Apiguard during supercedure?

[bpmurray]

I am about to treat with Apiguard but one hive is just raising a new queen in supercedure - actually 2 cells. Is it OK to treat or should I wait for a couple of weeks?

 

[For want of a better word]

Wait.. the Varroa will still be there in a couple or three weeks.. if you really feel you must kill more of God's wonderful creatures!!

Nos da

 

[Finman]

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By a mated Queen. You are half way in September when your new Queen lays.
Who makes the winter bees?

 

[Hivemaker.]

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Who makes the winter bees?

Plenty of time to produce young winter bees from mid September onward.

 

[Finman]

Plenty of time to produce young winter bees from mid September onward.

But what idea is in that. OK. But your poor mating weathers and.....

 

[Hivemaker.]

But what idea is in that.

So they have young bees to over winter with.

OK. But your poor mating weathers and.....

Nothing wrong with our weather for mating and.....what?

 

[Finman]

So they have young bees to over winter with.




Nothing wrong with our weather for mating and.....what?

Yes, only poor matings. Not weather. Lazy drones. Wing flaps only 160 flap / second.

 

[Hivemaker.]

Yes, only poor matings. Not weather. Lazy drones.
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Nothing wrong with our weather, drones or queens getting well mated.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

all I can see is the obsession with 'buy a mated queen' being the answer to any post regardless of what the question is.

 

[For want of a better word]

all I can see is the obsession with 'buy a mated queen' being the answer to any post regardless of what the question is.

Because that what the books say...

Not to forget...
Ireland has far better weather in September than Finland... even if it does have just as many lakes!

Yeghes da

 

[Finman]

Nothing wrong with our weather, drones or queens getting well mated.

I have read 10 years how much you have there poor matings.

Then I have followed your weathers. Top temp is often 15C. It is not mating weather.

But ofcourse queen seller has better matings..

 

[Finman]

all I can see is the obsession with 'buy a mated queen' being the answer to any post regardless of what the question is.

I think that you see nothing with your third eye.

And you have to every problem poor mating.

But still buy better queens than those local mongrels from church chimney.

 

[Gaz1]

I have read 10 years how much you have there poor matings.

Then I have followed your weathers. Top temp is often 15C. It is not mating weather.

Games arent played on paper (125 years experience)

 

[Finman]

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Games arent played on paper (125 years experience)

Since ice age, yes

 

[bpmurray]

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By a mated Queen. You are half way in September when your new Queen lays.
Who makes the winter bees?

No. If I can't raise the queen, I will unite.

 

[bpmurray]

Because that what the books say...

Not to forget...
Ireland has far better weather in September than Finland... even if it does have just as many lakes!

Yeghes da

My last time in Finland I was depressed by the fact that *everything* was dead - Ireland was green in January, while Finland was a burnt yellow-brown.

But anyway, the queen has emerged and will hopefully be mated in the next couple of weeks. If not, I have a queen in reserve, but I'd prefer from this stock.

 

[bpmurray]

I have read 10 years how much you have there poor matings.

Then I have followed your weathers. Top temp is often 15C. It is not mating weather.

But ofcourse queen seller has better matings..

AMM will happily mate at 14C.

 

[Finman]

AMM will happily mate at 14C.

That is happy end.
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I nursed AMM 30 years. I know that Black Devil and its matings.
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[jenkinsbrynmair]

I think that you see nothing with your third eye.

Maybe you'd like to kiss it better ?

 

[Finman]

Maybe you'd like to kiss it better ?

Send me a selfie. With smartphone.