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    Commercial pollination services

    Wow I wish I could take bee to the borage like you Steve and be a real beekeeping guru
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    swarm queen dead

    So she was dead with a ball why why place her out side the hive she was dead what was she going to do So this swarm the spider got the queen despite thousands of workers and drones it got the queen Virgins maybe
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    Thoughts on Aggression

    How many hives And were they all aggressive Do you count them when they return or leave Bees only defend their nests Can't quite understand why they would return even if you had not moved them far enough they would not be interested in you they just fly around and die
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    swarm queen dead

    I'm lost who is mr spider
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    Clearing bees Up instead of Down?

    I'll give some feedback stick to IT
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    The Anti-Swarm!

    I'm sort of wondering why they would leave the hive and camp on the outside getting ready to swarm were they only on the front by the entrance only
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    Vaporising Oxyalic Acid Against Varroa

    Wow you have a lot to say l take it by this and the editing of what I said that you just advocate OA based on somewhat slanted costing I really don't care much about the cost of it as I did say I don't and am unlikely to use it I did say economic as there are other costs, going round sites in...
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    Vaporising Oxyalic Acid Against Varroa

    So what other treatment are you using in the active season if not thymol or similar OA kills mites I'm sure not a treatment I use but I can't see in any way three treatments in the winter is ever going to be more economic
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    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    CBPV is not associated with varroa neither are most of the viruses There are only a few that are made more lethal with the presence of varroa the most common being DWV CBPV is made worse in poor years by confinement to the hive as it passes From bee to bee when they rub together (The non...
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    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    I think that maybe varroa is the most likely candidate With regards to CBPV there are two types of the virus you guessed type 1 & 2 One you describe is right being black hairless bees some times called ' little blacks' they are often ejected from the hive and refused entry The one causing most...
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    Are Carniolans piggy?

    Finman You need to get out more I finish feed and treat by October don't touch again till I feed again in March especially as you say we have it easy over here You don't seem to do too bad with the average crop you quote still yet lots of ways to work out average crops
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    Apivar guidance

    Apivar is the best option if you have it use two strips two or three frames apart in the cluster they are coming out of winter now I start feeding next week. leave in for at least eight to twelve weeks as it is quite slow acting and bee movement will slow dosage (lack of) use of oxalic is not as...
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    Wild bees in gables and construction work about to commence - how do I protect the builders?

    wow lets see burn your house down or destroy a colony of bees i will need a while on that one i m sorry just how does letting those bees suffer a long term death make us better beekeepers ps i have kept bees before your forum was about
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    Some dead bees laden with pollen

    don't really think i need telling what bees do at this time of year or any other time thanks if bees are clustering outside at this time of year then their future as breeding stock should be in doubt or that's just one among many reasons OMF are not used any where on my bee farm
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    Wild bees in gables and construction work about to commence - how do I protect the builders?

    another option is destruction wasp nest killer will be quick if flying or a pest control company or they can die slowly of varroa and possibly starvation whilst being a risk to safety of the public (builders falling off roofs, you have as there employer a duty of care) and cheaper than all this...
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    Some dead bees laden with pollen

    no worries i will wait till hes back. I think its time to say a bit, I like reading some of these topics as a bit of look at the lighter side of this job its easy to wade in with advice but some times things are best run there course. yes i do like a little ribbing and a bit of Michael taking...
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    Some dead bees laden with pollen

    i agree
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    Bees not taking winter feed

    think too much know very little
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    Bees not taking winter feed

    i was making a reply to beejoyful bit of humor here should have included his quote sorry and so far i have this season fed 15 tonne to the bees more probably, having a bit of a tongue in cheek play on the peppermint additive comment
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