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FireMedic

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  1. I found a few comments about a Beekeeping place in Lopburi. I took a drive up there yesterday and talked to the old lady at the shop. She said she lost 20 hives due to the pesticides on the sugarcane. Now she just places orders for people and they come from Chiang Mai.

    This is what was concerning me;

    Kumpawapi (Udon Thani) is mainly sugar commercial sugar cane and there appears to be no crop rotation and so much weed killer / chemicals / fertilisers / pesticides seem to be thrown around.

    Forgetting that though; is sugar cane even pollinated or of any use to bees?

    I'm not sure. Her little farm was in the middle of a huge sugarcane place....probably not enough food for 20 hives. Monocrops are really bad for bees. You'll have to move them around from apples, almonds, citrus...etc.

  2. So what did the police learn? Stop parking on the sides of highways. They should find a safe place to park. Police should NEVER stand in front of any vehicle they intend to stop for any reason. As we know in the US, if a cop is standing in front of a vehicle, 100% he has his weapon out and will shoot you if you move. These cops just walk in front of everyone with no regard.

  3. I found a few comments about a Beekeeping place in Lopburi. I took a drive up there yesterday and talked to the old lady at the shop. She said she lost 20 hives due to the pesticides on the sugarcane. Now she just places orders for people and they come from Chiang Mai.

  4. Never seen a small stingless bee in Thailand, yet you never mentioned why you want them? Please explain, and let us know... Have seen some pissed off bees in my life in North/east Thailand... One bad ass bee!, 1definitely do not want to piss them off! Mostly in the rice fields..... wai2.gifwai2.gifwai2.gif

    If you have been here for any length of time, I've bet you seen them before, but dismissed them as something else....like I did. I already have one small hive going now in my yard that I bought from a Thai beekeeper in Samut Songkram. From what I understand, the eastern areas have a more diverse group, which is what I was looking for. I'm not a honey producer, just keep them for hobby and to take care of my flowers and fruit trees.

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