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OA vaporiser once a week in September OA vaporiser between Christmas and new year. Done for the first time last year and seemed to work well. I'm a newish beekeeper, this is my third season.

So, I've just come back from the hives where I've put the slightly planed-down entrance blocks back in fairly easily, replaced the mouse guards, put 2" of insulation in an empty super on top of the crown board and removed the varroa boards. Sat and watched them for a while industriously coming...

Yes I was, it's the only bee suit I had until the new one arrived yesterday

Thanks, that's good to know, I did a bit or research on here to find the most well regarded ones.

Good idea, thanks.

I kitted up again this morning and went up to the hives. After my hasty retreat yesterday, the bees were up in my face as soon as I was within 10' of the hive. collected all the bits around the hives that i'd dropped and took them away then went and had another look at the hives and entrances...

That's very handy :)

So with the medium entrance of the block you don't get mice in? I thought that's why we put mouseguards up, because they could get through a medium entrance

Thanks, that sounds useful

I will do a bit of googling on that, thank you.

I'd thought of putting a screw in to make it easy to remove the block but then couldn't rotate it for the different sized opening. I guess I could get two blocks but think I'll just plane the current ones down so they're a slightly less tight fit. Any thoughts on whether you leave the block in...

These are my first bees. I have two colonies, one are like a bunch of stoner hippies they're so laid back and peaceful. The other lot are like a glaswegian pub at kicking out time :) Next spring, if they're still like this, I'll requeen them. It's been an interesting learning process. I'm so...

Ok, now I know that sounds like a stupid question but bear with me as I'm going to rely on the idea that the only stupid question is the one you don't ask. I'm a new beekeeper in my first season. Just in the process of sorting out the hives for the winter. They've been fed and are about ready...

Thanks everyone, thanks for such helpful replies. From reading all the information here and elsewhere, I think this is what I've decided to do: I have multiple thicknesses of celotex in the barn so I'll go with 50mm instead of 100, probably make things easier. I'll decide on a container for the...

Hi all, I'm in my first year of beekeeping and just getting my 2 hives set up for the winter. I've been feeding syrup and they've taken plenty of it down so I'm getting ready for a final close up of the season soon. I've been reading about insulating the hives, ventilation and the various...

I've had cold sores for 35 years, tried just about everything on them. Used acyclovir cream mostly until 15 years ago when I medic on a diving forum I'm on recommended using a laser pointer, one of the red ones on a key ring that you use for presentations. Over the past 15 years I've tested it...