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  1. Birdsnbees

    definitive guide to standard top bar practice?

    Hi madasafish, Following your threads with interest, I am venturing into the unknown this season with an Horizontal TBH, I Aquired one this winter, converted it to OMF , hinged the pitched roof, ready for bees later on, may make a feeder? only 10 miles up the road from SOT.
  2. Birdsnbees

    Suicide in the snow

    Hi, I had a similar problem earlier in the winter, the fondant in 1 hive started melting, glued up dead bees dropped to the bottom of the hive. Same fondant in other hives all Ok. I put it down to different temperature & humidity of this 1 hive, any other ideas, I fixed it by scooping up the...
  3. Birdsnbees

    Suicide in the snow

    Hi beeno, Hopefully the snow will be gone tommorow and things will start to warm up, Not much chance of pollen yet around us, 1 Mahonia bush in flower, snow drops still not up yet, Greenhouse peaches not even in bud yet, a bit concerned that they may do a suicide run again tommorow I may not be...
  4. Birdsnbees

    Suicide in the snow

    Bees Frozen in the snow, Cheshire Hi, just been on a rescue mission, 70 plus bees lying on top of the snow all around the hive. Bees were very active today just in this one hive, most returning to the hive after cleaning themselves. just before dark, I picked the motionless bees up, brought...
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