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This is a proper tree hive in the grounds of University of Galway

I worked with one of the Professors that was a researcher on the first IVF treatment. He takes half an aspirin a day. Claims that the research on its ability to stop strokes and heat attacks is overwhelming

I saw this yesterday in the grounds of the University of Galway. That’s the way to build a swarm trap. No way to get any honey though

So I assume over 95% of the bees caught in swarm traps made from uninsulated wood are making the right decision???

Thanks will do.

That’s what I thought just worried that two empty brood boxes would be too much

decided to but the bullet and go double brood as 8 frames of brood in first box. Put new one with drawn frames under old one 10 frames each and super on top. Saw queen all well. But just as I was going to put strap on noticed that forgot QE. Only two mins had passed so guessed the queen would...

Ah the old check and turf!

How do you stop wasps building a nest in your bait hive?

Unlike me I don’t think it’s a fungi. It’s liquid like cuckoo spit

hi wondering if anyone knows what this is. It is on a tree stump that has been dead for years. Looks like expanding foam.

Here in Scotland we have lots as well. It takes several years when a distillery is set up for it to be able to sell whisky because to be called whisky it has to be aged in a barrel. In the meantime to get revenue they use the distillery to make gin.

When I say nadired, the truth is not quite that organised. I saw signs of swarming and started doing a split. There was an nearly full super and two brood boxes. In a faff I ended up putting the brood box with the queen on it on the full super. It was on a bee floor so I just left it. It was end...

Used the phone to video. Of course could only see the bottom box. It was empty but seemed full of honey- I had nadired a super. F I have lost my colony what would be the best way/ earliest I could start again. I have plenty of equipment and drawn comb

Hope that is the case. A friend has a thermal camera that I am borrowing. But I can’t hear any buzzing as I have over the last few winters and there is no debris on the varroa board. Although they are on brood and a half with the half at the bottom and maybe the debris isn’t falling the whole...

Hi Through my polycarb crown board I am now seeing (have looked twice overwinter) literally 3 bees. There is no activity on the type of days where in the past there was plenty. There is plenty of food and the bees seem to be able to move about. I feel that I have lost my colony. I will restart...

Did the test only to be called in for further examination. They now say I have Crohnes disease. Sounds bad but in fact I’ve had a dodgy guts for last 20 years never bothered me but now because it has a name my travel insurance has just gone up!!!’

You have to understand Finman I’m from Scotland. There is no such thing as disgusting alcohol!!