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    Uncapping tool

    Any suggestions on the most efficient and easiest to use uncapping tool. Only 6 hives (on average) and usually demaree a 50 to75% of them depending on strength of colony. I make my own foundation less frames and have been taking cut comb up till now but I received a four frame spinner for...
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    Cappings

    I vaped my hives a few days ago and checked the bottom board (OMF) today for mites. Tremendous drop especially in my TB hive so it was worth doing and I’ll repeat in 10 days or so. The query is my TB hive also had quite a bit of cappings along the OMF. Obviously from brood. But also further away...
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    Capped Ivy

    Based in Dorset it wasn’t a great summer for honey. Today is warm and sunny so I hefted my hives which were quite heavy and was expected as the girls have been and still are, bringing loads of pollen from Ivy. Being warm I lifted the CB’s and looked at the outside frames. They are rammed floor...
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    Devon Honey

    Anyone have contact details for the sale of Honey in Devon. Not for me asking for someone in Devon? Many thanks.
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    Sugar syrup

    During an online chat. It was mentioned about using food colouring in sugar syrup to differentiate stores from natural resources. Apart from using natural ingredients does anyone else do this?
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    Lively bunch

    Wondering if they were hanging on in there and then pow. The girls have completely ignored social distancing and bubbles!
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    Varoa drop

    Just like to put this out as a query? I have three hives wintering. Had four but one was weak so I put it with another small colony. All good. I treated with Apiguard mid summer and everything is good. Also been topping up with stores so everything appears normal. I did my OA vapour treatment...
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    Varroa/Wasps

    I presume like a lot of others. Wasps have been very prolific this year. Although it is finally calming down at last. This morning I was watching a Wasp devouring a dead bee and had a light bulb moment as to why it appears that Wasps do not appear to suffer the same health issues and diseases...
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