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Can any one identify this tree. Along the side of the River Swale In N Yorks.

Worst day for wasps today, I think due to loads of heavy rain showers they couldn’t get on to the flowering ivy so they decided to spend the day by the hives. Only one apiary affected with entrances narrowed to one bee space. Also put out a few wasp traps.

I have one hive with the bees clustering under despite my gently brushing off and blocking the hive front on a couple of occasions. If same tomorrow I might spay some air freshener underneath the OMF to see if that stops them clustering there.

I have boxed mine with 20 supers in each cardboard box and then taped up and will store in a spare room thus avoiding mice. Bought 20 boxes off ebay (free delivery) for £15.40. See 20 x LARGE Cardboard House Moving Boxes - Removal Packing box *FREE DELIVERY* 5055620017872 | eBay Don't forget the...

Anyone have any links for buying cardboard boxes for storing frames and the best sized boxes?

Never intended to start a great ‘nadiring’ debate when I first posted, but I suppose that’s what the forum is for, so long as we stay polite. It’s made me change my thinking, though!! I have never nadired capped supers, just those uncapped ones and with frames only partly filled. (Some with...

Just either lugging the equipment between sites, 3 times in 15 day,s or gasvap which I have tried and still to master as I vaped the hives and no varroa fall which made me think ive not done it properly. Also suspicious of my OA which was lumpier and seemed to have absorbed damp so im thinking...

By nadiring, the brood is at the top of the hive and the only place the bees can therefore move the honey to is where (& when) the brood has emerged or the sides of the brood nest (which already has stores & pollen). Thanks for the warnings and I will leave some hives as you suggest without...

Also realised today that by nadiring, I’m bringing the current brood nest (I saw lots of sealed brood) to the warmth of the top of the Hive.

Why... says in the tin can use any time, but not when supers are on, hence why I am putting apivar on now.

I should have added that part of my plan this year was to get more drawn comb for next years splits and swarms, so by running double or brood and a half and nadiring now, then next spring I will have a fresh supply empty drawn comb.

Thanks for comments and advice. I have nontheless today removed QE’s and nadired my hives with a view to removing them in early spring and have placed apivar strips to combat varroa.

When do you nadir... ie leave a super below the brood box over winter and reverse in the spring? I intend to use apivar this year and would like to nadir first so I’m not moving the BB with the strips inside or when I remove them. Therefore will nadir this week. Then feed once the strips are in.

Apivar or Apitraz..both being Amitraz? All very confusing, I’m using Apivar this year, vaping a bit of a pain even with my gasvap!

I too prefer to OA vape, but with an increase in hive numbers and vaping each one 3 times on different dates it is a major task and if the abelo OA strips work, then it is a lot easier task. Anyone using OA strips as an autumn treatment, and if so any feedback? Thanks

I plan to use the Abelo oxalic strips on my hives. How successful have they been with other users? No honey to take off, just supers with winter stores & syrup, is it ok to use the strips with these remaining in the hives?

Thanks.... ordered 😊

Any recommendations (links) for respirators & filters to use if vaping OA ?

Yes, every 5 days of course!