Recent content by plot72

I aded Exomite trays into 2 hives last week and added rapid feeders at the top. Unfortunately one hive of bees were really upset by the treatment - refusing to go into the hive whilst the other just accepted it. I have now removed the one tray of treatment and all returned to normal with pollen...

That's a great idea with the Kingspan, I have a small swarm about 3 weeks old so still very small, would it be a good idea to just keep feeding them masses of syrup in the hope they will build resources for the Winter or attempt an amalgamation with another similarly small colony?

After my A&E visit last year following AS and cycling home (not wise) and unaware of the developing shock, my doc would not consider anything other than the 2 Epipens offered as Milton Keynes does not support desensitisation treatment. Would it be worth going private (ouch!), changing Doc until...