1/1/10 - Would you like to be a beekeeper? Produce your own honey? Have your own bees pollinate your garden and fruit trees. Do you have Honey bee fever?
Knight Family Honey is now accepting orders for 3lb. & 4lb. packages of bees that are set to arrive April 24th 2010.
This will be are 6th year supplying quality honey bee packages to the intermountain west. We transport your honey bees to Utah in a climate controlled, air ride, stress free environment so that you get the best package of honey bees to begin your beekeeping experience. We are also Beekeepers ourselves running 400 colonies along the Wasatch Front and its mountain valleys. We welcome any questions that you may have I would also like to serve you with the knowledge you will need to be a successful beekeeper.
Please visit www.KnightFamilyHoney.com to learn more about how to take the sting out of becoming a beekeeper & curing that honey bee fever!
Thank you, Lee Knight

2/24/10- Two uncappers for sale - I have two (2) Cowen uncappers that we have been using that I would like to sell, so that we can upgrade. Both are in good condition. One would come with a stand, and one without. I would like $1,500 for each. If you know of anyone, please give them my email (shcbees@gmail.com), or my phone number (435-864-8362). Pictures below:

1/1/10 - I would like to thank all of you who purchased essential oils from me last year.  This year I suggested the Association sell them as a way to help fund the BAB program.   Our product, called Honey Bee Oil, comes in a 4 ounce bottle that will make approximately 46 batches.  It contains spearmint, lemongrass, thyme, and eucalyptus oils, plus lecithin.
As we all know, sugar is devoid of nutrition. So while we are providing our bees with energy, sugar syrup is doing nothing to help keep them healthy.  Spearmint is loaded with vitamins, minerals, and amino acids (amino acids are to protein as letters are to words).   The bees really aren’t all that interested in spearmint oil so the lemongrass is added to get their attention, as the smell of lemongrass is similar to one of the queen’s pheromones.  Thyme and eucalyptus have been added as research indicates they interfere with the reproductive cycle of the Varroa mite.   Lecithin is a vegetable product that acts as an emulsifier to mix the oils and water.  Without it the oils would not mix in, instead would sit on top of the syrup. After drinking all the syrup, the concentrated oil would be toxic to the bees. 
Honey Bee Oil, $15 for 4oz bottle and $30 for 8oz; will be available at the monthly Association meetings.  All proceeds go to fund the BAB program.  I will still have the small individual bottles.

Barbara Rowland

Dillution instructions -

Honeybee Oil Dilution Chart

To Make                                HoneyBee Oil
1 Qt.                                        1.25 ml or ¼ tsp
½ Gal.                                      2.5 ml or ½ tsp
1 Gal.                                       5 ml or 1 tsp
2 Gal.                                       10 ml or 2 tsp
5 Gal.                                       25 ml or 5 tsp

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