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Didn't know so many Sun & News Of The World journalists were on the forum. I was not stating an opinion or asking anyone to agree or disagree with me but trying to point out that transposing animals has created the problems. In Africa Europeans rejected local cattle breeds in favour of European...

So you feed your bees imported honey?

Sadly yes, with all the imperfections and new diseases that the indigenous population has no resistance against. The common cold and 'flu virus wiped out many South American tribes, causing the loss of civilisations which had survived for many thousands of years, along with their unique...

If your children play in the garden they will come into contact with all sorts of insects. time to introduce to more concentrated populations, eg honeybees depends on how well you have educated and explained them. Kids are curious and learn by experience so explaining that a sting hurts and...

I have for some time simply put shredded beeswax into a jar to almost fill it, then added pure turpentine almost to the top. Put lid on and leave in a warm place for a few days. If resulting mixture is not a creamy texture but sloppy, either add more wax (reccomended) or leave lid off so some of...

but the bees haven't been around for 64 million years. We are dealing wit today's problems

OMF wasn't necessary before we started messing with them. Imports and hybridisation has given us bees from areas that have a different climate and different cycle of development, often unsuited to the British climate. There are a few pockets of AMM left and some hardy individuals who are...

Bees rarely forage close to their own hive since they defecate on leaving it. This is a hygiene thing since the they avoid bringing back any intestinal diseases the colony may be suffering from, well would you s*** on your own doorstep?

Colonies in Brum and Droitwich still bringing it in.

Wher are the Dinosaurs now? they were around for millions of years?

There are many non chemical ways of dealing with bee parasites, trouble is they need us to spend time to administer them, and it takes some dedication to do this. The pests that have come from Asia, by us importing them, need innovative methods of control which may not yet have been found...

solid floors Biggest honey farm in UK? is not out to promote health of Bees but to make money. How often is varroa monitoring/ control done? How often are all colonies inspected by BDI? As in USA bees are a 'commodity' and regarded as 'Disposable' Solid floors probably used as they were...

solid floors Biggest honey farm in UK? is not out to promote health of Bees but to make money. How often is varroa monitoring/ control done? How often are all colonies inspected by BDI? As in USA bees are a 'commodity' and regarded as 'Disposable' Solid floors probably used as they were...

But are they in business to promote the best interests of the bees? I rather think not!

My brother has just phoned me saying that the hive entrance is covered with bees. As they have drawn out 9 combs in super can only suggest that they need more room so he will put another super on tomorrow.

the dinosaurs also became extinct. If you want to kill your bees then use a solid floor. I post in good faith, hoping to help beekeepers keep their colonies alive. I have little time for posts of this nature and suggest that if you cannot be constructive it is best to keep your own counsel...

Dry, yes if possible. Frost free? Best time to do oxalic acid dribbling treatment is when hives are frosted as the bees will be in a tight cluster for warmth and treatment can carried out in under a minute. Cold doesn't kill a colony, damp does.

Biggest problem with Birmingham apiary site is that hives are invaded by large slugs which eat stored pollen in comb. Bees unable to counter them. Also a tip from Celia Davies, ex National Bee Unit and an accomplished biologist, hives should be at least 5" from ground as Varroa mite can jump...

Seems some keepers are worried about siting in the open. Both Birmingham and Solihull Associations have apiaries in very sheltered locations, surrounded by mature trees and in the case of Birmingham apiary, a very wet area with trees some 25 metres high or more. Both associations say the site is...

nurse bees very attractive yellow colour, Queen ' Carnolian ' ( this should be Carniolan ) imported but don't know where from, in a plastic cage. Hatching brood much darker than 'nurse bees'