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    Mint Bee reacted to Will C's post in the thread Feeding in October with Like Like.
    Fair enough. No match sticks no.
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    Mint Bee replied to the thread Feeding in October.
    unfortunately, there are still a lot of dinosaurs talking sh*te because they were taught it and don't have the intelligence to question...
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    Mint Bee replied to the thread Syrup “honey”.
    When one is faced with hive starvation, and either feeding syrup or producing a dead colony, there is only one option, unless part of...
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    Mint Bee replied to the thread Eu Queen import via Ireland.
    Plenty of imported queen bee resellers in the UK. Get them to do the paperwork for you and accept that they will add their mark up on...
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    I thought this was an upmarket Unimog. Turns out it is a custom-made hybrid from a sprinter van body combined with heavy-duty off-road...
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    Mint Bee reacted to pargyle's post in the thread Loads of mites with Like Like.
    There's not much information available about the distribution of Amitraz resistant varroa in the UK ...most of the studies have been...
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    Mint Bee replied to the thread Loads of mites.
    OK. Apivar contains Amitraz, and treatment is not temperature dependent according to instructions. I don't use it so someone else can...
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    I have used wool but kept finding a significant number of dead bees entangled in it, even when bagged up - they kept eating away at the...
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    Mint Bee replied to the thread Loads of mites.
    You don't mention which treatment was used. Usually keep the board in for longer for a count, but if you are getting 25 a day there is...
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    Mint Bee reacted to Into the lions den's post in the thread thick bees with Like Like.
    We have stopped using invert. Price rather than quality issue. We have a big tank and buy in sugar from British Sugar in bulk and make...
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    Mint Bee replied to the thread thick bees.
    you have been told incorrectly then :). It's another myth propagated by people who don't know any better ;). Read Murry's accounts and...
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    Mint Bee reacted to pargyle's post in the thread Thin to thick with Like Like.
    Must be winter ... usual indicator is the 'how many pints or pounds do you need to a litre of sugar solution to make ir 2:1 or 1:2'...
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    Not come across any problems with the 11 lt tubs (30 lb) from F&H being stored at 5 or 6 high. Still got one stack from 2022 in pallet...
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    Mint Bee replied to the thread Recycling brood wax?.
    even cheaper if you get unwired, so no wiring cost :ROFLMAO:
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    Mint Bee replied to the thread Oxalic acid.
    The users of currently licensed QA products are not required to registered as individuals with poison act credentials. If it was...
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