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There is no real issue with the tree hive or the honeybee it is just down to marketing and size. Our other bee species such as bumbles and solitary bees are more fragile and at risk. There is also the transference of disease between honeybee and bumbles, which moves both ways. The idea of adopt...

Why the negativity? We are all beekeepers. Small hobbyist, large hobbyist, semi commercial and commercial. All the above are acceptable. One thing to consider, commercial beekeepers provide a service to hobbyists. So it could be considered that hobbyists are exploiting commercial beekeepers for...

Only for coughing and wheezing

I wouldn't take any antihistamine for minor stings.

I stand corrected, but found piriton better and faster acting than cetirizine.

True but they have a slower release.

For a couple of years I would take 1 piriton but haven't heard about aspirin before looking at the bees. If I forgot to take them beforehand and got stung and started coughing, I took 2 piriton. The reason for the expression of madness would be the possible damage to the liver.

I once had a sting on the neck, my eyes were suddenly sensitive to light, developed hives and became wheezy. A nurse I spoke after driving home said the sting probably went straight into a vein.

Not really in the apiary, but being active for most of my life and being told to slow down which is not an option. My wife talked me into a Thai massage for beekeepers back. I went straight into the hard massage and I certainly feel revitalised and raring to go for the upcoming season.

Only for 2 years

It also states: Premier wax is a blend of British and Irish beeswax. Standard wax is imported beeswax. We never add anything to our beeswax. They do sell dyed black foundation to those who state they can see eggs better with it.

This is from their website: Premier beeswax is manufactured at Rand. It is top quality foundation blended from the finest British, European and East African beeswax. It is foundation which has been manufactured by Thornes for almost 50 years and on which we base our reputation as being the...

Helped two beekeepers move hives from a beginner beekeeper who is moving to the US. The hives were Langstroth, making it ideal for one beekeeper, but will need a piece of ply for the other beekeeper using Nationals.

It was drawn out very quickly.

As has been stated, certain ebay foundation is suspect, there was a London company a number of years ago that was selling foundation that didn't smell of beeswax, probably chinese. In Belgium, larvae were dying on the foundation that was being sold from somewhere abroad, it had a mixture of...

The absentee farmers should be easy to track down, if the land is being rented out, they may have employed a farm manager and/or the tenants are paying rent to a company on the farmers behalf.

@ClarksMeadow Cymbopogon nardus and Cymbopogon winterianus are used as insect repellents. In the ebay links make sure you choose lemongrass. Alternatively as you only joined last year and you haven't got old dark comb, you could remove one of your drawn out frames and use it in a bait hive, as...

I know, but others may not know the time per hive.

How long do you take inspecting a colony? 30 minutes or 5?

Just looked at them at Companies House, 12 officers and 10 resignations.