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Thanks for replies Sorry I should have started a new thread. Advice re ventilation noted No haven't looked in yet - all effort expended towards dealing with swarm and heavy rains showers yesterday here Will look in ASAP and deal with it as advised above. Obviously not checking often or...

Hi team With help from this forum my bees came through winter really well, aided by 6" Abelo poly roof They are now on OMF with no tray and added second super recently, plus glass crown board with one hole open In the orchard where they reside it gets midday sun for about 4 hrs at the moment...

Great Thanks everyone Peter

I sort of guessed it was a rhetorical question :sneaky:

Brilliant i that website brings up all sorts of interesting opportunities! Thanks Presumably that does away with Kingspan etc? (Sorry really the last question!)

Fascinating replies Thanks So much that isn't in the books. Does BBKA course includes such insights? I'm just outside Llanfihangel-ar-Arth as it happens Nice to feel among friends. Yes beware speeding at Llanllwni - sudden changes from 50 to 30 such as not generally seen in Loegr - also...

Anyone seen one of these? Is it useful or a just a gimmick? We do get driving rain here so a raincoat might be nice? Bee Cozy (thorne.co.uk)

Hi Dani About 15 m north of Carmarthen Near Llandysul

Thank you so much for those replies. You have neatly articulated my confusion due to the tension between heat and ventilation As with any livestock I guess it's all about microclimate. Calves are very happy in an open barn as long as they can create their own microclimate with plenty of bedding...

Hi everyone I am a newbie in West Wales. Due to COVID not possible to attend a course but have ab experienced keeper helping me Bit I don't want to keep ringing him up every week! I've been looking at some information on insulation over winter, something that doesn't seem to be mentioned in the...