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    Hello from (not so) sunny Toulouse

    Great help - lots of useful information greatly appreciated. Unfortunately, around the area we live there are not many experienced bee-keepers and it seems a case of the blind leading the blind. However, there is a good supplier an hours drive away - with my limited French should have some...
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    Hello from (not so) sunny Toulouse

    I just looked for them but I'm afraid with my rather poor vision this was probably not the best plan.
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    Hello from (not so) sunny Toulouse

    Thanks MJBee From all the replies it certainly looks like I need to review my feeding strategy - not just the amount, but given that there was a large amount of untouched candy when I opened the hive, where the food is placed as far as access is concerned. Can I take it that most people use...
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    Hello from (not so) sunny Toulouse

    Hi dclewis I take your point. Maybe it was a case of there being plenty of food but not readily available. As per my first post, I am learning as I go along and gained most of my direction from the bee shop with the associated potential for a language glitch. The feeder I used (and the candy)...
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    Hello from (not so) sunny Toulouse

    Hi Cazza I put in two lots of 2Kg candy during autumn and winter (on the advice of the local bee shop) but as I mentioned nearly 2Kg was still in the feeder (and no bees) when I opened the hive.
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    Hello from (not so) sunny Toulouse

    Hi Enrico Thanks for your quick reply. I don't think the problem was lack of food as I gave them 2Kg of candy in autumn and another 2Kg just before winter (most of this was still in the feeder...). Other details are; - they were a strong colony at the end of summer (italian bees purchased last...
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    Hello from (not so) sunny Toulouse

    Hi Everyone, I have just joined the forum after 2 dismal years of trying to keep bees in SW France doing everything from books....! At the end of this winter I have just opened things up to find an empty hive (a few dead bees on the bottom of the hive) again. This is the second time this has...
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