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I can try this - how do I make this ‘custard’ please? Sorry if that is a stupid question. Regards.

Greetings, My bees are suffering ongoing attacks from Asian hornets. Can anyone suggest ways that I can help them to protect themselves, please. Many thanks, Austin

I was advised by my course tutor to use a 50/50 mix of genuine turpentine and linseed oil.

That is a scary looking beast! I’ll let you know if I see one. Austin (in Normandy)

Hello, I live in France too, in the Orne (61). Which area are you? Austin

Thank you Pargyle. Very interesting. I have an old hive box, I’ll have a go at modifying it, and mounting it up a tree. Austin

Hello Hugh, I too am a relative ‘learner’, I’ve never heard of ‘swarm traps’ - can you enlighten me, please? I live in Normandy. Austin

Hi, can you advise me when I should add the verroa strips, and also when I should remove them, please? Regards, Austin

Yes. Is that too long? Austin

A lot. In total over 40kgs from that hive plus the deserted hive. About 2/3 frames covered in bees.

Thanks for your message. I saw absolutely no corpses. When I had inspected the hive, it was extremely healthy- or seemed that way. It might be worth noting that I had already lost a hive in May. Presumably they had swarmed. I always give them a plastic bag of candy for the winter, and I use...

I shut down my hive and put in winter stores and verroa strips in November last year. When I inspected the hive in February, they had all gone. I live in Normandy, France. What did I do wrong? All help appreciated. Austin

Hello, I live in Normandy, and a couple if weeks ago I met a lovely couple in the town of Falaise (William the Conquerer’s home). The couple were both beekeepers, and had had problems with Asian hornets. They had constructed wooden frames with a covering of chicken mesh (the holes were probably...

Hello Codford, and thank you. I'm afraid you have me there - what is AH? Sorry to be so stupid. Regards, Austin

Hello everyone, and thank you for accepting me into your forum. I have kept bees for three years. I attended a course on beekeeping before getting my bees, but only completed the first year (of three). I just found it too difficult, as it was all in French, and my language skills are simply not...