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grease patties Thanks to all who replied to my post concerning grease patties.the answer was with the bees.I have 4 hives all the bees avoided them like the plague.so grease patties were consigned to compost heap cheers

Cheers newbee. Please dont think me ungratefull .how long does this take to achieve and why has no one else bred varroa resistance into bees.I have two national hives with carnolians that are both thriving and another two nationals with buckfasts that are struggling on a friends farm .all...

does any one know of a supplier of primorski bees in uk .If they can deal with the dreaded varroa then surely this is the way to go.and the seem to be able to survive extremes of temprature.I can hear the puritans screaming already [what another import].most of the bees we have in the uk are...

thanks oliver90 but that still doesnt answer my question

i have been given a recipe for bee feeding called grease pattie it consists of sugar,mineral salts.vegetable shortening,and tee tree oil or wintergreen oil .after looking at the teatree oil bottle it states for external use only and must not be ingested.is it safe to add it to bee feeds .it is...

hi if you get a source of black queens could you let me know or sell me one.i have three hives one empty and several empty nucs.all gifted to me i have permission to put hives on three farms and they are well off the beaten track and a good distance from each other.i would like to keep black...

hi i am very interested in keeping black bees.and would like you to let me know if and when you start to sell black queens. i am a member of kelvin valley bee association

i am looking for a mated queen of welsh black or northern european dark bee strain .if anyone has queen of this type for sale this season please let me know.:thanks

i have made national hives stuff called kingspan its much stronger than polystyrene and cuts and glues easy.i got offcuts out of a skip.its used in the building trade