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  1. BernardBlack

    Complete dead out !

    Yes, it was quite low for that colony.
  2. BernardBlack

    Complete dead out !

    Would have to check my records but I put Apiguard on around Aug/Sept.
  3. BernardBlack

    Complete dead out !

    I double checked. Treatment was around 29/30 December.
  4. BernardBlack

    Complete dead out !

    They had stores and fondant on crown board.
  5. BernardBlack

    Complete dead out !

    Lost a colony today. When treating them with apibioxal early January, I noticed numbers seemed low, so I assume it was a heat issue, lack of numbers. Didn’t have time to get a proper look though. Was there anything I could have done to save them in early January? Uniting them with another...
  6. BernardBlack

    Varroa count after OA treatment

    Approx 250 mites after 3 days in one colony. No mites in another. It’s mad, Ted.
  7. BernardBlack

    Oxalic Acid treatment & removing the Super

    In order to move the stores up into the Brood Box above it?
  8. BernardBlack

    Oxalic Acid treatment & removing the Super

    Fondant was temporary, until I put the super back on. The bees will probably end up with the honey that’s there (it does still feel quite full), but I was just concerned in case I was to use the same frames in future, and didn’t know if extracting honey from frames that were treated with OA was...
  9. BernardBlack

    Oxalic Acid treatment & removing the Super

    Left a super on one hive as stores in BB were light in autumn. Will do Oxalic Acid trickling soon. Thought it best to remove the super, trickle the OA in the BB, then feed colony fondant. Then replace the super when any risk of honey tainting from the OA is gone. How long should I keep the...
  10. BernardBlack

    epipens

    I normally take a daily Loratidine 10mg tablet in summer for hay fever. So maybe doing that might help me with stings during the summer months. Do you mean the bee stings help with arthritis?
  11. BernardBlack

    epipens

    My sting reaction varies. If I’m stung on the hand/finger, the swelling/rash/itchiness might move down the arm a little. Other times, it can be just like a slight swelling like a nettle sting. Do you mind me asking what your worst reaction was with (a) a bee sting, and (b) with nuts?
  12. BernardBlack

    epipens

    Good to know.
  13. BernardBlack

    epipens

    Flip! That’s reassuring! o_O I’ve only had swelling to sting area and itchiness afterwards. Nothing major thankfully. Hopefully I never will.
  14. BernardBlack

    epipens

    What’s SWMBO? There’s an allergy test available? I meant peanuts, but I’m sure you knew that ;)
  15. BernardBlack

    epipens

    Didn’t see this thread earlier. Enquired at local pharmacy about an epipen. They said to see my GP. She (the GP) said she was unable to prescribe one unless I had an allergy to stings, but gave me details of private clinics who might provide them. I’m assuming that involves a private...
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