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I've read most of the previous threads on OA quantities and would just like to check I've got it right before I mix for treatment this week. Previously, I used the 6% bottled readymix, diluted as per Gavin's and Susbees' suggestion. Ditched the unused solution as it had changed colour by this...

Sunny afternoon so went up to do the fortnightly external check of my two hives. One was fine - bees still coming and going. The other was silent and still. Haven't opened the hive since early November, when the last of the feed went in, but risked a peek. All dead on mesh floor - 6 full...

Can anyone recommend a fungicide that is safe to use with bees around? I have 2 hives at the top of the garden and in the lower half (about 300 feet away) I have about 30 rose bushes scattered around suffering from near-terminal Black Spot because I haven't been spraying them since I've had bees.

I took the second cleared Apiguard foil out today at the end of the treatment. Still a steady mite drop of around 7 a day, so I put in 2 Apistan strips to mop up the remainder. Question is, should the OMF tray be in (as with Apiguard) or out? I've checked the instructions on the Apistan box...

Inspected the hive today, with the kind help of an experienced beek from our local association. He confirmed my suspicion that the queen had gone, and that there didn't seem to be any virgin queens present. Another generous lady offered me 2 queen cells from her hive, so collected them, chose...

Grateful for some advice, please. I got my bees last June and they overwintered well & built up nicely. I have a single National hive on brood and a half, with one nearly full super, and one empty one over the QE to give them room. 7 days ago, as I was doing a full inspection, I noticed HM...