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- Mar 9, 2016
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- Gower, where all the fun happens
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 24 + a few nucs....this has to stop!
Good morning, I am after a 2nd...3rd.....20th opinion please. I need to unite today and the Q- part is a hive that had suspected nosema last winter (I didn't test so cannot confirm) and the current queen isn't great with a fair bit of bald brood. I plan to shake all the bees out into a new bb with frames in this afternoon, kill that queen and unite this evening. The old frames including those with brood will be dispatched to avoid cross contamination with nosema spores if indeed it was nosema. I hate having to kill brood but can't really see another option as I don't want to overwinter that hive or keep that line. Any other suggestion?