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Welcome to the Luckiamute Bee's (pronounced lucky mute) HomePage. What is a Luckiamute Bee? Who is Luckiamute Bee? What the heck is this beetools?
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Bee's beekeeping supply retail store is closed
Phone: 503-838-2328 email: beetools@aol.com
Basics in Northwest
Beekeeping - a month-by-month
guide to beekeeping focused on the needs of beekeepers in the
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Build it Yourself Page
- a collection of stuff and projects for the do-it-yourselfer including a top
feeder, Solar Wax Melter,
Bumble Bee Nests,
Mason Bee Nests,
a Honey
Liquidfier, and an modular Observation Hive.
Bumble Bee Page - check out these alternative pollinators and
build a nest to catch and keep your own.
Mason Bees - an
affordable and easy to keep early pollinator.
Grower Resources - a collection of pages on topics affection beekeepers and growers
Cranberries - one of the Northwest's highest value crops in one of the worst environments for honeybees. This set includes an open letter to growers discussing the economics of cranberry pollination from the beekeeper's point, and Dr. Michael Burgett's study on cranberry pollination.
Evaluating Hive Strength - a very useful tools for growers and beekeepers to learn how to judge how many bee are in a hive.
The Pollination of Meadowfoam - the first in-depth study of this new pollination and honey crop.
Sanitary Guideline in Honey Houses - Oregon State Department of Agriculture's guidelines for honey houses - everything you wanted to know about the requirements for a licensed honey house.
Insurance for Beekeepers - Insurance - one of our "favorite" topics. More than you every wanted to know about insurance for beekeeping - learn and buy BEFORE you need it.
Miscellaneous Page - well, we had to call this something - it's everything that didn't fit under one of the other pages.
Northwest Pollinator List - find a beekeeper for all your pollination needs!
Oddities of Beekeeping - a collection of odd tales and factoids on bees and beekeeping.
PNW Colony Mortality 1998- the most
accurate assessment of colony losses for any region in the U.S.
Recipes - not your average recipe page - check it out!
Local Clubs and Associations - where to find beekeepers in your area.
1999 OSU Northwest Pollination Survey - a
10-year history of pollination business in the Northwest - the only
database on pollination rental fees!
1996 Pollination Survey
1997 Pollination Survey
1998 Pollination Survey
97poldoc.htmLINK Page - several hundred sites for beekeepers and growers alike!
What is a Luckiamute Bee? It's a bee that is fortunate enough to live in the beautiful Luckiamute River (a tributary of the Willamette River) watershed in Western Oregon.
Who is Luckiamute Bee? We're first and foremost, beekeepers. Now that we are a little older (and hopefully a little wiser) we work hard at keeping our operation from expanding beyond 50+ colony operation in Oregon's famous Willamette Valley. (All of you know that one hive leads to two, and your can get twice as much honey from four as two colonies, etc., etc.) Some of you know Ron Bennett, the BIG BEE here at Luckiamute Bee, former Editor of the Western Apiculture Society's Journal as past vice-president of the Oregon State Beekeepers Association, and former editor of the Bee Line newsletter, and Webmaster of the old OSBA WebPages (now beetools). Luckiamute Bee is also involved in long-term research projects with Oregon State University, the USDA, the Klamath economic Redevelopment Agency and others. We were a full service bee supply dealer dedicated to offering the finest bee supplies and accessories at the best possible prices, focusing on organic beekeeping.
What the heck is this beetools? beetools is an all encompassing heading for our communication and education activities. It is the name of our Web Site, our Newsletter, our beekeeping classes, and all of our beekeeping publishing and information services. We welcome you to cruise around our Web Site and solicit your comments and suggestions on how we can make this a better tool for beekeepers and growers. Contact us at beetools@aol.com, or call 503-838-2328 9A-6P PST.