Recent content by Gandalf

Hello :welcome: I may remind oneself - I'm beekeeper from Poland. I am an admin of polish forum about beekeeping. In last time I write many articles to different polish magazines about beekeeping. My new article is about bumblebees import's to UK. Recently, I read BBC Nature and I found one...

Good morning. Thank you for your reply. I didn’t expect such a large discussion :-) „oliver90owner” So, the temperature was too high to cause overheating in the hive. About formic acide wasn’t any reports. “tonybloke” We used chemicals and cutting out drone maggot, yes. “wightbees” I see...

Re. Hello, thank you for your prompt response. Hmmm... Apiguard is based on thymol. In Poland we afraid to use thymol. We have "Api Live Var", but after the use this, bees suffocate, die, or flee. Nobody can't apply it well. When applying to open two outlets give nothing. Bees wings...

Hello. My name is Paweł. I live in the Poland and I'm beekeeper. I would like ask, how look situation with bees in the winter in the UK? In Poland, many beekeepers complain, that swarms of bees die, because is big intensity belt Varroa Destructor. Unfortunately, many beginner, young beekeepers...