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I suspect one of my hives has been queen less for several weeks now. Is it possible to create a nucleus from another hive using a few frames of nurse bees with an introduced bought mated queen and the unite it with the queen less colony? Or is it too late for them to accept each other?

No one really answered my question re: home made candy,although one person did say he has used it with no ill effect.

We are told that when preparing syrup for feeding, the solution should not be boiled, as it produces elements harmful to the bees. How come then that candy is acceptable?

By now you would have seen the replies on Oxalic Acid dilution. What should be emphasised, for the owner of a few hives, and therefore low quantity of mixture, is the accuracy in weighing the Oxalic Acid crystals. I have bought low cost, but accurate scales (Smart Weigh) that weigh to fractions...

What's wrong with good quality roofing felt,especially the self adhesive kind.Even the unsanded underlay lasts for a good few years.