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Thanks for the advice, really useful

I have a lot of frames this year only half capped and the honey measures 19 plus, I am wondering if anyone had advice on using a dehumidifier to get the water content down and if so would you do it on the frames or with the extracted honey. Thank you

Thank you ,will try that as well

Thanks for the suggestions. I have replaced the O ring but haven’t tried using 2 so will give that a try.

I have a stainless steel settling tank with a plastic valve which has to be screwed into the tank. I think because it is a rigid plastic being screwed against a circular tank there is always a slight leak of honey. Thinking of investing in a tank advertised by Thornes and made by Konigin that...

I have been monitoring the varroa with sugar shake and the numbers have been low but within the last fortnight the count quadrupled. I was waiting for cooler temp and less brood but will take your advice and start the oxalic treatment now even though still feeding. Thanks for your help

I did a varroa drop test today with icing sugar and got an appallingly high count. I am still feeding syrup but wonder if I should do an oxalic treatment now rather than in the winter and will it contaminate the syrup in any way or should I remove the feeders. I was really surprised as the...

I have just inspected my stored frames that have been drawn out last year and some look mouldy and very fragile. I treated everything with Certan last autumn ,thought it was all dry and wrapped in double plastic. What does anyone else do and have I made some serious errors. Thank you

Hi I am hoping someone can tell me what these bugs are. I visited my hives last week to do the first Oxalic treatment and these bugs were on the polystyrene and celotex which is in the roof for insulation. Returned this week with camera and did 2nd treatment. Bugs are not affected by the vapours...

Thanks for all the comments

Having just spent very sticky afternoon uncapping capped frames I wondered if anyone has used a heated knife sold specially for this purpose and are they any good, what does everyone else use? Thank you

Can anyone advise me which preservative is ok to use on my hives. Some of the parts e.g. ekes are home made from pine. Thanks

Hello and thanks in advance for helping me. I am in my 3rd year as a beekeeper and have 2 colonies who were both left with a super of honey last autumn. Last week when I did my first thorough I inspection after the winter I foun d they had both come through well and still had stores in the...