Barrels,Drums, Metal and Plastic.Sugar or Corn Syrup bee feed storage. Water or fuel storeage containers.

Open or closed top 55 gallon. 

Large square 275 gallon totes for water,sugar or corn syrup bee feed storage.

AS OF 6-2011

55 Gallon  $22

275 gallon $135 

Metal or plastic barrels for water,honey or corn syrup,sugar storage.

Also make good burn drums for old frames,boxes and for bee out yards
 to burn trash and empty smokers into for fire prevention.

Small Hive Beetle Traps on Honeybee Bee Hives, Georgia Beekeeper John Pluta Milledgeville Georgia Beekeeping Small Hive Beetle Control Traps

The Beetle Trap, my new favorite weapon.Filling methods on left.

Click picture for enlarged detail.d 50 dead beetles.

Quick Easy Deadly Effective

CLICK PICTURE for enlargement

Small Hive Beetle Traps on Honeybee Bee Hives, 

Georgia Beekeeper John Pluta Milledgeville Georgia 

Beekeeping Small Hive Beetle Control Traps

West Small Hive Beetle traps, Fill with vegetable oil to drown small hive beetles and varroa mites.

The West Small Hive Beetle trap,fill with vegetable oil to drown the beetles. gets Varroa mites,ants,roaches as well. A good non chemical control that can be used year round.

The_Beetle_Trap- Picture above on top. Beetles fit in but not the bees.

This is newest trick/weapon, filled with a bait or a small piece cut off Check Mite strip.

Put on bottom board or top bars with a tight fit. Replaces the time consuming sign board method of cutting and taping. Cost effective at $2 -$3 depending on quantity here.

For high numbers heavily infested hives I use one on both top AND bottom. Kills so many you have to empty them out of trap.

Forget about the outside ground drench spray,waste of time & money.

 Just pee, works about as good.

JOHN PLUTA

165 Sparta Hwy. NE.

Milledgeville GA. 31061

478-452-2337

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The World Around Us: Inside the Life of the Honey Bee by Tyler Southard, Macon Georgia , TV24 Reporter

The World Around Us: Inside the Life of the Honey Bee

Tyler Southard, TV24 Reporter Macon Georgia

Story Created: Jun 15, 2010 at 4:56 PM CDT
Story Updated: Jun 15, 2010 at 5:09 PM CDT

It’s a hot summer day and this colony of bees are providing southern air conditioning to their hive. These bees are making honey, and for beekeeper John Pluta of Milledgeville, it’s a cash crop.

“I basically have the sweetest job in Georgia" says Pluta as he samples honey straight from the hive.

John doesn’t wear the traditional astronaut like suit when working but instead relies on smoking out the colonies which masks pheromones that are released when dangers is around, and it’s time to sting.

“I tell them every morning not to sting me" says Pluta.

Bees are a somewhat feared and misunderstood creature but serve a very important role in nature as a means for cross pollination of flowers, trees, and crops with a very delicious result.

A beehive can contain up to thirty thousand bees which are moved around to different crops throughout the year producing up to three to four different varieties of honey throughout the year.

This industrious insect also produces propolis resin from sap and other botanical sources that they use to seal off the hive. This resin is also used by humans for medicinal purposes. Beeswax, the framing structure of the honey comb, also has a number of uses from cosmetics to candles.

Pollen that becomes wet and damaged in the hive can no longer be used for honey but instead serves as a protein rich food sources for baby bees and is also popular among athletes and vegetarians.

After about 4 weeks of work, the honey combs are full.

“All this honey right here is still really clear and is making what we call light honey and this darker honey is what we classify as wildflower" says Pluta as he describes the coloration of a honey comb frame.

At this time, John fires up a special machine which uses centripetal force to extract the raw honey.

“We bee making honey" exclaims Pluta as he pours a fresh jar of sweet honey. 

Beekeeping Magazines, April 2010 covers American Bee Journal and Bee culture come on same day

Beekeeping Magazines, April 2010 covers American Bee Journal and Bee culture come on same day

Record poor honey crop, Varroa Mites in Hawaii stories in American Bee Journal

Florida Tupelo Honey story in Bee Culture magazine

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Spring Honeybee pollination hives on soon to BEE planted watermelon field in Georgia

Spring Honeybee hives on soon to BEE planted watermelon field in Georgia

 Farmers use about 1 beehive per acre for watermelon pollination.
Beekeepers watching new seedless varieties for Honeybee needs.

BEEKEEPING WATERMELON FIELD POLLINATION

 

HONEY POT, Brown clay ceramic Honey Pot,Honeybees with Bear Honey Pot

HONEY POT, Brown clay ceramic Honey Pot,Honeybees with Bear Honey Pot

Beekeeping collection John Pluta Georgia

BROOD BUILDER Patties,A great early spring tool for more bees,High Protein- Queen lays more BROOD

Brood Builder Patties are a superior pollen substitute providing your bees more protein with all the amino acids, vitamins and lipids they need. It is readily accepted by the bees. We do the mixing for you, saving you mixing time and clean up time. A convenient way to provide your bees with the protein they need.

I start using in January for early brood build up for gang buster hives by March for splits. I use 1/4 to 1/2 patty early on depending on weather and hive strength then more as bees build up before splitting.

Place on top of brood frames or open feed protected from rain for beehives bustin with Honey Bees.

After testing for 2 years I highly rate these if you want STRONG early bees

$3@    10/$25          Box 40/$90    100/$200    Very heavy to ship so pick up advised. 

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 SNOW Day 2-13-10, 

Todays Queen grafting start on Valentines Days weekend could BEE delayed

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