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    Use of apivar

    New treatment for varroa. info on thorne site. Needs to stay on for 6-10 weeks. Can't be on over winter or whilst honey supers on. When would you use it?
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    Nitrile long cuff gloves

    Where do you get Nitrile long cuff gloves from?
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    Bird flu

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bird-flu-prevention-zone-extended-to-cover-whole-of-england Bird flu prevention zone extended to cover whole of England Legal requirement for all bird keepers in England to follow strict biosecurity measures. Published 18 January 2018
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    lease .. do you have one?

    does anyone have a lease for an apiary or training apiary they could share with me? thanks in advance
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    Apivar life

    Someone I know has put apivar life on a hive that has a super and a brood box above the brood. There's balsam so they will be stocking more in. I'm not sure we're going to get over 35' in Oldham in the few weeks so the temperature isn't an issue. I assume the treatment will be less effective...
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    Bees in schools

    https://www.-------------/news_and_events/british_beekeepers_association_9bbka_has_awarded_its_first_school_membership_to_calderstones_school_in_liverpool The BBKA has launched its new Schools Membership scheme by presenting the headmaster at Calderstones School in Liverpool with the first...
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    Perfect training apiary?

    If you could have a wish list for the perfect training apiary, what would be on it? Large space for hives high fenced with gate access (secure) hard standing for hives, (paved or concrete slab ) Easy maintainable surface between hives. paths to hives Secure storage cage for spare kit CCTV...
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    Blue bags in trees

    Someone off the allotment has been to Dunham Massey recently and enquired why they hang blue bags in the trees near the cafe. Someone told them it's to prevent bees from swarming into these trees and being a nuisance.
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    Asulam spraying onto Dartmoor

    From 1st July Just seen this on FB: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154389519311082&set=a.10151070052076082.426062.562976081&type=3&theater Brigit-Anna says: I'm shocked and deeply saddened to find out that from the 1st of July planes or helicopters will be dropping/spraying a...
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    Too early for a shook swarm?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2xg0iFp9fs
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    More individual BKA joining the BBKA direct - good or bad?

    http://www.-------------/files/library/volume_3_of_the_asdm_2017_pack_1479733954.pdf Comments by BBKA The application by this association is seen as being acceptable with the proposed constitution being compatible with that of the BBKA itself and the association accounts being sound. There...
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    VAT on equipment - letters?

    P9 of the BBKA News Jan 2017 Are there copies of the letters (To ask for bee equipment to be zero rated VAT) we could be sending to our MPs about this anywhere yet?
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    VAT on equipment - letters?

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    Roof Top Hives: Practical Beekeeping or Publicity Stunt?

    https://www.sussex.ac.uk/webteam/gateway/file.php?name=alton-and-ratnieks-2016-bee-world%281%29.pdf&site=60 Roof Top Hives: Practical Beekeeping or Publicity Stunt? Article by Karin Alton and Francis Ratnieks
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    those with poultry..

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-measures-to-protect-poultry-against-avian-flu
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    What does your BKA do that's good?

    What interesting talks or activities has your local BKA done? What do you like about your local BKA. (I'd like to have an anonymous thread so people could post what they don't like without anyone's feelings being hurt, but for now, we can try discussing what's positive) :)
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    Independent BKAs

    http://www.furnessbeekeepers.co.uk/join.html Is independent of the BBKA. It offers liability insurance and BDI for it's members. Any others out there?
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    Independent BKAs

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    Clever bumblebees

    http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/10/hints-tool-use-culture-seen-bumble-bees Hints of tool use, culture seen in bumble bees
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