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  1. Limousin Lass

    MAQ strip dosage

    What is the latest you would use MAQs? I am running Dadants and Bees are working late Sunflowers.
  2. Limousin Lass

    Land needed sandwich kent

    Ask on here, http://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php
  3. Limousin Lass

    Hive Alive BBC2 On Now!

    I can't like this post enough. Why is there no "like" button on this forum?
  4. Limousin Lass

    Honey flow and dearth

    This is my first full season, I started with 2 swarms last summer. I am doing some courses with my mentor at the moment and asked him this last week. He thinks we are 3-4 weeks ahead of last year and the forage gap will be in May. Fields of Oilseed Rape, Colza here ,that my bees are on is going...
  5. Limousin Lass

    lucky find at new site

    I was taught that a shook swarm was the answer, also that antibiotics are banned now (is that just in France). Thought Chinese honey had been stopped because they had found Tetracycline s in it. Please correct me if I am wrong.
  6. Limousin Lass

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Moved my Bees to the Rape last week, so had a look. http://s1340.photobucket.com/user/lebonpaysan/media/Farm/BEES/01April14Bees026_zps2d6d4cd7.jpg.html
  7. Limousin Lass

    Upcoming weather

    Looks bad for the South. http://www.weatherweb.net/wxwebtv2.php
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    Upcoming weather

    http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/expertcharts?LANG=en&CONT=euro&MODELL=gfs&VAR=prec
  9. Limousin Lass

    The extra dangers involved with French Beekeeping

    I've just changed my mind about buying a Camo Beesuit
  10. Limousin Lass

    OSR - to move or not to move?

    Would you think putting an already established colony onto Rape is a good opportunity to do a split. I was thinking of putting another Brood chamber on top of the present one in the Spring as the Rape starts to Flower. I have been asked to move my hives onto some Rape further North of me. All...
  11. Limousin Lass

    OSR - to move or not to move?

    Yes, you are talking about Club Root. When we started growing Rape 20 years ago there was a 7 year gap before it could go back in that field. The gap dropped to 5 then 3 years and some Farmers (we don't grow it here) now alternate Wheat and Rape. You would not have done that on our old place as...
  12. Limousin Lass

    OSR - to move or not to move?

    You say the rape is there every few years. Just because you can't see it from the road , doesn't mean it's not on the farm. The farmer probably has a 2 or 3 crop rotation going. Wheat , Rape and Tenerife is a favourite with Arable farmers.
  13. Limousin Lass

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    OK it was Tuesday, not today but I Hefted the hives, shut down the mouse guards to 2" and propped plywood against the fronts. Ground temps of -5 are in the 10 day meteo, though the Snow that was forecast looks less or we might miss it all together.
  14. Limousin Lass

    APIFONDA Feeding

    Why?
  15. Limousin Lass

    APIFONDA Feeding

    This is my 10 day forecast temps, I wouldn't open a hive in these temps but I only started this year and know nowt! Température minimale 0 2 2 4 -2 1 -1 -1 0 0 Température maximale 8 8 9 7 5 4 4 3 4 5 Température minimale au sol -3 1 0 3 -5 0 -3 -3 -2 -2 All with a good NE breeze
  16. Limousin Lass

    Growing Degree Days

    T sum 200 is used in farming, when the positive daily temps reach 200 (added daily) grass and cereals can effectively use nitrogen. This is when you see farmers rushing around with fert spinners on the tractor in springtime. This old article gives a basic idea...
  17. Limousin Lass

    november still foraging

    Do you think that some Hi-Pro Soya meal (46%) would mix into Fondant to supply some protein in the hard times?
  18. Limousin Lass

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Guess you got wet while you were here in the 87 then! Turning colder from now on. Are your hives here or Blighty? Still OT
  19. Limousin Lass

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Potted up 25lb of Honey today with the help of the kids. :party: I started in June with 2 swarms, First I bought off my mentor and second that I helped extract from the roof of a house. Hives are all ready for winter with fondant on. Insulation in place as well as straps. Just need to put...
  20. Limousin Lass

    Alfalfa ?

    Lucerne / (Alfalfa is the American name) is cut when about 20% flowering. There are a lot of flowers in that 20%. It is a great crop for Bees (and cows). First year will get 2 cuts subsequent years 3-4. You might see more of it being grown as the inexorable rise in the price of soya is making...
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