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    Its got loads of bee related clips but looks as if its going to be shut down so have a quick look
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    Here's the link with english bits - I'de forgotten about these..

    http://www.iwf.de/iwf/do/mkat/listin...SearchStr=bees.

    I like the clarity of the voice-over.

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    Hi I hope u are still on this site. Do you have any details of the hives they use especially the large floor.I think the year program with the lady wearing no protective clothing is quite remarkable. Who are the IWF?I am thinking of altering my top bar hives to make the entrance from underneath. KR
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    IWF.de
    Its got loads of bee related clips but looks as if its going to be shut down so have a quick look
    kev

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    Hi KR68.
    can you still access the German videos as the original site has gone?
    I seem to remember one of the local associations had downloaded them and put up links.

    The hives might have been Langstroth Poly Hives.

    Welcome to the forum btw.

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    Hi the hives are Zander - just a tad shorter and shallower than Langstroth.

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    My hero (heroine actually) from IWF

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKTvp1lupHY

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    Yes, I saw some of that video a few weeks ago. I'll go back and watch it all.

    She's so quick and efficient - the bees are hardly disturbed at all. I did wonder though whether she squashes any bees - does she manage to sweep them all aside with those rapid movements before returning a box to the hive?

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    The woman's a magician, can't imagine crushing bees with such abandon in the uk and getting away with it. What type of bee is it? I thought I heard mention something about different strains

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    LOL! To be fair there isn't much sign of crushed bees on the rims of the boxes.

    The Celle bee institute was active breeding carniolans. Could well be the same stocks that went out to NZ as semen and then returned here as some of the imports recently. I've been at those bees as unprotected as the Super-heroine and didn't feel threatened at all. Would like to breed natives that gentle and I'm sure that it would be possible.

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    Would like to breed natives that gentle and I'm sure that it would be possible.
    according to our regional state beekeeping expert, 3-5 generations of queen selection are enough to breed peaceful slow to swarm bees.
    He recommends three groups of 10 hives for selection, and a drone free locatlion for the queen mating or using AI.
    The latter is probably the biggest isssue I guess.

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