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    Polly hives

    Watch out for wax moth, they will perforate them.
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    Queen Cells but no drone cells

    Two q cells? That's supercedure.
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    Which Queen Type Best for Beginner?

    Local mongrels
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    My new employee

    Is he due a workplace pension?
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    Cut out help required

    I've done loads like this. Fishing line one side, lay it in and wire it up. There is a quicker, less destructive way, but I'm not revealing that one till I've done a few more. Next one is this weekend, easy one, but big colony. Derek, if you want wild bees, just holler, your only 40 mins from...
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    Words fail me ...

    Bird table?
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    Beekeeping Suits

    Very happy with my thrones sale specials. £35
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    Bee farming advice wanted

    I have 40 hives and I struggle to keep on top of the weeds in the apiary, and that's without managing the hives! I'm self employed so do have a fair amount of free time away from work.
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    Feral Bees- Catherine Thompson

    To confirm a colony has survived, you'd have to see pollen from the first spring flowers going in before any swarms appear, then monitor it daily to ensure it is active and that no other swarm has moved in.
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    Hi from Sunny Surrey

    Some of us poor souls still are Enrico....
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    Foundation Free Frames

    I found they built severa combs either side of fishing line. Now just use wax coaster coffee stirrers to start, no other support.
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    One for Derek

    It's from the biobees library ...tons of garb in between the www and te end Constructive beekeeping
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    One for Derek

    http://www.------------/library/general_beekeeping/beekeeping_books_articles/ConstructiveBeekeeping_EdClarke.pdf
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    Rats

    True MasterBK. It all depends on the situation locally. If the rats in your yard are the only ones locally, then killing ALL of them will solve the problem for a while. If there are chickens or avid bird feeders nearby, then they will be back. Similarly, if you only kill some of the rats, and...
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    Karin Alton(LASI) recommends vaping now

    Or, you could keep your bees sufficiently insulated as to deal with the varroa in their own way.
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    Rats

    The big problem with using poison all year round is the slow but steady feed into the predator food chain. Poison accumulates in the predator bodies, and eventually kills them. Permanent baiting enables non target species such as voles and wood mice to consume a non toxic load, which ends up in...
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    Different style insulated hives

    It's rubber backed office/industrial carpet, get some if it's going in the skip-very useful stuff!
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    Different style insulated hives

    Hmmmm, looks a nightmare for Bee inspector.
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    Different style insulated hives

    Jeez! That's a monument
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    Different style insulated hives

    Very nice Millet, almost bearproof! I like the use of carpet tile. I too use them, but for keeping growth away from the front of the hive.
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