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Thanks for that comment and I learnt something myself on A/C of it.

Where do you go to be irradiated?

I had the same idea about blood-letting as you and it does weaken the patient, but it is now referred to as Venesection (Phlebotomy) and is still in use for blood disorders such as polycythemia vera.

Is that why so many people ask questions that they already know the answers to - must be a man thing!

Is that supposed to be funny. That's a bit sick!

Oh yeah. How juvenile.

I guess the cohort of varroa damaged August bees are going to be responsible for brooding the next generation of bees/winterbees.

With all due respect "... perhaps the other questions you have been raising and which have been answered should give you an indication of the generosity and tolerance of members." Generosity and tolerance of answering a question???? How pompous.

You are still insulting the guy!

Virology and the Honey Bee - European Commission, European Research Area Quote 2.5. Chronic bee paralysis virus. 2.5.1. Discovery Although the symptoms of “paralysis” were probably recognised more than two thousand years ago by Aristotle as he described hairless black bees that he called...

A little bit of news for an overseas forum member, Roger is famous in the UK for having queen problems. He holds talks on it. His queens have a propensity to emerge with deformed wings. I think this might be due to the fact that he believes sealed brood generates enough heat to keep the brood...

From ITMA that sadly does not post anymore. "A "British Standard" mouse is believed to be able to get through a wide slot that is 8mm high, but it is not believed to be able to get through an 8mm diameter circular hole. It can flatten, but not narrow, its head by rearranging its jaw ... "

As a beginner there is no harm, weather permitting, in inspecting for stores 3rd week in September just to make sure that there is enough there until you get the hang of hefting. We all make mistakes one way or another with our bees we just have to learn from them and move on. Enjoy the new...

Well, said: I hope the no-need-for-mouse-guards-brigade take notice and change tack.

Primary queen cells are queen cups that the queen lays in. The beekeeper then calls it a swarm cell or supersedure cell purportedly depending on how many that there are, positioning on the comb and whether the colony swarms on them or not! Does not seem very scientific to me and they often...

Supersedure cells are primary cells. Any cells in the top box would be emergency cells since you have not got a queen up there!

Thanks to Curly, I saved a thistle in my "budding" meadow whilst digging out many borage plants as they are so invasive.

Yes, mine are cracking open the ivy stores. Hate the smell of ivy!

Yes, I have analysed the pollen under microscope and had my results confirmed by paldat.org