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  • rolande
    rolande reacted to Sutty's post in the thread Colony Losses with Like Like.
    I seem to remember a similar thread last year 🤔
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    rolande reacted to Michael Palmer's post in the thread USA Colony Losses with Like Like.
    I spoke to a researcher last night, who is investigating the big losses in migratory operations in the past year. He has found something...
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    rolande replied to the thread USA Colony Losses.
    Karl Showler predicted much the same, basically a nation wide outdoor recreation park (with what's left of the undeveloped land) about...
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    rolande reacted to Swarm's post in the thread Base size with Like Like.
    Usually one inspection.
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    rolande replied to the thread Base size.
    Genuinely never experienced damage to any bee suit by kneeling but I suppose it's possible. Barbed wire seems to be my weak point where...
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    rolande reacted to roche's post in the thread USA Colony Losses with Like Like.
    Currently in NZ driving a modern car. Need to clean windscreen of insect regularly but not as often as 30 years ago...
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    rolande reacted to jenkinsbrynmair's post in the thread Base size with Like Like.
    :iagree: about time we brought back the Guillotine
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    rolande replied to the thread Base size.
    Seriously, only you can guage that as it will largely (but not entirely) depend on your own height and eyesight -not often discussed but...
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    rolande reacted to ericbeaumont's post in the thread USA Colony Losses with Like Like.
    We would often drive from Surrey to Cornwall in the 60s and at the end the front of the car would be covered in insects. Petrol stations...
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    rolande reacted to Paulypaul's post in the thread USA Colony Losses with Like Like.
    Apparently there has been an "Insect splat" survey... The Kent Wildlife Trust (in partnership with Buglife and the Royal Society for...
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    rolande replied to the thread USA Colony Losses.
    Blake Shook, in his role as a bee broker, says he's seeing the same losses from both cellar stored colonies and outside wintered ones as...
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    rolande replied to the thread USA Colony Losses.
    Vaguely remember the references to previous episodes throughout history being made during the ccd years but if asked would have probably...
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    rolande reacted to Parsonage Bees's post in the thread USA Colony Losses with Like Like.
    "multifactorial issues" I heard called leaky boat syndrome. Youtube presented to me a quick talk with Bob Binnie. Only 10 minutes an...
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    rolande replied to the thread USA Colony Losses.
    Blake Shook offers an interesting perspective as both a first generation commercial beekeeper (30000 colonies) and a bee broker in the...
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    rolande replied to the thread USA Colony Losses.
    Some interesting points raised in this video:
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