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Some bees cope better than others, some are just mite farms.

Loads of Hornets on the apple trees at the farm today, also noticed a few Wasps being turfed out at hive entrances. Last supers being cleared on my landlord's hives.

I've seen 23% pass a shake test.

Precisely.

I wouldn't be concerned, just use the product for the recommended duration according to the instructions.

Fumes? Most gloss paint is water based these days, dries fast, no fumes.

I just break up an egg box, light a piece and drop it in the smoker and chuck a bit more on top. Once the flames start, stuff the fuel in, rotten wood, few handfuls of hay and give it a few puffs before closing the lid. Lasts for ages and doesn't go out.

And that 'tube' is more a folded piece of metal ;)

Yes, very impressive. I can understand him being excited rearing queens from her.

So we are done and dusted for another season, the honey is off and the bees are settled, all that remains is to complete Autumn treatments and tuck the bees away for another Winter. Seasons don't seem to last very long any more. We seemed to wait ages this year before we opened any hives and...

Sometimes emergency queens turn out to be exceptional.

That was just a small yard, when you have hundreds of supers to remove and stack on a big truck and the flow has ended, the robbing gets quite extreme.

Gave all the nucs and single box colonies a small slurp of invert now their supers have vanished. Judging by the amount of activity there seems to be a decent Balsam flow on, white bees piling into the hives

Not a bee, some sort of hover fly.

No, it's not. It will last for years, sometimes solidifies but warming the jar in hot water sorts that.

Yes, I made some a couple of years ago and they work a treat, more of a fuss to make but well worth it. Mind you, this old thing of Bill's keeps doing the business ...

I'll be knocking up a few more of these over the miserable months, great clearer boards.

A couple of days? The supers should be empty.

Why are you feeding them when they have a super full of honey?

I have a tub that's much older, I stopped using it years ago. You can buy small amounts through online sellers so no need to worry about being out of date, a gram per litre will treat ten supers so easier to buy a few grams than a whole tub.