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    'Eco' Tree Hives or disease-bombs in waiting?

    This is a proper tree hive in the grounds of University of Galway
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    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    I worked with one of the Professors that was a researcher on the first IVF treatment. He takes half an aspirin a day. Claims that the research on its ability to stop strokes and heat attacks is overwhelming
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    Hive Monitoring - Surprising winter data

    I saw this yesterday in the grounds of the University of Galway. That’s the way to build a swarm trap. No way to get any honey though
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    Hive Monitoring - Surprising winter data

    So I assume over 95% of the bees caught in swarm traps made from uninsulated wood are making the right decision???
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    Queen above QE

    Thanks will do.
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    Queen above QE

    That’s what I thought just worried that two empty brood boxes would be too much
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    Queen above QE

    decided to but the bullet and go double brood as 8 frames of brood in first box. Put new one with drawn frames under old one 10 frames each and super on top. Saw queen all well. But just as I was going to put strap on noticed that forgot QE. Only two mins had passed so guessed the queen would...
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    Any scouts at your swarm trap?

    Ah the old check and turf!
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    Any scouts at your swarm trap?

    How do you stop wasps building a nest in your bait hive?
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    Anyone know what this is?

    Unlike me I don’t think it’s a fungi. It’s liquid like cuckoo spit
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    Anyone know what this is?

    hi wondering if anyone knows what this is. It is on a tree stump that has been dead for years. Looks like expanding foam.
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    Sales

    Here in Scotland we have lots as well. It takes several years when a distillery is set up for it to be able to sell whisky because to be called whisky it has to be aged in a barrel. In the meantime to get revenue they use the distillery to make gin.
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    Winter loss

    When I say nadired, the truth is not quite that organised. I saw signs of swarming and started doing a split. There was an nearly full super and two brood boxes. In a faff I ended up putting the brood box with the queen on it on the full super. It was on a bee floor so I just left it. It was end...
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