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I found it so much easier than trying to clean the combs by it out of the frames. I used mine in the kitchen (it was very cold outside), managing not to get more than a couple of drops on the floor, but the smell wasn't nice and I've been told its to be used outside in future. I left the frames...

Looking for the earliest a bailey comb exchange can be done, FERA FAQ5 states March, however I take it this year it is still a wee bit too cold? What average temperature should it be for this to be carried out effectively?

My chickens 'hate' the bees. I needed to put a 4 frame nuc on my garden a couple of years ago. Very placid they were too- not a bother to anyone, but the chickens would not go anywhere near the hive. They even refuse to go near the comb of drone larvae that I take from the hive which I thought...

But can you then use the OA again in December? (Assuming its the trickle method that's used)

I've found Celia Davis 'honey bee around & about' covered quite a bit of the syllabus. 'Plants & honey bees their relationship' by David Aston & Sally Bucknall, is probably more in depth than needed for the course but answers a couple of the topics I couldn't find elsewhere. Both books were an...