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    Marking Queens

    I have always been put off marking my Queens as I was told the bees can sometimes object to this and throw the Queen out. Is this an old wives tale, in my advancing years and consequent failing eyesight I have great trouble in seeing her. Although I usually go on the assumption that if I can see...
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    Is Honey fattening ?

    I didnt know so many on this forum were weight conscious !! Thanks for all the useful info. Trouble is I love my porridge in the morning and usually have two dessertspoons full of honey on it, lovely !
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    Is Honey fattening ?

    I love dolloping my Honey on everything but my wife says it is contributing to my ever widening waistline. I say because it is an invert sugar it is not at all fattening. Am I right ?
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    Bees not moving from Nuc.

    Thanks Polyhive, looks like sound advice. Grateful for your time.
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    Smelly Beesuit !

    Thanks to everyone for all the info. I was going to wash it but never found the time before I needed to use it. Now duly washed and smelling lovely, which will probably anger them even more !!
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    Bees not moving from Nuc.

    Thanks for the replies. I did feed them syrup, which they took. A good point made by rooftops, I intend to purchase another this year so will follow your advice.
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    Smelly Beesuit !

    Unfortunately I left my Beesuit in the conservatory recently and one of our cats p****d on it, on the chest area. I hung it up to dry, but the smell lingered. The other day I went to my hives to put on some fondant and the Bees went absolutely bonkers and chased me back indoors !! They are...
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    Bees not moving from Nuc.

    Hi everybody. Thanks for your help with my OA question. Here goes another. In the Spring I obtained a five frame Nucleus and after a few days put the frames of Bees in the middle of my Langstroth Jumbo, filled the remainder of the hive with foundation and that was that, expecting them to expand...
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    To oxalic or not...

    Hi all. I am new to the forum and I think you may have answered my question in this thread. I did not treat my hives at all in Autumn for various reasons and was wondering if it would be OK to treat with OA now. Or I was thinking maybe on a nice day in February perhaps. Any advice appreciated...
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