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    What does “I won’t be wearing a red carnation in my buttonhole!” mean?

    We used to have a florist near our house called the buttonhole. Someone kept removing the ‘on’. As soon as the shopkeeper replaced it, it would happen again 😁
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    Reverse A/S - anyone used this

    Thank you
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    Reverse A/S - anyone used this

    Is there a link or description of this please? Thanks
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    Beehut on agricultural land - planning consent?

    Agree totally. Unfortunately, trying to have this conversation is proving very difficult with Guildford BC. Seems impossible to have a simple conversation to ask that question to someone who is qualified to give an answer. Tried this a few times before posting the question. They refer me to the...
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    Beehut on agricultural land - planning consent?

    I got this from an ‘advice site’ 4. Livestock shelters are common to not have a planning permission Livestock shelters are commonly built without obtaining planning approval because they are considered outbuildings, which are frequently exempt from them. A conventional definition of an...
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    Beehut on agricultural land - planning consent?

    Love all the replies and suggestions. Is there any official documentation on what is allowed and what isn’t? I can’t find any (which is ridiculous in itself - how can you comply which something that doesn’t appear to exist?).
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    Beehut on agricultural land - planning consent?

    Thanks -it's the agricultural land aspect as opposed to within the garden curtilage so not sure this applies???
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    Beehut on agricultural land - planning consent?

    I've looked through the forum for an answer (please point me to one if I have missed it). I have 4 hives on a paddock designated agricultural. There are no issues about this. I'd like to build a beehut (probably 12'x8') / wooden shed / concrete base. Does anyone know the planning requirements...
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    AZ Hives in Beeshed

    If anyone has any AZ hives they want to 'move on' please let me know!
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    AZ Hives in Beeshed

    Two years on. How is it going? I’d be interested to see how you got on with this as thinking of doing the same
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    Removing Winter insulation and unblock roof ventilation

    Just to clarify (sorry): I have Abelo poly hive with 4x roof vents, OMF with inspection tray, crown board with a single central mesh vent and a feeder hole: Close and keep closed all the crownboard and roof vents all year round? Leave the varroa monitoring board out except when monitoring? Bees...
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    Randy Oliver OA sponges

    This is the document I have been trying to get hold of. Is there a way we can push this ‘own use exemption’ along?
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    Randy Oliver OA sponges

    Sorry if I am off the mark here; wasn’t some sort of allowance made in NZ (I think??) where all OA containing meds were exempt from these restrictions? If this is the case, shouldn’t we as a (seemingly large and well informed group) be lobbying the government to allow the same, effectively...
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    Low Varroa in ‘23

    There’s a study (apparently) which is often quoted from but never cited which links dead mite drop to live population levels (I think it is quoted at 10-15%). I’d like to read it but can’t find it online. The recent article in bee craft had a study comparing the methods. I’d like to read a...
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    Autumn Varroa treatment

    Thanks. Is that dose for pure OA? (ie not Apiboxal)
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    Oxalic Acid

    I thought you needed all the bees in the hive when vaping so they get covered? I’ve always closed the entrances and done early morning or evening when they are all in and with varroa trays fitted to seal the mesh floor. If it’s effective without all this faff, that’s a winner 😁
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    Managing uncapped frames in supers

    Did an inspection today. All hives were really defensive. Nothing else out of the ordinary so wondered if this happens when the nectar flow dries up? There has been some pollen coming in recently but nothing really in the last couple of days. Probably spent far too long inspecting them and not...
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    Autumn Varroa treatment

    Old ish thread but I’m just deciding which varroa treatment after the supers are off. Ideally sublimated OA. I’ve ready a bit of conflicting stuff about dosage. What dose do you recommend per BS national deep for OA? Is 3 treatments at 5 day intervals still the recommendation? Finally, is this...
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