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Hi poot, i have to start agsin unfortunately. It was the most depressing visit to the apiary today. I could of wept. So much pollen , so much honey, so much work done by my bees. I thought with the mite checks throughout summer being low, strips on after the honey harvest, and a trickle last mid...

Hi all, as already stated i treated with apitraz for first time, as was unable to get any apiguard, which i normally use in previous years. I did sugar rolls each visit through summer( less than normal) which had small mite numbers.. Can i ask, Where did all the bees go in two of my hives. Two...

This is hive 2. There was zero capped brood. No bees, no obvious sign of varroa eggs from what i could see. Some frames had a rainbow of mouldy pollen but not much else to go on. Note: this hive is nearly identical to hive i lost originally at start of this thread before the the update.

Hi all. Ok i will post 2 seperate posts concerning the autopsy of both hives. I found different scenarios in them. So hive 1. These are from this hive, clearly i can see evidence of varroa in deformed wings and on the toothpic, scrappings of what looked like eggs from inside a cell..thisi s the...

Hi thanks for your advice. Erica i will take some photos tomorrow and post them as the light has gone now. And i will collect any bees to examine also. It certainly hasnt put me off beekeeping and will start again in spring. Ive made it through 4 previous winters with no loses and wonder if i...

An update: i went in to do my usual drizzle fot varroa today and realized both my other hives have been lost the same way. I now csnt brlieve i lost 3 hives from a failed queens. So my next immediate thought is infection, virus or bacteria. I had a look through both remaining dead hives and...

Thanks for all your thoughts. I was just surprised to find literally no bees, not one dead or alive. I suspect theyve gone into another hive next to them in desperation, as it seemed very full from peaking in the two holes in crown board. So Ive given this hive extra fondant and will keep my...

Hi all, i went to pop some fondant on today to my hives. One was completely empty of bees. I had given them a last syrup feed at beginning of oct, they had been treated for varroa snd were all tucked up for winter with plenty of stores bias and queen seen. Today i realized quickly as i put...

When we first had bees my neighbour asked if i had enough flowers in my garden to feed them all.

Well done and good luck through winter.. you may find she will do well in a poly nuc for winter. (If dhes not in one now)

Ive a very busy hive on 9 full frames of brood in a double set up. Even with a brood area this size i wont give them more room as their brood will be decreasing in size allowing them toinfill with honey. One hive is already doing this nicely. Im going to try and attach a photo of what theyve...

Ive always left feeding till after ivy, i do live on south coast tho dso weather makes this possible.

Thanks all, ive popped them into the chest freezer wrapped and will store them in our shed after, on a piece of board top and bottom then secured with straps. Ive never managed to have 10 pristine empty brood frames ready for easing congestion next year so want to get it right. No swarms this...

Hi all, i was wondering if i took my empty drawn fames (10 empty brood frames, and 6 supers) and wrapped and wrapped them entirely in cling film directly after coming of the hive and brought inside, then stacked and stored in our spare room will that be enough against wax moth? Cheers for your...

This is the first year I've not had OSR nearby and its wonderful!! Ive still 15 litres of cement to do from last year!

Anyone getting into beekeeping and thinking these prices are expensive, needs to learn more about beekeeping. Good equipment is not cheap and lets face it to do it well you need lots of spares for all eventualities.

I had a similar situation a few weeks back. I pinched out all but the nicest one and she emerged last week. Fingers crossed dhe mated well and before the weather turned. Time eill tell.

Can i ask why the thymol syrup would of helped. I thought thymol syrup was to help against nosema not varroa. Am i missing domething i should know?

I just had the same situation in one of my hives. I gave her 2 inspections grace to get going but she never did. I pinched her out and introduced a q from an artificial swarm which has been a great success. Get some new genetics into that hive i reckon, either by a frame of eggs from a strong...