Successful Homesteading, Issue # 18, Homesteading Shopper has Great New Products, Now 15% Off!

Hello, Friend, Issue #018, July 24, 2009. In This Issue... --Homesteading Shopper - New Look, Great New Products! --Chicken Tractor Book now 18% off at Homesteading Shopper --New! Great, Hand-Operated Appliances Now For Sale --Cast Iron Cookware Now Available --Everything Now 15% off through August 7, 2009 --Why You Should Be Cooking With Cast Iron Cookware --Tips on Caring For Cast Iron Cookware It's hot outside and sizzling hot here at the Homesteading Shopper! So read on! You Can Build a Chicken Tractor - Now at an Even Better Price! Through my website only!! You Can Build a Chicken Tractor: For Beginners, Experts and Everyone in Between is now available for sale on the Homesteading Shopper at a drastically reduced price for $10.74 – 18% off the listed price. If you've ever thought of keeping free range chickens in a chicken tractor, this book is for you! In addition to providing full plans and giving you step by step instructions on how to build your own chicken tractor, this handy guide gives tons of great tips, including great sources of free wood, how to recover your costs by selling chicks, chicken care and egg recipes. Now for the even better low price of $10.74 Click here to purchase. Or save money and the environment by purchasing the e-book at the ridiculously low price of $7.95! Click here to learn more. New Look for the Homesteading Shopper The Homesteading Shopper now has a new look with new products that truly help you live the self-reliant life. My dream from the start has been to offer you truly unique and useful items that can help you become more self reliant. And now I can with the new Homesteading Shopper. New! Great, Hand-Operated Appliances The dream of many is to get off the grid, or at the very least, to use as little electricity as possible while returning to a simpler lifestyle. These great new products from Universal can help you with everything from grinding your own grains to making your own tomato paste. Sturdy, Durable, Hand-Operated Grain Mill at a Fabulous Price This hand-operated grain mill from Universal is ideal for grinding grains, corn nuts and cereals. It's truly something every homesteading shopper needs. And at the reasonably low price of $39.60, it will save you money when you buy it and when you use it. Click here to learn more. Finely Ground Coffee without Using Electricity This hand-operated coffee grinder is great for emergencies or for anyone wanting to get off the grid. In addition to grinding coffee, it can also be used to grind nuts, grains and other beans. It grinds perfectly and has a setting that can be adjusted from coarse to very fine. Now just $41.60. Click here to learn more. Fresh Juice the Simple Way This hand-operated juicer is ideal for making fresh wheat grass, fruit or vegetable juices, a handy tool for the homesteading shopper. Cost is $38.40. Click here to learn more. Make Tomato Sauce and Paste with this Hand-Operated Strainer This work saver cuts canning time in half and eliminates having to core or remove seeds. It's Ideal for making tomato sauce and pastes, apple sauce, jams, and pie fillings, squash or potatoes. Just $58.80. Click here to learn more. Cast Iron Cookware Cast iron cookware should be an essential part of your homesteading kitchen equipment. Its versatility and strength make this marvelous cookware invaluable. Hands down, it's the best way to prepared good, down-home cooking. There's a wide selection available, from the classic skillet to a cornstick pan. Click here to see my entire collection. So What Could Be Better? How About 15% off Now Through August 7? For my ezine subscribers only: Buy between now and August 7, 2009 and you get an extra 15 percent off of everything in the Homesteading Shopper, including my already reduced chicken tractor book. Simply enter this code as you check out: pbml709 And 15% will be taken off your total purchases. So stop by today at the Homesteading Shopper, but hurry! This great deal ends on August 7, 2009. And Speaking of Cast Iron... There are two new articles available at Organic Gardening and Homesteading that are all about this wonderful cookware. The Benefits of Cast Iron Want to know what the big deal is about Cast Iron Cookware? Read all about it here. Caring For Your Cast Iron Cookware This cookware is nonstick naturally and can last for generations, but to get the most out of your cookware, Follow these simple steps. And as always, happy homesteading! Like this issue of Successful Homesteading? Please forward it to a friend! 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Central Beekeepers Alliance : Conditions and Instructions for Apivar Use in Bee Hives

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• Conditions and Instructions for Apivar Use in Bee Hives
• Video: Honey Bees Fighting Varroa Mites and Bee Louse
• Beekeeping Magazines Go Online

Conditions and Instructions for Apivar Use in Bee Hives Posted: 23 Jul 2009 12:53 PM PDT As announced in “PMRA Approves Emergency Use of Apivar in Canada,” the Pest Management Regulatory Agency has granted the emergency registration of Apivar® for the control of the parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, in honey bee hives in Canada. Apivar® (active ingredient: 3.33% amitraz) is a sustained-release plastic strip designed for use in honey bee hives. This emergency registration applies in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island for the period beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010 — subject to the following Conditions: Honey supers must be removed from hives before undergoing treatment wtih amitraz, and cannot be replaced until 14 days after the strips are removed. Residues of amitraz equivalents in/on honey and honey-derived products must not exceed 0.1 parts per million (ppm) (as per subsection B.15.002(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. End-users must be informed that various countries, including the United States, do not have a maximum residue limit (MRL) for amitraz in honey, honeycomb, and beeswax, and that they assume the risk that use of Apivar® may affect export of their product. Instructions for Apivar Use in Bee Hives Correctly identify the pest and ensure economic and agronomic thresholds are being met before treatment. Remove honey supers before application of Apivar®. Use 2 Apivar® strips per colony. Separate the double strip and hang each strip between two comb frames inside the brood area or bee cluster, with a minimum distance of 2 frames between strips. Suspend Apivar® strips in the brood chamber in such a way that the bees can walk on both sides of the strips. Leave the strips inside the hive for 42 days and then remove. In case of movement inside the bee hive far from the strips, a repositioning of the strips should be done into the bee cluster, and the strips left in place for 14 more days before removal. Strips must be removed after a maximum of 56 days. Do not re-use the strips. Timing: Hang Apivar® strips in the hives in spring before the first honey flow if varroa mite infestations have reached treatment threshold. Remove honey supers before use of Apivar strips. DO NOT USE APIVAR STRIPS WHEN HONEY SUPERS ARE PRESENT. If the varroa mite infestation is severe, treat colonies in the autumn after all surplus honey has been removed from the hive. Wait 14 days after removing strips before placing honey supers on hive. Monitor treated pest populations for resistance development. Follow all instructions on the product label. New Brunswick beekeepers, please contact the NB Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture (Fredericton — (506) 453-2108) if you require more information. Conditions and Instructions for Apivar Use in Bee Hives comes from the Central Beekeepers Alliance of New Brunswick, Canada. For more information on Honey Bees and Beekeeping, please: * Visit http://cba.stonehavenlife.com * Subscribe to our RSS feed * Get free updates by e-mail

Video: Honey Bees Fighting Varroa Mites and Bee Louse Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:20 PM PDT This video, Bees fighting varroa and braula coeca, was made by Ivan Brndušic, an electronics technician (from a long line of beekeepers on his mother’s side) who lives, works, and watches honey bees in the town of Bor, Serbia. When you see the bees’ attempts to remove the pests, it makes it very clear why hygienic grooming behaviour is a desireable trait for breeding in honey bees! There’s a great explanation — with annotated photographs — of exactly what we’re seeing in this video as the bees try to fight off both Varroa mites and the very similar-looking but relatively benign-to-bees braula coeca (bee louse) on Brndušic’s website at brnda.com. Video: Honey Bees Fighting Varroa Mites and Bee Louse comes from the Central Beekeepers Alliance of New Brunswick, Canada. For more information on Honey Bees and Beekeeping, please: * Visit http://cba.stonehavenlife.com * Subscribe to our RSS feed * Get free updates by e-mail

Beekeeping Magazines Go Online Posted: 18 Mar 2009 01:40 PM PDT The BeeKeepers Quarterly edited by John Phipps, has just announced that it’s taking its show online. The UK beekeeping magazine can now be seen on the Web at www.bkq.org.uk. The March 2009 and May 2009 issues will be “free samples” for beekeepers to try it out, and there will be a small subscription charge for future issues. The print edition will continue for those who prefer to receive the magazine in that format. This news comes from Kim Flottum, editor of Bee Culture – The Magazine of American Beekeeping, who is a regular contributor to the BeeKeepers Quarterly). Flottum notes that Bee Culture, too, will be releasing a digital edition later this year. Other digital beekeeping magazines include Bee Craft (UK) and MidWest Beekeeper (US). So far, the American Bee Journal is not available on the Internet, but you can subscribe to the Journal through its website, or view the Table of Contents, Covers, and an index of articles in past issues. Beekeeping Magazines Go Online comes from the Central Beekeepers Alliance of New Brunswick, Canada. For more information on Honey Bees and Beekeeping, please: * Visit http://cba.stonehavenlife.com * Subscribe to our RSS feed * Get free updates by e-mail

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