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I note that in the video the sample of bees is taken from above the QX. I understood that the sample should be taken from bees on brood frames, as that's where varroa "congregate". I guess what I'd like to know is, how much does it matter? There's a very much reduced risk of including the...

I've also seen red admiral in the last few days, also Euro hornet on the last remnants of ivy. An abundance of Q wasps under my rooves....or is it roofs, these days.....? Am I showing my extreme age???🧓)

Sorry to hear about your health, but glad that you're on the up and that bees are back on the agenda. These amazing little creatures are my best therapy when things go awry!🤗

I've tried pockets, but I'm always losing things from them. Also, my main non off-road tool caddy/shed means I have to carry stuff....

Hi Richard. Pre varroa??? I remember it well....sigh :cry:

I'm afraid mine is a plastic Stanley tool box, encrusted with propolis, sticky with honey/syrup, smeared with wax and, after about 12 years use, a cracked lid. All the small bits - Q cages, hive tools, marker pens, lighter etc, etc, go in the various shallow compartments on the top, (which I...

Sorry if I've read this wrong but, maybe to clarify, OSBs have the same footprint as a BS national, but the frames are not BS size - they're approx midway between BS deep and shallow. And the box take 12 frames, unless they've changed things since I bought one - and found that an OSB box is...

If you are inclined to go for nationals, and don't know if you want double deeps or 14 x 12s, you could start with deeps. If you then decide to go 14 x 12, there are ekes available/you could make ekes, to convert BS deep to 14 x 12....

Sorry, tamper evident - I use the ones with a hexagon and a "tail" to go from the lid to the jar on plain lids. They seem to have a "plasticized" gloss. With my "pretty" lids, I use clear plastic strips, so as no to obscure the design - unfortunately, the only way I can think of to get...

Paper labels and a laser printer - or Thornes do paper ones. Anyone know of a supplier of paper T/E labels?

That's great, thank you

Re sulphuring combs... Is it effective when combs are wet? I understand it reacts with air to produce sulphurous acid. Can anyone advise if this is this going to be problematic for the bees, or combs?

Enzymes, apparently...ongoing research to identify the good 'uns....

Ooooooh, I know this is very late in the day to reply to SSUp, but bagging boxes in plastic bags doesn't work... Many years ago, I carefully bagged and stacked all my supers. Several whiles later, I couldn't understand what the tiny rustling noise was, coming from the stack. On inspection, I...

What a sweet thought of queens mating under the moon and stars.............or am I wrong in thinking that she's tucked up in bed at that time of night....;)

Be careful putting comb in a greenhouse. If the sun shines it might all melt!! (think solar wax extractor - it's still pretty hot in a greenhouse when the sun shines...) Also, if you're fumigating the frames properly, it shouldn't fumigate the greenhouse as well! Hope that helps. Cheers

These feeders were used in the association apiary for a short while. Bees drowned in droves - now consigned to the back of the shed....

I have just (quickly, he hastens to add), read the article and it doesn't seem to indicate where the honey originated....I know it's still a case of infant botulism linked to honey, and I'm not suggesting that UK honey is exempt from botulism, but it might be interesting to know where the honey...

I always used to store them wet, but did end up with moth...big and small at the same time! Now they are put back on, above the cover board - if I have time - and stored dry in the shed, otherwise stored wet and outside. The wet ones are used to get the bees above the QX in spring: they do...