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one hanging up at each apiary, the best thing since "Pain Tranche"![]()
one hanging up at each apiary, the best thing since "Pain Tranche"![]()
one hanging up at each apiary, the best thing since "Pain Tranche"![]()
I gather that, for most French beekeepers, a badminton racket is the weapon of choice.
CVB
Most people will probably get this from the NBU, but, this is for the benefit of anyone who hasn't seen it.
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Dear
Following the finding of Asian hornets in Gloucestershire last week we have received a large number of suspect Asian hornet reports from members of the public and beekeepers which we are following up. Bee inspectors have now visited over 100 sites. Asian hornets have been seen at just six locations within 500 meters of the original site.
Efforts to track down the nest and destroy it are ongoing. There have been no other substantiated reports of hornets anywhere else in the UK so please be patient while we continue our field work and be assured that when appropriate, national alerts will be sent out via our email alert system. In the meantime, our news feed on BeeBase will be used to keep everyone updated.
Please also see the updated ID sheet to help you Identify Vespa velutina in your apiaries: http://www.nationalbeeunit.com/index.cfm?pageId=208. At this time of the year, the best bait to use in traps is fish bait diluted to 25%
Please continue to monitor your own apiaries using hornet traps and encourage those whom you know are not registered on our database to sign up.
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Kind regards,
National Bee Unit.
Thanks for that B+ even though I'm on Beebase I never get these emails. They have my email addy..... just checked
Efforts to track down the nest and destroy it are ongoing.
They will find it when the leaves have fallen from the trees and it is empty.
I have apiary's on three sides of the 'hot zone', and so far only seen natives.
'fish bait'!?! = Mackerel, ragworm, maggots or a goldhead blob??
Well what a day, I honestly cant believe it, I'm actually controlling my hornets. All thanks to the tip from Richard Noel, a small modification to treating and in one apiary I have gone in one treatment from 10-12 hornets per hive (40 ish hives) to around 10-12 hornets per apiary, a few more treatments and I will be hornet free.
Another apiary, with 2-3 hornets per hive, maximum of 3-4 hornets per apiary.
After losing the end two very strong hives to hornets to say I'm happy is a massive understatement.
I'd be very confident I could get rid of the small problem in Tetbury!
I have called and emailed the NBU but not had a reply!
I have called and emailed the NBU but not had a reply!
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