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there is a feild at the back of my house in flower and i know it is osr as the farmer told me

i put empty broad box on top of supers and put two sulpher strips in a old been can with a couple of holes in sides set on fire then put roof on top

lots of bee,s out here collecting oil seed rape which as just started flowering in back field

As anyone used varroa gaurd if so what results did you get. Regards Paul

Thanks for all replies .

It was four weeks

after thymol treatment how long after are varroa mites dying? as monitoring drops after could give a false reading

thanks.yes it is mustard but droes look like oil seed rape from a distance when is it harvested?

as anyone seen the amount of oilseed rape fields in flower. i live in lincolnshire and have seen four fields all in flower.as it been planted too early?

Any ideas?

i have tryed hive makers recipie for thymol treatment and is working well. but i have noticed on several hives after just one week oasis as compleatley gone. should i replace with more or just wait for week two before putting second dose in? regards paul

use vasaline on runners and the edge of board and it will not stick again

i have trying thymol recipie and is working well the only problem seems to be after one week of treetment bee,s have cleared all oasis.should i replace with more after week one?

Have you checked for snails trapped under board

forgot to mention i did try crown board under super

any one know were to get a thermastat for diy warming cabinet. regards paul

i have put empty supers back on hive for bee,s to clean they have cleaned but are refilling them.there is little stores in bb what is best way to make bee,s put stores in bb rather than back in super as i need to feed them and treat for varroa . regards paul

i know why there is no queen they swarmed with clipped queen and as a clipped queen cannot fly the swarm comes back to hive to wait for first virgin to hatch and they swarm with her. this is not the question i asked .what is the best way to unit a nuc with laying queen to a queenless national...

yes no queen .they swarmed and the queen was clipped so they came back.

hi all i have one national hive with no queen but i have a nuc with new queen laying what would be the best way to unit the two?.they are about two meters from each other with another hive inbetween. regards paul