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You could do either. If you wait until they want to swarm you could do an artificial swarm and get the combs drawn then. Is there a queen excluder between the existing brood and the super.

Yes, about a week after my hives drone brood starts emerging

I would say yes based on the information given. However peoples opinion on what a very strong colony looks like differ a lot. You are not far from me and the OSR is starting to come into flower and temperatures are on the up.

No sexually mature drones around, very very little drone brood about in healthy queen right hives. No swarming around here this side of Easter.

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Updates and advice for the coming season when out to registered Beekeepers within the risk areas from last years incursion. This was the priority at risk area so was done first. A general update and advice is next. The NBU run on a skeleton staff over the winter

Great, thank you

Does anyone on here supply their honey with a barcode label so the shops can scan them on their EPOS systems. If so do you just buy some small self adhesive stickers, if so where from and how is the barcode derived. Many thanks

Lots of expert advice and debate on there. Hoping the NBU will get someone on to it tomorrow as it does seem to tick all the boxes. Would be nice to get it down and off to the lab for investigation. I think there will be a lot of potential sightings and areas to monitor in the spring

This is on BBKA forum, reported to NBU https://www.facebook.com/staffybull/videos/10154672355861271/?autoplay_reason=gatekeeper&video_container_type=14&video_creator_product_type=2&app_id=2392950137&live_video_guests=0

My association has lectures, demonstrations, bee health days, bulk buying scheme, an education team that teaches and trains modules, the basic and husbandry. It holds workshops on honey and wax preparation for sale and the show bench, queen rearing sessions, couple of social events, honey show...

Is this the wood importer who imports French oak ?

There is an advert on Gumtree for 3 complete colonies in Derbyshire, £190 the lot, advert is only an hour old. Just search Beehive and it will appear.

Certainly no more Asian hornets were found in Tetbury after the nest was destroyed. I am sure that a statement and advice will be forthcoming long before the active season. Why rush it, there is nothing anybody can do right now other than make sure the information they give out is accurate, so...

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Its just mixed blossom. Very little OSR around here this year. A friend just got 6 buckets at this price.

30lb buckets change hands for £75 round this way (2.50 p/lb).

I used to use plastic coffee stirrer sticks, these break on set honey though. Now I use plastic coffee spoons (as Finman says), 500 for a couple of quid from cash and carry (Bookers), much better. Watch out for the double dippers !

That about covers it. We don't have small hive beetle yet so will have to learn those practices as the need arises.