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UV images of flowers, perhaps how bees see them. There's a link (I hope) to the the exhibition in the text below. Italian artist Debora Lombardi splashes individual flowers with UV light and photographs them, says Colossal magazine, “unveiling an entire spectrum of colours otherwise invisible...

Same in W Sussex but fewer and much later than normal

24th Oct to 1st Apr 29.6lbs lighter. This is an average over 5 nationals. Weighed with luggage scales, left and right rear corners, the two weights then added. This number takes account of top-up in Feb for some of them.

Thanks all, I'll stop faffing.

Thump tried, nothing came out, but bees!

The entrance block, which has panel pins to keep mice out, blew out of place in Feb's gales. It was half out for about 48 hours. It should have been a better fit I know. Judging by the strangely concentrated pile of cappings on the varroa board do I have a mouse in there? If yes, is an early...

Bronwen White of Sheffield Beeks does a good demo of this routine that may be helpful. How to Perform a Bailey Comb Change | Sheffield Beekeepers' Association

Yes to a degree. The dog, who's pretty terrified of anything that might sting regards these as deeply disturbing!

It was fairly evident they were around on summer evenings. We had to keep some windows closed as they're attracted to lights. I'd worked out where it was a few weeks ago but hadn't ventured up there. I was slightly apprehensive about prodding the nest as I was kneeling on joists in a very...

It was fairly obvious they were around. They seemed to be attracted to lights and so came inside in the evenings if we didnt keep certain windows shut.

This is where they were coming from. Glad to say no hornets in there. Now removed. Fine nest.

Sublimox suddenly looks more attractive after this morning. Anyone tried vamorus?

Well I will too from now on!

On the off chance that someone else makes this mistake here's what I c****d up today. From the school of learning the hard way. Second vape of three vapes at 5 day intervals to deal with one hive that for some reason had a high mite level a month after apiguard. I left the correx inspection...

My cheap one from ebay has been effective however this morning the tray came off the shaft. I had to take the hive apart to get the tray out of the hive. Thankfully it had worked. Now, what sort of glue withstands temperatures? None I reckon. Grub screw project ahead I think unless anyone has...

Shaun the sheep from Wallace and Gromit

Good plan GuyNir, in fact it's an utterly lovely place, well worth a visit even without bees.

What a good system. Hadn't heard of bricks before. Well described here on youtube with added colour coding system. Vasilikis's bees seemed very quiet and his "shop" had hives on two sides of it. One tourist wandered into the row of hives and was asked to reverse quickly but the bees...

well I could. I just found that the amount of eggs in those other colonies was far less than earlier in the year and felt that their removal would have a more adverse impact than earlier. Guynir has a good point though, that sounds a good route.

In Old Perithia, a deserted mountain village in norther Corfu, there's a beekeeper called Vasilikis. His father Spiros was there the last time I visited in 2008, he has since died and Vasilikis has taken over. Spiros was extremely rustic and traditional, Vasilikis has increased the number of...