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Thanks Hivemaker for the links, i dont have the foundation making equipment anymore, it was long before the internet was about,and now its so much easier today with the info available and the likes of youtube, beekeepers have all the information they need

yes it could be described as that, the wax sheet was first made by poring molten wax onto a wooden board,then peeled off the board, the sheet then placed between the herring bone impression and then put through a mangle quite time consuming

im guessing you have a large set up which warrants the all the equipment time and effort, for me at the time i just couldn't get the quality and as i had abundant quantities of wax, it was to much trouble

interesting idea of impregnating paper with wax and embossing it, dose anyone know if the bees work it ? i had a go at making my own foundation years ago with a nylon impression sheet and an old clothes mangle ,a kit i bought at a bee auction, what a pain that was and the quality of the...

hi simon , you seem to have got yourself a bargain and have had to learn quickly with having to move hives etc without any experience, so far so good, i would just make sure they have enough stores/fondant for now until spring truly arrives, nothing wrong with a quick look in the top but...

for those that dont know ,the hole in the cb is for inserting a bee escape when clearing the supers, totaly agree place the fondant directly over the top bars leave the qe in place if you like, when you have lost a colony and you pull out the frames in spring and see bees with their heads...

Welcome to the forum Eugene, your posts about Ukraine beekeeping are most interesting, how and who is policing what strain of bees you guys have ?

Welcome to the forum and back to beekeeping, like myself i am a returning beekeeper i couldn't stay away, unless you are seriously allergic im sure with the correct suit and quiet bees you will be just finebee-smillie

keeping a watch at the entrance to see what they are doing and what they are bringing in and noting the prevailing weather for the time of year will give you invaluable experience for the future, as they become more active and the weather warms it is critical you keep checking they have...

when i lived in Lincolnshire osr was everywhere, and the way i dealt with osr honey was to simply cut the comb out of the frame into a 30 llb plastic bucket leaving a sliver on the top bar as a starter strip, and return the super back to the colony, the honey was then warmed in a warming box...

if you have a truly nasty hive it really becomes a pain in every sense, i have had colony's that would attack me as i approached the hive 20 meters away, when sited in an oil seed **** field, they would be bouncing off my hat, they were exceptionally productive filling a super in a few days...

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update, it has been about 10 days since i did my last varroa count 5/02/2018 i only counted 1 dead mite, this method seems to have worked well and hopefully as this is my only hive it will be in best of health as spring approaches also lifted the quilt to make sure they have enough fondant,

im all for reading and research and making improvements and if i think it a good idea i will give it a trial, i think the uk winter months are cold and damp enough without worrying if the bees are getting enough water to dilute their stores,even with the ventilation i provide ,there is usually...

first of all thank you for taking the time and trouble to tell us this story, and for making such an effort to do the right thing for a wild colony of bees, i hope there is a successful outcome, if you can contact a local beekeeper and nurture them with their assistance, im sure you will be...

i would be cautious about grinding oxalic crystals into a fine powder ,you might inhale then ingest i wouldnt take the risk , best to just vape at least you can see the vape and stand up wind

very interesting video, seems easy enough to feed with syrup but i dont see any overall advantage, the film looks quite dated,its possibly a research facility ?, with bottom feeders how would you monitor varroa , also its just extra equipment

thanks for the heads up, hadn't realized oxalic wasnt approved, i guess ignorance is no excuse in the eyes of the law,im sure there is a good reason for needing approved products when food production is involved although i wont be taking any honey this year further reading is required although...

This is an account of my first attempt at vaporisation with oxalic acid crystals , i had been keeping bees for many years but had a break for about 10 ,before I took my break varroa hadn’t been around that long and I had only treated colony’s with bayvrol strips so vaporisation is completely...

Hello and welcome, when you get your first batch of honey you can expand the home brew to make mead