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bvar22

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54. Black Bears are a problem for BeeKeepers here too.

Wed May 23, 2012, 03:09 PM

May 2012

We are surrounded by extensive National Forest (Ouachita Forest) and protected Wilderness.
The Black Bear population is high,
and the heat & drought the last two years have killed off most of the wild (Black) Berries,
forcing the bears to look for other sources of food.

Electric fencing has solved the problem for the BeeKeepers here that have had their hives tumbled.
If we have a Bear problem, we will use the electric fencing,
but so far, so good.

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BEES!!! If you love them and want to give them a home, please check in. [View all] bvar22 May 2012 OP

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kick! jannyk May 2012 #2

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See the film "Queen of the Sun". zentrum May 2012 #11

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That is beautiful. I love the music and the last artwork, nice finish. sabrina 1 May 2012 #37

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kick! really interesting. Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #20

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Cool! Mojorabbit May 2012 #35

Our bees came this weekend. So far so good. It is kind of cold but if they are going to live they jwirr May 2012 #26

Congratulations! bvar22 May 2012 #46

Thank you. We are seeking the advice of keepers up here who do it every year. At the moment I jwirr May 2012 #47

Black Bears are a problem for BeeKeepers here too. bvar22 May 2012 #54

Cloquet area. Our fence is eletrified also. Fortunately we have no had the drought problems yet. jwirr May 2012 #55

That is a beautiful area. bvar22 May 2012 #59

We are very lucky in the natural resources we have up here. One of the problems used to be that jwirr May 2012 #62

I have an extreme phobia of bees. Odin2005 May 2012 #28

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I planted lots of flowers in the back yard for the bees XemaSab May 2012 #30

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K&R! Omaha Steve May 2012 #45

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Bee fan here! K&R whatchamacallit May 2012 #49

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