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I will also like to know the answer to this, have an Apedia full of bees + mated queen, can I shake swarm them into a nuc?

Thanks this is helpful

Relatively new to bee keeping, picked up a swarm a few weeks ago. I starved them for 48 hours because the area is know for EFB, I’m feeding at the moment and they are drawing out comb on three frames. Checked them today and not sure what to make of this - https://imgur.com/a/s9WnrUR

As a farmer of cattle I know full well the effect of an endemic disease in the national population. There is no doubt that there are a number of ways TB is transmitted from wildlife, slurry and the movement of infected cattle from infected areas to uninfected. I don't know the politics or the...

In the hive? On top of the frames? Hanging in between?

I was given a hive, which is health and active, growing rapidly. They were treated with acid over the winter but I have noticed in the burr comb where I cut off some drone cells that there appears to be quite a few mite. There is a super on-top which they are filling up fast and I don't want...

Phone call to the police, make a diary of your previous interactions with the individual, document everything no matter how small and find a lawyer who can help you put together a civil case. At this point, don't post anything further on social media about this and don't speak to them. Police...

That is exactly what I was after, thanks

I'm a farmer, who also keeps bees. Looking for some advice on a seed mix that we could put into the cover crop spots around the farm. Want to put something that will consistently flower. We're a grassland farm, no OSR around. Anyone done something similar?