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  1. Mothman

    centrifuge for analysing pollen

    Probably not 100% safe but I bought some of these - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50x-0-5ml-Lab-Clear-Micro-Plastic-Test-Tube-Centrifuge-Vial-Snap-Cap-Containerv/192797361965?epid=8012695409&hash=item2ce39e472d:g:nCkAAOSwZJBX~H1U cut a can in half, put a bolt through the bottom, drilled four...
  2. Mothman

    Reverse Snelgrove

    enrico, will that method bleed ALL of the bees out of the top brood box?
  3. Mothman

    Reverse Snelgrove

    Sorry Finman I should have been clearer, this is a plan for when my hives get to the point of swarming rather than before they are ready to swarm.
  4. Mothman

    Reverse Snelgrove

    Dear all, I read Snelgrove's book over the Christmas holidays and now the swarming season is upon us I am trying to work out my plans for artificial swarming. Basically the Snelgrove method is a vertical artificial swarm where you find the queen and move her over with the flying bees to a new...
  5. Mothman

    Bee-House

    :bump: +1 on this query
  6. Mothman

    3 of 4 'Bee Quick' and clearer boards

    Being a little older and wiser now - all the Bee quick seemed to do was make the bees even angrier so I gave up on that. The best clearer, in my humble experience, is either a rhombus escape over an eek or an empty super or a bee brush, usually both. Oh and for completeness I now have a better...
  7. Mothman

    MAQS from?

    Is there anywhere apart from Thornes that sell the strips less than a bucket at a time, I only have one hive I wish / need to treat.....
  8. Mothman

    What do you smoke ?

    Another for start with newspaper then dried grass and the odd pine cone....
  9. Mothman

    Requeening 2of2

    I understood Buckfast bees can quickly become aggressive again when crossed with feral bees.......was I wrong? I am looking to improve the genetics of the local bee population too!
  10. Mothman

    Requeening 1 of 2

    As I have had some problems with aggressive bees this year I am going to re queen in the spring, when, hopefully, the numbers in the hive are lower. Given that the bees are aggressive what is the best way to requeen with the least amount of manipulations? At the moment splitting the hive into...
  11. Mothman

    Requeening 2of2

    I plan on Requeening in the spring, my highest priority is calm docile bees at all times, my second is to have succeeding generations carry on these traits (hopefully) Thus I believe I should be looking for a Carnolian or Italian Queen but which is likely to be calmer and to have dominant calm...
  12. Mothman

    Varroa board interpretation

    Thanks Tom, Just what I was looking for!
  13. Mothman

    Varroa board interpretation

    Is there a website/page or a book or a thread here that can tell you what all the things are or help you identify all the bits that have fallen on to the Varroa board along with any varroa?
  14. Mothman

    Introducing a queen to a broodless hive

    Just a thought but would wrapping the cage ( or possibly part of the cage) in newspaper slow things down and protect the queen for longer?
  15. Mothman

    3 of 4 'Bee Quick' and clearer boards

    Just as a follow up - for completeness - I finally got back to the hives a fortnight after setting the clearer boards on. Whilst the bees had covered the porter escapes in propolis the numbers of bees on the frames was greatly reduced which made life a lot easier.
  16. Mothman

    4 of 4 disillusioned Bee Keeper

    Thankyou Thankyou to All who replied. I got back to the hives in a 'bombproof' outfit. Whist I did still feel a bit timid and got a number of stings in the gloves (but not in me!) I feel I can now take on your helpful advice and get back into the bees - hopefully with more confidence with each...
  17. Mothman

    4 of 4 disillusioned Bee Keeper

    Thankfully, this forum has given me the moral support I needed! I do have contact with other beekeepers outside the forum but I find it easier to find a right way for me through the replies here rather than the do it my way answers I tend to get from them. I do use a smoker- fairly sparingly...
  18. Mothman

    5 of 4! bee suit thickness

    It has been suggested I get a thick fabric bee suit - who makes the suits with the thickest / densest fabric?
  19. Mothman

    1of4 Discouraging following bees.

    Sounds good I shall try it, is it the Fab Classic?
  20. Mothman

    3 of 4 'Bee Quick' and clearer boards

    Understood, this was not my ideal outcome but I had had enough stings for the weekend and little time. thus the query regarding pushing them back out with Bee Quick. The remaining two supers were not covered in bees and only partially filled, hopefully they may get them filled this week? And...
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