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FIBKA don't seem to approve: https://irishbeekeeping.ie/education/articles/grave-danger-bee-imports/ But see here: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/farmingsectors/beekeepingandhoney/ImportingBeesfromEUMemberStates250718.pdf This document talks about importing bees from other EEC...

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Hi there, welcome to the forum. �� The only insect preserved in the way you suggest that I am aware of is an Asian hornet (bee pest imported to Europe a few years ago) sold by Thornes here: https://www.thorne.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&filter_name=Hornet&product_id=8568...

It can happen with any supplier at any price...I bought one from Thornes a few years ago that was defective in the same way...quickly replaced with no quibbles, but maybe not an option for you...

Have you any really strong hives..?? What about moving a frame of brood and young bees into your weak colony.?

See if you can get your hands on a copy of: Control of Varroa A Guide for New Zealand Beekeepers ISBN: 9780473123925, from your local library or association. It is published by the New Zealand government and gives their results from tests with many different chemicals, including, interestingly...

Apiguard is just thymol crystals packaged expensively.....

Either one hive with drawn comb and the other two with foundation, or a mix with foundation in the middle and drawn at the outside. Whether you will get them all drawn and filled will depend on what is available near you after the blackberry finishes....

Apiguard is basically thymol....

For anyone interested in identifying flowers or plants, I recently found an app called 'PlantSnap' Just take a photo and it identifies the plant.! Only tried it with a dozen or so, but it does seem accurate...

I agree... excellent magazine.

The DEFRA website 'Beebase' has a varroa calculator: http://www.nationalbeeunit.com/public/BeeDiseases/varroaCalculator.cfm

In the past I have used a heating pad, originally bought for brewing home wine, similar to this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flexible-Heat-Pad-Diameter-Fermenters/dp/B01DDYP234/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Wine+fermentation+pad&qid=1558129640&s=gateway&sr=8-3 Insulate it with a few towels or duvet. Just...

EFB is a notifiable disease, so there is a legal obligation on you to immediately contact your local bee inspector if you suspect any of your colonies has it. By not doing so you are putting your other hives as risk of infection as well as hives belonging to others in your neighborhood. Please...

I'd move them into the full sized hive asap and use dummy boards to restrict to 6 or 7 frames. A swarm will build comb and numbers quickly, and with the weather warming up, I would have concerns about the nuc- box overheating.

:welcome:Welcome to the forum:welcome: Usually the course tutors can source nucs....what have they said on the subject.?

It is a great book.....even after many years of beekeeping, I still refer to it on some topic every year. One caveat: it is a long time since the last reprint, and the chapter on disease isn't current, so another book needed for that (important) subject. I use John McMullan's 'Having Healthy...

I agree...way too much space for the bees to heat and so putting them under stress....one brood box is plenty for overwintering here...

Welcome to the forum.!

I agree