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  1. johnandyrob

    Data Protection

    Does any body know about Data Protection? My Wife works for one of the big supermarkets who have recently lost employees data including name, date of birth, national insurance no, bank account no, and address. They have bought every employee whose data was lost/stolen an anti fraud package with...
  2. johnandyrob

    Book about Gail

    I read a review on a book about Gail in a magazine recently (within the last 3 or 4 months) but can no longer find it. Can some one please tell me the title and the authors name please.
  3. johnandyrob

    Urban Jungle

    For those of you who get BBC 1 North East and Cumbria. Urban Jungle tonight at 7pm has a bit on about Ian Wallace (seasonal bee inspector ) and his bees on top of Fenwicks department store.
  4. johnandyrob

    Running in a Virgin ?

    How do you " run in " a virgin queen into a mini nuc? I have looked on the search and on google but can not find any info.
  5. johnandyrob

    Type of bee please

    As title Iv only ever seen local dark mongrels got a swarm call and collected these.
  6. johnandyrob

    jz/bz cage

    How and which way do you suspend a jz/bz cage?
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    Commercial swarm control

    What method of swarm control do commercial beekeepers use and why
  8. johnandyrob

    Poly and thymol

    Hi having just moved over to poly this year could some one please enlighten me on the uses of thymol products and poly.
  9. johnandyrob

    Rape and heather

    Just had a short drive to the heather moors because the advise from the old boys in my assosiation is that it will be early this year its just starting to come into flower in patches but their is a rape feild ( spring sown?) less than a mile away looking rather yellow will the bees go for this...
  10. johnandyrob

    eke full

    I put a three inch eke on in the beginning of Feb and fed 5kg fondant. I went to check the fondant and one hive has used the fondant and filled the eke with comb. Eleven nice neat combs from top bars of brood box to the crown board. Should I put a super on or check the amount of brood first...
  11. johnandyrob

    Help to Read

    Can any one do some thing with these plans so I can read them please Regards Andrew
  12. johnandyrob

    What temperature?

    I have been advised and read in books that oxalic acid treatment should be done between 3c and 7c its consistency between -2 and 1c here and the only 2 days that its been 3c or above its chucked it down. Am I leaking it too late? Regards Andrew
  13. johnandyrob

    Thymol in winter?

    Just recived this from my local assosiation and wondered what you thought has any one herd or tryed it Soak cheap parcel string (the stuff sold in newsagents) in 20% solution of thymol in veg oil drain it and drape a 30" length over two brood frames top bars the bees gradually dismantled the...
  14. johnandyrob

    Eggs on inspection tray

    I have found eggs on my inspection tray only two. Is this normal?
  15. johnandyrob

    Abandond Hives

    There are about 10 hives that have been abandoned not far from my apiary iv asked around and nobody knows who they are or who owns the land.Iv left a note with my contact details on its still there and no one has been to the site since i first found them in February. Some hives have frames with...
  16. johnandyrob

    Bees on crown board

    Just been to feed my bees in the past Iv just put the feeder ( brother Adam type ) on at the previous inspection ready to fill up but didnt do this last time so i lifted the roof expecting to just to put it on and fill up but the crown board was covered in bees. is this normal i though they...
  17. johnandyrob

    Children

    How old should children be before you let them any where near bees?
  18. johnandyrob

    how often can i move a hive

    I no how far i can move a hive but if i move a hive 3 foot how long till i can move it again
  19. johnandyrob

    not drawing out comb

    Picked up two nucs about a month ago and re hived them into nationals with foundation every thing looks ok but one nuc hasn't drawn any comb out and the other has only drawn one side of a frame is this a problem?
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