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    Huge bumble bee

    I've had a purpose built BB hive in my garden several year now. Tried all different positions and even put a wild mouse nest in it. But to no avail. Each year I see masses of queen BBs at certain time in the early year so I hope this year to catch one (easy) and put it in my box with some...
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    Putting Frames Together...

    I love doing this with my grandson. He passes me the bits and nails and tools, I assemble them. He loves the idea of helping me, I love having him arround and something of value is produced. What could be better?
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    Using Maple Syrup?

    Thanks Rab. Much appreciate you help and thought out advice. Looks like I'll be eating a lot of pancakes. :cheers2:
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    Using Maple Syrup?

    :)
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    Using Maple Syrup?

    Hi, I have an amount of maple syrup that I wil not be using.I was thinking of mixing it with sugar syrup in the spring to use it up. Is this a bad idea?
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    Will you be trickle feeding Oxalic Acid over the 2010/11 Winter period?

    Hi, I'm running two hives on brood and a half for the first time. As the frames don’t exactly line up from the half to the main brood box, how sould I treat with OA? If I trickle the OA over a line of bee on the top half, it may well simply drop down onto a bar of a frame below and therefore...
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    Britain's Trillion Pound Horror Story

    I saw this and it made perfect and seriously worrying sense. I think it should be good compulsory watching for all politicians and senior public sector workers. As an example my council hand delivered a questionnaire to see how well they are doing/ When I did not send it back they hand...
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    Oxalic or no oxalic?

    Hi, I'm running two hives on brood and a half for the first time. As the frames don’t exactly line up from the half to the main brood box, how sould I treat with OA? If I drizzle the OA over a line of bee on the top half, it may well simply drop down onto a bar of a frame below and therefore...
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    Biological Wasp Trap

    I've had an idea for some time of of buying an old vacuum (small one) with a long tube and simply vac up the little blighters. Anyone tried this?
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    Garden beekeepers: What are your bees foraging on?

    I have tried to grow bee friendly plants in my garden (all sorts) but the little blighters just fly off elsewhere. never see my bees in my garden unless they are resting. Maybe they believe the old phrase "The other man's grass is greener" No pleasing some people. :(
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    Smokin'

    Light syrup spray? What mix and how do you use? Very very interested in the idea as I always hate the use of smoke but up till now had no alternative. Would love to find a bee friendly way.
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    Apiary Windbreaks

    Hi, Mine are reasonably well shelered from wind but was thinking of a roof to cover the hives (2 close together) to keep rain, snow and frost off. Good, bad or indifferent idea?
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    Frame feeder - dozy question

    OMG - that's why I've drown a few bees. That what make this site so good - little snippets of info like this.:party:
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    When to Start Syrup Feed

    Thanks, Much appreciated.
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    When to Start Syrup Feed

    Hi, Popped some fondant over the brood today. Just wondered when I should consider start on the Syrup. Wanted to be ready :)
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