Nicky my new beekeeping friend joined me and we drove over to the association apiary where she met several of the other members. The supplies of Apiguard members had ordered were distributed and paid for then we all moved into the hive enclosure where application of treatments was demonstrated. Most were treated with Apiguard but the nucs and the wbc which did not have ekes were treated with apilife var.
We took the opportunity to inspect the problem hive which had had the dud queen squashed and a frame of brood introduced to raise a new queen. Queen cells had been raised and reduced in number three weeks ago. The inspection revealed eggs and larvae plus the queen was seen.
Following the session we called at Bishopwood cottage on our way home and I checked Steve & Julie's swarm hive. This was still expanding with healthy bees and lots of BIAS. We placed an eke on the brood box and dosed with Apiguard.
We continued our journey home where I supplied Nicky with Apiguard for her National hives plus Apilife Var for her nucs.
I will be dosing my hives after I take off the last of my supers to harvest the honey crop
We took the opportunity to inspect the problem hive which had had the dud queen squashed and a frame of brood introduced to raise a new queen. Queen cells had been raised and reduced in number three weeks ago. The inspection revealed eggs and larvae plus the queen was seen.
Following the session we called at Bishopwood cottage on our way home and I checked Steve & Julie's swarm hive. This was still expanding with healthy bees and lots of BIAS. We placed an eke on the brood box and dosed with Apiguard.
We continued our journey home where I supplied Nicky with Apiguard for her National hives plus Apilife Var for her nucs.
I will be dosing my hives after I take off the last of my supers to harvest the honey crop
