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Having had a few different poly brood boxes the one which seems to be best for wood/poly compatability is the denrosa supplied by c wynne jones.

Bang goes the grand slam. Tee hee hee

We have a few beeks up here who use a couple of travelling screens and sit laying worker on top which suppresses the laying workers by allowing brood and queen pheromones through whilst stopping them from fighting and then going on to unite as normal. Saves the grief involved from shaking etc...

Well up here in not so sunny Scotland I have lost two out of five. One I thought was a dead cert to survive winter has dwindled to death and the other was an autumn mating gone wrong. The three survivors are bursting with bees and bias so early queen rearing wont be too far away.

Funniest thing av seen in a while. Would rather look like a toxic waste remover than take a sting near the eye.

Totally agree. Had a friend who ended up with a brood chamber full of honey and drone and queen cells along bottom. I always place mine below with a frame or two of sealed brood to entice queen down. Have never had a prob.

Dont know what your prob is with those online sites. Ive used beetight in the past but grudge the subscription for extra hives so now use hive tracks which has came on leaps and bounds over the past couple of seasons. Even got a slick mobile version (in beta) but working great in the field and...

Totally agree with you PH. Weather is dismal and bees are definately not interested in raising queens unless extremely tight for room. Certainly doesnt help when you ask "when did u last inspect? " and the answer is " last year ! ".

Gotta love this one. I've been fooling the wife that I've been breaking even since started beekeping three years ago. Such a fascinating and addictive hobby that my hand has never been out my pocket buying an ever growing stock of boxes,frames, queen rearing kit,timber for making nucs...

Spent afternoon building more frames than i care to count !!! Was a good idea when i started.

Yes you must be right Finman. Taking off lid and whatever crownboard is in place is not disturbing bees. They will not raise their heads to see what you are about to pour on them are they. And i am being naive. Rofl

Had to do it myself just last week and didnt disturb them half as much as what opening them would have done. All polyhives now on modified wooden floors.

If it was me I'd be making a modified floor to sit polyhive on top of. No opening colonies up and disturbing clusters. Vaporising beneath omf floor from the rear of hive makes the job simples !!!!

Our association owns a varrox vapouriser which I used for the first time this winter. No messing around with liquids and opening up colonies. Seal up entrance and insert beneath mesh floor from behind made this varroa treatment a doddle.

Came out of winter with one strong stock and two playing catch-up. Experimented with various methods of queen rearing with varying amounts of success/failure and have put seven colonies into winter.

Iphone using tapatalk. Martini style

The war has begun !!!

Hivemaker I sould if i could but im out of wooden gear at minute. Have just bought a load of poly kit but reluctant to use till i get mouse prob under control. Derekm Not a bad idea !!

Well im currently in process of watching a poly hive being turned into bean bag filling and i have placed both bait and traps to get the problem under control. Not watching my hard earned cash being shredded by rodents any longer.

A low cost beehive would always be welcome.