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I also found they are not as red as I expected.

cheers for that,much appreciated,

brood box,apiguard on top of the frames,eke,queen excluder,empty super,crown board with feeding holes,full super,then super with frames for cleaning.

I have left a super on to help them through the winter,is it ok to leave it on while I'm treating with apiguard(will they readily eat honey thats tainted with thymol?)or should I take it off and replace it when the treatment is finished?

The instructions that came with my apiguard trays say to treat with the first tray for 2 weeks then 4 weeks with the second,which is 6 weeks in all.

found a couple of dead wasps on ground just outside my hives,the girls must have sorted them out,none in the wasp traps and I don't really see that many flying round the apiary.

netto were selling 2 bags for £1 last week.

would this work the same with just the main brood,if you needed the bees to draw out the 2 last frames?

can thymol be used in colder temperatures?

the local associations usually have them to hire

the problem is though,if new beeks don't join an association the inspector doesn't now they exist,therefore if there is an outbreak of disease in the area it cannot be fully monitored.

do inspectors just call at random,or does there have to be a problem in the immediate area?

what do you do then? would you put them within the apiary?or back in a super above the brood?

cheers,just seen in it in the diy hives forum as well

marine ply is between £80 and a £100 for a 2.4m by 1.2m by 18mm thick sheet,it is a lot heavier than exterior grade ply.I made two brood boxes from off cuts that were lying around at work

how deep do I need to make my ekes for apiguard trays?

still foraging like mad in bingley west yorshire,bright orange pollen and balsam coated bees entering the hives.

put a smoke bomb in the shed and see where they come out,but don't burn the shed down.

I made my brood boxes from marine ply,but I would not make supers with it because I find it too heavy.

I have watched these hovering round my tubs and hanging baskets,they attack and carry off the hover flies that come in for the pollen.