Recent content by Ash1962

Just checked my 8 Hives today and one of them is Queenless ,No Brood Nothing it’s dwindled down to a small Colony of a Couple of Frames I live in the North East Do I combine or Buy a Mated Queen tomorrow ? Thanks

Hi Do you go into the Winter with your Abelo hives on OMF ? Thanks Ash.

I’m not too sure it’s worth losing your Eye Sight to a Rogue sting rather than suiting up with a Veil No matter How Calm the Bees are…

I don’t treat only with essential oils a combination of various oils including Thyme .99 I don’t treat only with a combination of essential oils...Marjoram /Thyme/Clove.....Biggest Mite drop is with Garlic oil ..Screen boards placed in with cotton pads impregnated with above...

I use Heavy Duty Marigold Gloves ...They’re black but if you turn them inside out they’re white which the bees prefer....they are impenetrable to Bee stings and allow dexterity too.