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    Beekeeping day courses

    Does anyone know what insurance cover the local BKA have in place for their summer apiary visits? You’ve paid a membership fee & sometimes a pound for a raffle ticket so not sure whether that counts as a contract?
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    First Inspection

    With double brood I prefer a more gentle approach to brood nest organisation at this time of year. My ideal configuration going forward with a strong expanding colony is brood just below the QE with an empty super above. Avoid that honey band developing in the top brood box by swapping some...
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    What's flowering as forage in your area

    Bees are new to Anglesey but from a choice of celandine, Hebe, dandelion, plum the’re consistently going for the Alexander.
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    What's flowering as forage in your area

    Tut tut some folks will expect top dollar from what you refer to as ‘not very nice tasting’ brassica honey.
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    Damp OA?

    May well like a bit of a sauna or Turkish bath- nothing like it for a real clean!
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    No bee suit?

    What I would do would be wait for a sunny day & move the hive 2-3m and replace with empty hive. Wait 10min for the foragers to return to old site with empty hive leaving calm & gentle nurse bees.
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    7 Beehives Stolen Llandudno

    ‘Fourteen beehives that were stolen from a site in North Wales have been found and are reported to be in a "reasonably healthy state." The theft, which took place between July 28 and July 31, occurred at Blackwood Lane, Mynydd y Garth, just outside of Llangollen in Denbighshire.16 Aug 2023’...
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    Hive survival over winter

    Nice to see an honest post. There seems to be a stigma against those who admit a colony starved if on a warm day a couple of colonies aren’t showing any activity then I’ll crack the CB and take a look. Like to identify dead outs ASAP so can clear any dead bees before combs go mouldy. Then...
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    Hive survival over winter

    Nice to see an honest post. There seems to be a stigma against those who admit a colony starved.
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    Battery Strimmer

    Secret is to run them dry before putting into storage, same with 2 stroke outboards. Carburettors gum up.
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    Timing of spring unites

    Just a suggestion. How about selling as 5 frame nucs the 7 you don’t need. Any frames/bees left over can be united with existing colonies. We were getting 300 per nuc at auction last year.
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    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    When necessary a few bursts of water stops them flying & guides them home.
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    How much gap is too much gap?

    Opportunity to recycle those old nitriles in your pocket.
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    Hive weight and stores..

    There’s not a lot we can do this time of year apart from keeping the hive secure & keeping them fed. You’re on the ball with knowing how much stores are left. Mine in 2016/2017 waited till the 31st Jan to start changing weight, some increasing but most decreasing. Just keep on monitoring every...
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    After some sympathy

    I see queens not infrequently reduce or stop laying end Summer / start of Autumn. I’ve never requeened the colonies as It’s something I expect & see each year. Why did you decide to requeen?
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    Cleaning rhomboid escaped

    That makes sense. A wire brush is getting most of the holes back open.
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    Cleaning rhomboid escaped

    Decided to try and unblock the mesh holes on my rhomboids. First question is are these holes necessary for them to work? I ask the question because every hole has been sealed up by the bees & I’ve been using them like that for several years. Giving them a soak in washing soda/fairy to remove...
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    What did you do in the 'workshop' today

    I wish you a swift recovery & thanks for the safety reminder. Alway should tell myself I must use that push-stick.
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    2 frame nucs for national frames.

    Hi James. You’re spot on. In the old days when cedar brood boxes were cheap in the sales I bought a couple of dozen. Made them up & as you said table saw to cut to size & 18mm ply to the side. Same goes for 5 frame nucs- must have 50+.
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    Loss of Two Hive Apiary

    Strong colonies high mite numbers poor response to varroa treatment. Most of us can’t be bothered to check mite numbers after treatment to make sure the treatment worked.
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