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Hi. Just wondering if you can vape OA in a chicken house to get rid of spider mites? Thanks

The brood box is pretty heavy so not keen to put another brood box or super underneath. Would you recommend: removing a frame and replacing with a frame of foundation or a frame with empty cells Adding another super/brood box above or below? I am mainly concerned about two of my colonies that...

I bought some manley super frames and they don't fit in my abelo radial electric extractor. How annoying is that. I am going to have to scrape them down to the rib and strain the result. I will then put unwired foundation in next year and use for cut comb / chunk honey.

My bees are just under a mile away from the nearest OSR. I have the option of moving them to another area five miles down the road and then they would be right next to a different crop of OSR. Will I get more honey/better build up from being right next to the crop? (Last year I took about 60lbs...

This is an interesting way to get the finance for publishing a book. They reached their target amount in three weeks. It is still possible to subscribe now though...

Should I put these back on above a crownboard to get them fully cleaned? (Otherwise if I put them on wet and the bees store more honey on top of any remains of OSR honey will this all go rock hard as a result of seeding by the OSR?) thanks

I have just bought a pollen trap from A-belo and there will be a gap of one cm or so on one side of the trap when I mount it on my commercial hives. Is this normal? Could it be a gap for drones? Thanks.

Here is a video on making pollen substitute patties: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX4O1yeSf8I

When placing a patty in a hive in bad weather it is important to be as quick as possible so... If there are bees on the top of the top bars what is the best thing to do? Use an eke and place gently on top of bars hoping bees will move out of the way? Brush bees to one side - but they might...

http://files.groupspaces.com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/8319/425500/Lancet-article-beestings.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=0A8Z1WYDADBF2DZEBCG2&Expires=1339495638&Signature=IPkoSzaEqoPbAvUWHncWs49F0UY%3D Findings: Weal size, and thus envenomisation, increased as the time from stinging to removal of the sting...

I have done an artificial swarm and have just treated the hive without the queen with OA (once all the brood and eggs hatched). Is there a period I should wait before combining this brood chamber with another that has brood and supers? Thanks for the help.

I have a daily mite count of 25-30. I have supers on. What is the best/safest treatment. I was planning to put some drone brood foundation in and remove when sealed. Thanks for any advice!