and they tend not to stay as long when they get stung there.
As far as the die off the cell phone theory is that the signals tend to interfere with the bees and throw them off a little. Whereas the chemicals the main one being used now that is thought to be some part of the colony collapse disorder is neonicotinoid. It has been banned for the most part in some European countries after many studies showed it caused the bees to lose the ability to find their way home and eventually even to fly.
 
Hey All!

Another beekeeper here. However I am sure that I don't have the experience as others here... but I wanted to add my 2 cents. I got started last year with 20 hives! Yes 20! That is a lot for a first-timer... however, I don't do anything the easy way. But what helped me was something called a SARE grant. The deadline is passed for this year...it is usually around mid-December. I was awarded $6,000 to start my project. SARE is a Sustainable Agriculture, Research and Education grant. It covers many different areas of agriculture. It is federal. Go to SARE.org for more information. The website is sorta hard to navigate through....I would look at grants that were already awarded to get an idea. I am getting ready to put in my final report now. You receive it in payments. First $3000, then after you submit a yearly report you get $2100, then $900 after you submit your final report. I have applied this year and hope that I get it again!!!
Good Luck!
SBF
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