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Thats why i said we have to be realistic - in an ideal world we would have snow white overalls and a set o hive tools for each hive lol .. but yes we do interchange.. As yet we havent had a problem with any desease and if i even suspected a problem it would be oved away and treated on another...

The one thing you need to remmeber is that if at all possable - you should only give frozen frames back to the same hive it was collected from - this reduces the chance of infections and deseases from spreeding (even though there shouldnt be anything thats suvived the freezer), however if you...

No no no - Fondent and syrup are for two differant uses - I will use syrup 1.5ltr : 3 bags of sugar (1lb bags) The idea is to give them heaps to fed upon and take down in to the main hive and convert it useable stores - they need time to do this. it takes them a few weeks to convert it into...

In order to use syrup remember to feed early - you should be feeding as soon as the veroa treatment has finished. (mid Sep) Feed them as much as they will take- don’t forget you stole all their stores (honey) so you must replace it. They need time to take it down and convert it to useable...

A group of photos taken this year showing the swrms we have been called too

For use on a stove so it needent be electric.. but there the most common so either would be welcome. Please let me know if you have one ready for next year. Must be a reasonable price. Im based in Worcester so can travel if ness. If you know of a well prices outlet or have one please let me know...