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  1. rink123

    portal escape

    Hi all can any one tell me how long it takes for the bees to go out of the super after fitting two new portal escapes, I left it one day and its still full of bees
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    My waters are telling me.....

    OSR is out here now
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    ALL Dead

    thx Trish ,today I went to my other hive further afield and the same thing all dead :angelsad2:
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    ALL Dead

    Thanks all for the replies , although its very sad I feel a bit better that other people are experiencing the same problem and its not so much something that I have /haven't done . Lots of the bees were head down in the frames so I guess it was starvation
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    ALL Dead

    Hi All I have lost one of my hives recently ,I noticed they had been quiet for a couple of days when I opened them they were all dead .Do you think its cold or starvation maybe a combination of both?
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    breaking the cluster

    I Was going to do mine tomorrow but now it says high winds and heavy rain :{
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    drinks on me

    ??
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    The Beekeeper scarecrow experiment.

    I love it lol
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    Newbie buying a suit-Which type?

    rink in his suit
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    Newbie buying a suit-Which type?

    I made mine and my hubbies from calico, being a bit apprehensive of being stung I made an extra large head protection so where ever I move my head it never touches the sides so unless they get inside some how :eek: which hopefully they wont , I am confident I wont be stung from shoulders up at...
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    IDIOTS' CORNER - Newbee, out and proud!

    We threw ourselves in at the deep end, no bee keeping courses on account of not hearing well with burst ear drums. So it was make some hives get some bees and learn from there , and I have to say without the help of susbees not worthy we would have been up the creak without a paddle. Some of the...
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    Free co-op seeds

    Thx for the site :) nice one
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    US style feeders

    next project lol,l will fit a vacuum in to my supers to extract the honey bee-smillie
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    US style feeders

    Yes It is drip feeding through a cork at the end :)
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    Feeding

    Me To, Message from Regional Bee Inspector Dave Bonner: With the on-going poor weather, there is a real risk of bee colonies starving. Please check for stores in the colony and if in any doubt feed your bees. You should feed with either a fondant or a thin syrup.
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