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Is that the new wax crotch pad slip it on rip it off hairless in seconds ouch

took 1 super last week as it was capped put it back on nearly full again plus another 2 that were partially capped all 3 should come off at the wkend plus 1 super capped i am leaving on for the girls there is a lot of balsom near here and they are still bringing it in

If the summer crop is down by 60% I'm going to need more supers for next year but this is my first full year and is a great excuse to tell swmbo that I need more equipment for next year

All beekeepers are different to each his or her own some for honey some for money some for pleasure some for all,there are lots of right ways and lots of wrong ways but they are all individually specific to the beekeeper you will learn what the bees you keep require and the varying knowledge...

Just a thought but if there is disease in the dead colony and possibly the honey they wouldnt want this spreading to the bees robbing out the honey

Just ask yourself why do bees store honey in the first place, I think but haven't tried it that syrup may freeze that is why fondant is usually suggested as a winter feed or supplement to their own stores

I think what finman is saying is that no matter how many frames/boxes of brood you have on a single hive in summer they will reduce their numbers significantly to a small enough cluster to serve their purposes keeping themselves the queen and the small amount of brood warm through winter.

I think it is a very decent thing you are doing both for the bees and the keeper well done

where did we put the keys

young colony with acne

Is it still free r.e. Post no # 10

thankyou Floyd and thankyou MandF downloaded each of them now :cheers2:

You could simply say removal

i read somewhere it has something to do with the industrial revolution and symbolises the hard working people of manchester back then there are bees carved on bridges and other places buildings all throughout manchester

loads of it here in leigh they've been coming in with it for over a week,spoke to someone who kills it for a living a few years back he said the seeds have upto a three year cycle when dispersed some may grow year 1 some year 2 some year 3 from original plant and each susequent plant does the...