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    Apivar - Honey super left on whilst treating

    Hi Folks, So last year for one of my hives I left them a Honey super on for stores as they seemed a little light going into winter. The hive consisted of a double brood and the super with no QE, at the same time I was treating with Apivar. The concern I have now is that the super as of now is...
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    Wax moth larvae

    No, they were purely for honey so above the QE. So are you suggesting all 22 frames are contaminated or just the 2 - 3 that have visible damage? In total it was only 5/6 larvae.... the damage wasn’t really significant.
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    Wax moth larvae

    Hi guys, I had two supers stored in my utility room that I didn’t have chance to extract as of yet. I looked at them today with the intention of extracting tomorrow and some how wax moth had gotten to them. I killed about 5 larvae and out of the 20 or so frames 3 - 4 of them had been damaged by...
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    Replacing old brood comb

    Hi folks, One of my hives is a double BB setup, I need to change the comb in the bottom box, if I place a QE over the bottom BB then place a new BB (with frames and foundation) on top and then the third existing BB back on top of that with the Queen in would this work? Also currently this hive...
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    Cut comb

    Hi folks, This year I fancy putting a frame in each of my supers especially for ’Cut Comb’ the query I have is regards to the frame. I’m guessing I don’t use wired foundation.... do I just leave the frame empty and leave the rest to them. Or should I use wire free foundation? Thanks for any...
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    BB as a super

    Excellent, thanks for the info folks, it’s appreciated.
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    BB as a super

    Hi Folks, Last year I transferred my hives to poly hives so currently I have a lot of cedar BB’s sat doing nothing which seems a shame. Apart from the weight (my extractor can handle BB frames) is there any negatives to using the BB’s as supers?
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    Leaving honey in a settling bucket

    Excellent thanks for the quick info, much appreciated
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    Leaving honey in a settling bucket

    Hi Folks, I currently have about 26kg of extracted honey in an air tight settling bucket with a honey valve. Unfortunately I'm going to have to go away on business and won't be able to decant into jars is it safe to leave in the bucket for 2 weeks? Your advice is much appreciated.
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    Introducing Queens

    Anyway this continued chat is merely watering down the original post and any valuable information will be lost.
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    Introducing Queens

    To reiterate..........newbee here.....there is only one way to ascertain that a queen is present......that's to see her/eggs.
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    Introducing Queens

    'Don't be silly'.........that's a little insulting. However I wasn't being silly.....my point was that pollen being brought into a hive cannot really be used to confirm whether or not that there is a Queen inside, that was meant generally along with other checks. There is only one sure fire way...
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    Introducing Queens

    I've been corrected by more experienced members......pollen being brought into a hive is no indication at all that there is a Queen inside. disregard my statement.
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    Introducing Queens

    Often you can learn a lot from just looking at the outside of the hive as to whether there is a Queen inside.....for instance are they taking Pollen in, if yes this is a good indicator that there is brood that was laid by the Queen within several days.
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