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  1. 8LGM

    Using Maple Syrup?

    Hi, I have an amount of maple syrup that I wil not be using.I was thinking of mixing it with sugar syrup in the spring to use it up. Is this a bad idea?
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    When to Start Syrup Feed

    Hi. How early in the year can you start to feed syrup and what concentration of sugar? Appreciate any advice. Thanks. P.S. I'm in London if it makes a difference.
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    Help in moving colony to a deep brood

    Hi. My first year and my one colony has done well (I think) with thanks in a number of ways to the great help from this site. I ordered a new brood box in a sale as I thought it would be useful if the colony grew well and also as a standby in an emergency (swarm etc). The one I received is...
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    No Veroa mite ???

    Hi, I'm a newbee. I got my bees as a swarm/cast in May. They had Veroa mite (saw them in the tray). So I treated them. They have been great since and gone fron streangth to streangth. Since then I have regularly checked for mite and up till today I have not seen one in the tray. Am I being...
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    Just tried out my "Waspinator"

    Hi, I ordered a Waspinator as it sounded a great way to keep the wasps away. I can now report back on the results. The wasps competely ignore it. In fact once I saw a wasp land on it before having a go at the hive. I followed the intructions to the letter. Anyone else had expierience of the...
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    How to take off honey upers?

    Hi, My ladies have been very busy this year (first year) and I have two almost full suppers. I know how to empty the supers of bees by the use of the crown board and bee escapes but my question relates to the number of bees. If I have all the bees migrate down into the brood box the there...
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    Apparently angry bees

    Hi, Newbee asking what I guess I basic questions again. New to bee keeping thi year with a single colony. My colony started in May form (I believe) a cast from an unknown source. At first they were very calm and easy to handle. I am pleased that the colony has grown well over the year and I...
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    Help - New and got "funny" bees

    Hi, Can someone help? I'm new to beekeeping. I have had a hive for about 4 weeks now, it started as a swarm but I think it may have been a cast (I think that’s the term) as I’m sure the queen was a virgin (no brood for about 2-3 weeks). What I am concerned about is I have seen today what...
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