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    Leaving on feeder

    fill it with bubble wrap. and make a nice hat/jacket for the whole ensemble.
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    How much honey does a hive need to overwinter?

    An essentially full B+1/2 or 14x12.
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    What did you get in the post today?

    How about a thread about what's been delivered "in error" or to a neighbour/relative until SWMBO is out and they can be transferred to bee shed.
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    When to stop looking?

    most people will have feeders on now. a gallon of syrup is not conducive to removal for inspection.
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    Left Handed Hive Tool

    "Being ambidextrous I have never even thought about that one !!!" Likewise. Big advantage in the PM room since able to eviscerate from either side of the body.
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    Too Late For Supercedure?

    beeks are frequently surprised in spring to find a new queen who obviously turned up after regular inspections stopped. so not too late.
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    Drones and virgin queens.

    austrian research showed that drones and queens head to different DCAs.
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    varroa treatment for top bars

    DIY thymol mix on jeycloths or kitchen roll slipped between the top bars.
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    this season's yield

    two swarms and a hornet's nest.
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    Patchy brood advice - MAQ or Q problem?

    you appear to have BIAS but interspersed with pollen and nectar. Does the queen have space to lay and do the workers have space for storing nectar?
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    Bees Sick - what to do

    old comb drone brood with emerged cells backfilled with nectar. chalk brood. varroa i think the suspicious cells aren't AFB but pollen.
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    Poly Dadant hives?

    french dadants are different size to italian or UK ones. DOI: use MB jumbo poly's for dadant frames.
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    bridge comb and supers (sticky situation)

    perhaps the 45 degree poster has an octagonal hive?
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    Best treatment for sting swelling?

    nothing is going to remove the swelling in 24hrs.
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    National honey show

    presumably same as previous years. do you need a copy?
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