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    Another extraction question

    Tangential or radial extractor? If radial, it is possible to extract unwired frames, take it slowly at first. If tangential still possible but evn more care needed probably have to turn the frames twice to prevent the wax blowing out.
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    Hardened rape honey

    The bees will gather water to dissolve the granulated sugars,
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    Preparing pollen

    Bees forage for pollen so pollen analysis on the pollen pellets will identify those flowers. For analysis of honey the pollen grains examined are those from the nectariferous flowers where as the bee gathers nectar pollen grains are disturbed into the nectar and carried adventitiously with the...
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    Preparing pollen

    The books on Pollen Analysis and Honey Identification by Rex Sawyer give clear instructions on how to make slides from pollen collected from flowers and also from honey. The book on Pollen identification gives a key for identifying 134 plants from their pollen, The book on honey has fewer plants...
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    A new formulation of oxalic acid for Varroa.

    Well i do wish that you would get your facts right! There is a formulation utilising oxalic acid which is registered for use in Italy, UK, and Ireland It is called apibioxal and the active ingredient is 97% pur oxalic acid.
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    A new formulation of oxalic acid for Varroa.

    It just happens to be illegal in UK and Ireland
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    Hive lost through Nosema - do you burn or can it be reused?

    But not Nosema apis in fact one way of obtaining pure N. apis is to freeze a sample of mixed species when only N.apis remains alive.
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    Hive lost through Nosema - do you burn or can it be reused?

    If you are sure that it is nosema and not any of the foul broods then scrape off stains and fumigate with 80% acetic acid. there would be be no need for scorching. If you think it might be the foul broods then burn the combs and frames and scorch the rest.
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    Agghhh - ignorance, ignorance: fondant question

    Empty super on top
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    books for people to read (hope you dont mind HM/Admin)

    But Ron Brown and honey by the ton are not in the Cornell site.
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    books for people to read (hope you dont mind HM/Admin)

    Your points do not address the question of copyright do they? Anyhow borrowing from a library is not giving the borrower a copy for him/her to retain.
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    books for people to read (hope you dont mind HM/Admin)

    Are these books free of copywrite? :hairpull:
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    Bee health app

    Yes to both, but the louse has been killed by Varroa treatments and is ow very rare in ireland
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    Lot-less lables

    for direct sale from producer to final consumer the requirements are far less rigid. You nee the word honey and that is about all you require
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    Top Tips for Saving Money in this fairly Expensive Hobby ??

    Yes, these rules hold if you have the 'e' mark on the label, otherwise if you stet 454g then the weight must be 454g. If you have the 'e' mark and some jars are under weight (but within the tolerance) then other jars must be overweight to bring the average up to the weight stated.
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    Apiguard - gone after 3 days - should take 2 weeks ???

    Another question arises: why did you open the hive after only three days? Apiguard acts partly by the bees spreading it and also by vapourision of the thymol. Opening the hive doesn't do the concentration of thymol vapour any good as some will disperse into the air!
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    Apiguard - gone after 3 days - should take 2 weeks ???

    Well : the instructions on the package states: "Open the hive. Peel back the foil lid of the APIGUARD tray leaving one corner of the lid attached to the tray. Place the open tray centrally on top of the brood frames, gel side up. Ensure that there is a free space of at least 0.5cm between the...
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    Apiguard - gone after 3 days - should take 2 weeks ???

    Would you please read the instructions on the box. I don't know where you got the idea that the second treatment is for another two weeks but it is incorrect.
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