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Yes costs have increased but I’ve yet to see an amateur beek of any experience or a little nouse that can’t shift all the honey they produce!

For the vast majority of UK beeks the activity is recreational! And whilst many do not have a bottomless pit the increased costs you mention are really a drop in the ocean compared to what many are paying when they starting or increasing numbers……Of all the implications of Asian hornets I doubt...

I don’t think you understand what most amateur uk beeks are prepared to spend on their hobby if as you suggest now and previously you think cost is a factor!

Yet beekeepers and hive numbers have increased substantially?

The effects of the Hornets are quite well documented, can I ask then how beeks in Jersey France Spain,areas that are truly populated with them have not reported losses of 3/4 of hives! Even our Spanish friend is not reporting those losses or those beekeepers people are in contact with in Jersey.

Yes whole woodland can be covered.

It looks a good tidy job but they have just removed a rather substantial amount of strength of that section!……So not really a proper job at all😂 I’d guess there’s a good few ton of wood above the cut out and future water ingress and rot are likely to be speeded up. I’d seriously wonder about...

Really!……. Not seeing losses of 2/3rds of hives in areas they’re endemic now!…..fian appears to show an increase in kept hives and beekeepers!

It’s not a case of being fair……it could well be the reporter exaggerating but it’s worded as a direct quote. Whilst they are a threat even in areas inundated with them people aren’t losing those numbers or anything close😂

The wilds of remotest Kent😉

No clearly it’s the Asian Hornets fault😂

Well supposedly he’s lost 10 of 17 hives?……call me cynical😂 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66697968

Doubt you’ve overdone it….. probably not enough😂

What are drops like on (our) queen.

Not sure if you being happy has much to do with it if you are using others property?…..

How do you know it was a good 1 then😉

I think your forgetting that many here are not purchasing by the pallet or direct from suppliers. They are probably paying double your price…….Just to put a little elbow grease into perspective!

A quick honey extracting lesson and then you can leave him to 10hrs of extraction😂……when your done can you loan him out😉

Used it for years no problem….. but then of course I’ve never fed it during comb honey production and I filter honey😂

Given the right time of year queens love laying up drone comb and will happily do so. Many years ago it was rather common for drone foundation to be used in supers. Faulty queen excluders often resulted in whole boxes of drone brood😂 I would question the results of flooding with 1 or even a...