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Thank you Dani, but unfortunately in this instance I do not have an answer. I will try to find out. I find it strange that disrespectful comments are made so frequently in letters to this forum, including this discussion thread. Is it possible that restrictions which have been introduced...

I look forward to this sentiment being exercised in future.

I presume you mean the video which is titled "Breeding Queen Bees"? Many people who have not kept bees may see it as an "interesting and informative" video, although it lacks much information that an aspiring beekeeper might wish to know.

Thank you Dani for your comment, which I consider to be something of a "badge of honour"

In the last few days there have been several comments which mentioned slugs which sometimes find their way into hives. In one of the comments, copper tape was mentioned as being a repellant for slugs and snails. I had not heard of this kind of method for repelling snails, and when I did a...

Thank you Dani for your comments - except that I think that your use of the word "ponderous" is a little strange. Sometimes it is necessary to give a detailed report to avoid ambiguity, in the giving of an explanation, especially in an environment where there are some forum members who seem to...

To Finman, and anyone else who has an interest in this subject of condensation, and drinking water for bees. I am not trying to ask tricky questions, I am not wanting endless debates. I must confess that I had not been thinking of condensation freezing on the inside of the hive walls in...

Finman has told us that bees do not use condensation moisture from the walls of their hives. Is this information really true? Are there any members of this forum who are able to advise factually an answer to this question? Do bees use condensation moisture from inside their hives, or not?

Dani, may I appeal to you, and to the other moderators, (and perhaps to the administrators as well), to make this forum into what it claims to be, a "Beekeeping Forum". Many of the comments in this "discussion" are so irrelevant, and have not made any helpful contribution. I for one am...

I share your amazement. Have you been able to check on how much honey they have already stored? Do you need to give them another super?

Finman, you spoil your own argument. You are incorrect. It is a simple matter to check summer temperature in Yukon, and winter temperature in Melbourne. Yukon winter is similar to Saskatchewan, Canada, where my daughter-in-law grew up. Please check your "facts" properly.

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Yes, I have been at pains to try to express very clearly that I am not disturbing the bees at all. A clear crown board permits having a "topside view" of the bees, which propolise the crown board to the hive box. The crown board does have a 45mm diameter hole to enable syrup feeding when that...

Thank you Finman, for your reply. Yes, I understand that winter in Finland is very much colder than anything I have experienced in Australia. When you talk about disturbing a hive, I think you mean opening up the hive to the atmosphere, and removing frames from the hive boxes to inspect them...

Please tell - how does my method disturb the hives?

It has been interesting to read recent comments about preparation of hives for winter, and ensuring that the bees had enough supplies to last them through the winter period. I recalled that there had previously been discussions about various ways in which beehives could be monitored. After...

Thank you, Wilco, for your approval. Yes, it works especially well, with no dust fragments whatsoever. Sorry, I do not have plan drawings for it, but will make a few comments here. The cutter-wire is a length of piano wire which is heated by a low voltage high current transformer (240 volts...

Thank you Dani, but ducks would not be the answer in my situation. Unfortunately the ducks would starve if they had to rely on the slugs and snails which could be found here! (Also, I think it is likely that the slugs may have made their entrance into the hives during the hours of darkness...

I can fully understand your comment, and the thoughts behind it. But the fact is that there are other beekeepers, (from warm non-UK countries) who visit this forum. There should be opportunity for the sharing of useful information and knowledge. Yes, I was interested to try to gain knowledge...