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Love all the replies and suggestions. Is there any official documentation on what is allowed and what isn’t? I can’t find any (which is ridiculous in itself - how can you comply which something that doesn’t appear to exist?).

Thanks -it's the agricultural land aspect as opposed to within the garden curtilage so not sure this applies???

I've looked through the forum for an answer (please point me to one if I have missed it). I have 4 hives on a paddock designated agricultural. There are no issues about this. I'd like to build a beehut (probably 12'x8') / wooden shed / concrete base. Does anyone know the planning requirements...

If anyone has any AZ hives they want to 'move on' please let me know!

Two years on. How is it going? I’d be interested to see how you got on with this as thinking of doing the same

Just to clarify (sorry): I have Abelo poly hive with 4x roof vents, OMF with inspection tray, crown board with a single central mesh vent and a feeder hole: Close and keep closed all the crownboard and roof vents all year round? Leave the varroa monitoring board out except when monitoring? Bees...

This is the document I have been trying to get hold of. Is there a way we can push this ‘own use exemption’ along?

Sorry if I am off the mark here; wasn’t some sort of allowance made in NZ (I think??) where all OA containing meds were exempt from these restrictions? If this is the case, shouldn’t we as a (seemingly large and well informed group) be lobbying the government to allow the same, effectively...

There’s a study (apparently) which is often quoted from but never cited which links dead mite drop to live population levels (I think it is quoted at 10-15%). I’d like to read it but can’t find it online. The recent article in bee craft had a study comparing the methods. I’d like to read a...

Thanks. Is that dose for pure OA? (ie not Apiboxal)

I thought you needed all the bees in the hive when vaping so they get covered? I’ve always closed the entrances and done early morning or evening when they are all in and with varroa trays fitted to seal the mesh floor. If it’s effective without all this faff, that’s a winner 😁

Did an inspection today. All hives were really defensive. Nothing else out of the ordinary so wondered if this happens when the nectar flow dries up? There has been some pollen coming in recently but nothing really in the last couple of days. Probably spent far too long inspecting them and not...

Old ish thread but I’m just deciding which varroa treatment after the supers are off. Ideally sublimated OA. I’ve ready a bit of conflicting stuff about dosage. What dose do you recommend per BS national deep for OA? Is 3 treatments at 5 day intervals still the recommendation? Finally, is this...