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  1. monarda

    what trees are theese

    Yep but the squirrels always get to them first here !
  2. monarda

    Varroa treatment three year cycle.

    Thanks for info Dani, food for thought.
  3. monarda

    Varroa treatment three year cycle.

    Dani is there any reason for not using either oxalic acid dribble or even powdered sugar dusting as a means of achieving accelerated drop. If this would work would you still use the x5 on 24hr drop to calculate load? Thanks-Dave
  4. monarda

    Summer feeding

    Just fed 2 nucs but in the garden bees are particularly enjoying the marjoram,my wifes collection of hardy geraniums,persicaria ,meadowsweet and clove r in the lawn. Not much activity in veg plot but they do seem to love the big flowers of the courgettes and various squashs. No signs of HB...
  5. monarda

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    not exactly the couple of pints of Speckled Hen and a packet of Dry Roasted that I had in mind but we could make it a " bring your own " I suppose.
  6. monarda

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    ...and given suitable interludes for refreshments,I could sit and listen to you guys for 3 hours - no prob. ps bees seem to be enjoying the meadowsweet this morning. Dave
  7. monarda

    Native bees and wasps

    oops- my guess as to your bee wasn't quite right then Steve. The River Mole round Dorking looks interesting but I think its all club waters.
  8. monarda

    Native bees and wasps

    Could be one of the Melitta ( blunthorn ) bees , someone who knows about such things will give you a more informed answer I'm sure. Did you catch? Tight lines and screaming reels-Dave
  9. monarda

    beekeeping professionally

    "Times may be a changing" but not apparently for the better. I don't need a weather man to know which the wind blows !
  10. monarda

    beekeeping professionally

    I fully appreciate what you are saying with you being a commercial concern and if you can get those sort of prices good luck to you.I'm afraid that I and my few hives are coming from a rather different place. I keep bees because its something I love doing (despite my woeful lack of ,but...
  11. monarda

    beekeeping professionally

    ....and whilst Im at it, my motor bike travels at m.p.h. and has a petrol tank that holds gallons of fuel, the odd trout I catch is bragged about in lbs , my chickens eggs are packed in boxes of half doz., atmospheric pressure is ins of hg but for some unknown reason temperature has always been...
  12. monarda

    beekeeping professionally

    Yep me too, I sell honey by the lb, drink beer by the pint and still think in terms of feet and inches when setting out veg plots or attempting woodwork.
  13. monarda

    Uniting question

    Will do.
  14. monarda

    Uniting question

    Right thats the plan-it was a caste with virgin queen when I originally caught it but then mated ( saw it return with tag) and now well and truly established.Sorry JBM I didnt make that clear in my om. Just had another thought , if in taking down q.c's I miss one what would happen when united...
  15. monarda

    Uniting question

    Thanks Steve
  16. monarda

    Uniting question

    Hi Steve, so I dont have to think about removing supers first?
  17. monarda

    Uniting question

    What would be my best plan for uniting a caught caste swarm with a good laying queen up and running and now housed in standard brood box with a hive close by . This hive is queenless as result of artificial swarm but has 3 capped q.c's (I pinched out a further dozen yesterday) and consists of...
  18. monarda

    Scouts not impressed with bait nucs?

    No damage noted but they are painted. Dave
  19. monarda

    Scouts not impressed with bait nucs?

    Last couple of years I've enticed a couple of swarms each season using a Paynes 6 frame poly nuc with internal feeder wall hacked out to increase internal volume, blocked off omf with a bit of ply ,added an old brood frame , placed on top of shed in sunny positon facing east with a couple of...
  20. monarda

    Backfilled and chock a block

    yep that all makes sense, I know you're not a fan of brood and a half but I find it a hard habit to break but am working on it!Should I be concerned that by placing the "half" above the QX I might be inadvertently moving the new queen up there too?
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