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    wasps next to a pond

    Hi Guys One of my work colleagues parents have a wasp nest. It is sited in a rockery directly above a pond. It is near enough to a walkway where stings have occurred, and they are becoming increasingly boisterous. Are there any fish/pond friendly methods of 'removing' the nest other than to...
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    sublimation kit

    I am planning on doing some sublimation at the weekend, and am looking at masks. I plan to buy one from screwfix, and am trying to translate this: FFP3 S/L rated any idea what S/L means? Any recommendations? (too much choice!) I presume the goggles are to protect from the fumes
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    Sublimation

    Hi Guys I am sure these questions have been answered, but cannot see a sticky, and all I have with me is a smartphone and a very slow internet connection. Patience appreciated! Due to the poor weather conditions, I think I am going to be moving from thymol and forced kicking and screaming down...
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    Sublimation

    Hi Guys I am sure these questions have been answered, but cannot see a sticky, and all I have with me is a smartphone and a very slow internet connection. Patience appreciated! Due to the poor weather conditions, I think I am going to be moving from thymol and forced kicking and screaming down...
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    birth of a bee

    this may have already been on here.. from egg to hatching of a few seconds... including varroa mites. https:// vimeo "dot" com / 167147073 remove the spaces and substitute dot for a full stop
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    Bees on a water fountain

    A friendly mansion owner has let me keep some bees within their grounds :) They host weddings and dinner partys at the mansion, and they have a small ornimental fountain as a centrepiece that is a magnet for someone elses bees in the area. Although the people who own the mansion do not mind...
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    North Wiltshire Beekeepers

    Last Wednesday, I lost my Falcon. He was flying near Charlton near the B4040, when something caught his eye and went off in an Easterly direction towards Minety. He then vanished. I often took my bird beekeeping with me whilst he's moulting, and has a mobile perch. He therefore is used to me...
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    cleaning up after the wasps

    Hi Guys As previously mentioned, my old van became one of the largest wasp traps in the west. With thousands of wasps trapped at any one time throughout the summer, now they are dying off, I plan to crack the van open to see what sort of mess they have made.. wooden hive and supers - can be...
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    attendants?

    Hi Guys Using the Nicot method, I have a batch of nice plump QC's caged ready for their hatching around Sunday/Monday. I will be preparing a number of single frame NUC's this evening to act as donors for the virgins. Once the flyers have gone home, the one frame NUC's and a couple of my...
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    Bee Suits

    I have no doubt this topic has been beaten to death, but am STILL struggling to find a good quality suit. I do not want to give bad press to any company's, as I may have just been unlucky, and my use is probably a little more extreme than most. It is recommendations (and why!) is what I need...
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    caging queen cells

    Hi Guys I will be using the Nicot method for rearing queens this year. Bearing in mind the QC is capped around day 7, should I wait as late as possible to place the cage over the QC? (say, day 14?) .... alternatively, I might just buy an incubator! I know little about them and I don't...
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    bees near tetbury in gloucestershire

    Hi Guys I am working with Reading Uni with a pollination project. I have popped 30 hives on one of the sites which is on one of the many fields of OSR in the neighbourhood not too far from Tetbury. This afternoon, the freindly farmers wife saw someone dressed in a beesuit in the field. It was...
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    Observation Hive

    Hi Guys As I was narrowly pipped to the post on an ebay observation hive (no bids apart from mine, until 3 seconds before the end.... gggrrr).. .. I have decided to knock one up this weekend. Looking at pictures on the interweb, it looks very straightforward, but am struggling to find decent...
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    qx's

    Hi Guys I have 20 queen excluders with holes that are too small. Is there a use for them, or are they only good for the recycling bin? Cheers Pete
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    irradiated pollen

    Hi Guys Has anyone found a good source (preferably in the UK) for irradiated pollen. still have not got around to collecting my own... maybe this year! Cheers Pete
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    Queen Excluders

    Hi Guys Not exactly DIY. I am sorting through my kit, and topping up where necessary. Over the few years I have been beekeeping, I have already accumulated at least 6 different styles of Queen Excluder. Interestingly, the holes are not all the same size. Even a single excluder can have wide...
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    new site agreement

    Hi Guys I will be meeting a farmer on Monday who would like bees on his land. It is the first farmer I have known to suggest a written agreement, but seems to be a sensible thing to do. Are there any templates about? Cheers Pete
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    Roofs again (sorry!)

    I need to make a fair number of hives over the winter and am looking at roof waterproofing materials. I currently use 10mm polycarbonate roofing sheets, and silicone the edges. I am buying them locally in a DIY shop, but know I can get them cheaper. I am currently spending about £7 per hive for...
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    mazola

    Hi Guys Today, I have started medicating some of my remote bees. I have left them a little later as they are sat next to fields of game cover which is currently fully in bloom with random weeds, but also mostly rape and sunflowers. I performed a final harvest at the same time. I have never had...
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    where are the wasps?

    Have I missed them? (or have they missed me?) there are a few around my storage areas, and one or two poking around the hives, but that's it. Last year I lost several NUC's and two smaller hives to them. I destroyed many nearby wasps nests last year, but have not yet found any or been called...
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