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bee type i believe this is a leaf cutter bee,i had a one last year :sifone:

what bees find a local beekeeper,with a calm apairy as i did when i started,handle the bees yourself ,yes i have handle sharp bees they are no fun on an inspection !!. remember better the devil you know .. I found and keep Italion ladies .:sifone:

brought Queens my new italians took 10 day to start laying ,must have been the jet lag LOL:sifone:

deformed wing virus The ground sugar works by the cleaning action of the bees on one another so the varroa mite is cleaned off each bee slowly also the mite has lost its grip on the bee caused by the powderd sugar,then they fall through the mesh. i didnt believe it would work at first !!! .but...

deformed wing virus gentlemen, early part of the season i had a bad case of DWV in a powerful colony .this set up had a solid floor.so i changed the solid for an OMF,which I'm not in favour of.the only tratment i used was 3 courses of ground cane sugar sprinkled of frames.within 4 weeks all...

chalk brood you can re-queen,but i would wait to see the outcome of a clean set up.:sifone:

like i said you can only wait and see

chalk brood i would shook swarm in to a cleaned foor/brood box onto new foundation and wait and see :sifone:

new hives I found ring dave cottril on the dog & bone very easy .good luck :sifone:

hives check out Dave cottrill ,you wont beat his prices !!!.i only use his hives:sifone:

dont feed with supers on !!!;)

bulk sugar Macros -25kg brown sacks t & lyle £15 ish .... any good !!!:

hello beeboybee, they sound like the ones i use .i found great deals on the e-bay 3 pairs £7 !!,two pairs last me all year ,far better than marigolds

The reason I need to relocate is the amount of bees flying around our meduim size garden when the grandchildren are here, are worrying the wife.

that was going to be my last resort lol !!!! thanks colin

re:relocation of beehives Hi all, I wonder if anyone could possibly help. I need to relocate my hives. At present they are in Eltham London SE9 . I would prefer to stay within this area but am willing to travel a short distance . Within a ten mile radius? Allotments, farm land etc ? Anywhere...

hi all, can anyone help me find a new spot for my commercial hives (4) im based in Eltham se9 many thanks colin