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  1. the naked beekeeper

    Harper Adams BBKA convention

    And didn't it feel like it!
  2. the naked beekeeper

    Bee Improvement day in Cornwall

    Is a pdf. Maybe access on your computer?
  3. the naked beekeeper

    Bee Improvement day in Cornwall

    Hi all, I attach a poster for a bee improvement day in Dobwalls (near Liskeard) that people may be interested in. We have a guest speaker of Catherine Thompson from Leeds University, who has been taking DNA samples of our bees. As well as lots of talks and demonstrations, all centred around...
  4. the naked beekeeper

    Which shallow frames for a national?

    If you don't have castellations or spacers then go for hoffmans. SN4S. Manleys I find a pain as they just clump together and it's easier to crush bees when replacing. Hoffmans get round your spacing issue, but when removing supers you need to have a full complement of frames if not in...
  5. the naked beekeeper

    Superseed

    are you treating? some queens can go off the lay, if treating or until the ivy starts to get going. some of mine stop laying for a while.
  6. the naked beekeeper

    Flaming Eke!

    why not?
  7. the naked beekeeper

    Oasis pad thymol dosage

    no he buys apiguard from the bfa.
  8. the naked beekeeper

    Oasis pad thymol dosage

    perfect. that makes more sense, thanks admin. i had been putting the pads into a plastic ice cream container and squirting on the same number of dosages. but as they don't absorb it right away, some runs off and i was worried that where they overlap in the container, the bottom ones would soak...
  9. the naked beekeeper

    Oasis pad thymol dosage

    thought you said it's best to leave them 24hours? in which case, they need to be sealed in something as they do not absorb the applied 20ml straight away. therefore when leaving them your suggested time, i find the bottom pads soak up more of this initial run off.
  10. the naked beekeeper

    Oasis pad thymol dosage

    Does anyone know if it's ok to just let the oasis pads soak up as much mixture as they can, or whether it is literally 20ml max? I ask because when I syringe the 20ml dosages into a tub to let the pads soak it up overnight, the top ones soak up more than the bottom ones. I was wondering if it...
  11. the naked beekeeper

    Mating nucs?

    Is it just me who gets bees drawing comb in the feed compartment, despite filling it up?
  12. the naked beekeeper

    thymol result???

    how heavy a dose was it when you say heavy? I wonder whether i can let the oasis soak up the maximum it can, or just give them the 20ml?
  13. the naked beekeeper

    is poly more attractive now than 12 months ago

    I have switched to Lang poly.
  14. the naked beekeeper

    Poly national good deal going ....

    nothing on ebay is a bargain with 6 days to go.
  15. the naked beekeeper

    HB conspicious by absence?

    My bees are very close to it and just don't seem interested. I'm baffled.
  16. the naked beekeeper

    l*sons hives

    yes i have them. very pleased with them.
  17. the naked beekeeper

    Bees by the sea.

    As above. On the Rame peninsula. As close to the sea as you could possibly wish to get.
  18. the naked beekeeper

    How to add more young bees to a keiler?

    how the hell are queens meant to return to the same nuc?
  19. the naked beekeeper

    best plants

    borage is a very good plant. long flowering season and self seeds everywhere.
  20. the naked beekeeper

    buckspinfasts?

    most of my colonies are black and exhibit native traits. bibba doesn't classify them as an amm strain, but for me that doesnt matter as they must be close enough and a good enough starting point for me. they're my local blacks! they might not ever classify them as amm material, but that wont...
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