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I have the old style feeders, I'm not sure what the difference is apart from the fact you say you have removable inserts. Anyway, with the old style you can't use the clear coverboard because it stops the roof sealing with the raised partitions; allowing the bees direct access to the syrup...

Well, when you do delve into it you will find that the weight has to be in grams :rules: although you can also put the weight in ounces/pounds. More than you'll ever want to know, here :D

Yes. One is mass while the other is volume. 8 fl oz of honey will 'weigh' a lot more than 8 oz.

Why do you say that? Unless she's only just turned DLQ then I would expect to see drones on that frame - and I can't spot one. There is definitely capped drone brood and also capped worker cells (can't tell what's in them though). The Q cups need checking out but the rest looks like a normal...

Cheers peeps, I'm looking at reducing the number of hives a little, so a no brainier really :)

Hi Cazza, I saw exactly the same in one of my hives yesterday. Six cells, four of which were sealed with one just on the edge of pupation. There is some recently sealed drone brood and I spotted the sum total of one drone during the inspection. I didn't see the queen or eggs but there were...

It's going to be a cracking day to get out for a walk in the sunshine. If you're in the Hucclecote area of Gloucester then please keep an eye out for my sister's lost dog. Keep an ear out too as he may have got stuck down a rabbit hole. Reward for safe return so get out there, get some air and...

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I had lots of wasp problems up until around mid-December but they soon died off after the Ivy finished and the only ones I've seen have been sleepy queens in the woodshed. I think I'm right in saying that there is very little chance of there being an occupied nest at this time of year, as they...

They're talking about fondant, not foundation :ot:

If they are active, just move it in stages. A foot or two every couple of days.

Hmm... what about the drones? Are they released periodically?

It's not happened to me but there is a member on here that told me that he experienced this, the result being that the honey was only fit for feeding back to the bees or making mead. My OSR honey sets like concrete and takes a couple of days to go liquid if I set the thermostat to 40 degrees C...

Make sure that the bucket has a tight fitting lid! Honey is hygroscopic and will suck in a lot of water using this method if it can.

Not far from me then, I'm over near Lyneham. Give me a shout if you need help with anything! Nick