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I have experiences of rescuing colonies kept on these floors, all had gaps that let wasps in, all got propolised in the wrong position and the colonies got so unhappy that the owners asked me to remove them.

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This and 200 mtrs from your hives, is about all you need to know, sunny spot helps. I have two spots done like this that attracts 3 and sometimes 4 swarms every year (occasionally one of them is mine...).

If Robert's on the forum, thanks for a really refreshing presentation (both of them) at the bipCo day on Saturday. I too enjoyed the B4 Pie charts :-)

BipCo would like to invite beekeepers to the 3rd Annual Bee Improvement Day A one-day event organised by the Bee Improvement Programme for Cornwall (BIPCo) To be held at Dobwalls Memorial Hall, Higher Meadow, Dobwalls PL14 6LS Saturday 25th January 2014 Commencing 9.30am (for 10.00) until...

Full Programme now Available at [email protected]

new clarification on pollen being a part opf honey as opposed to an added ingredient and the removal of the GM nonsense. Parliament-clarifies-labelling-rules-for-honey-if-contaminated-by-GM-pollen...

I did Oxalic trickle on most hives on 3 sites yesterday. The strongest colony was the only one I checked in any detail and it was broodless. I did it in Mid January last year because there hadn't been a frost before Christmas. I cant find a definite defining factor for broodless-ness in Cornwall...

My sites are a half mile, 3 miles, 4 miles, 8 miles and 18 miles from home, I usually do a round trip of 38 miles to visit them all. The base where I do most work (biggest shed and store) is at 3 miles.

Met a PHd student from the sustainability unit at Exeter university who is going to monitor winter mite drop and treatment on two colonies over the next few months. and made up some swarm boards for next season from recycled ply.

They have changed their address it should now read: For further details email [email protected]

http://bipco.co.uk/events.html

If you wire fairly tightly to the foundation the bees will bury it in the comb as they draw it, I've done it off and on over the years and the frames extract just fine. You can also use fishing line if you don't have stainless wire and as long as its kept tight when fitted they will do the same.

They look pristine, crisp and clear. Very tempted to use them again this year.