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- Location
- Glanaman,Carmarthenshire,Wales
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- Too many - but not nearly enough
and less honey!Truth is they just make more drones.
and less honey!Truth is they just make more drones.
Yep!and less honey!
Quite a few flying today.
I am on here for the advice and I just got some.
LEAVE THEM ALONE RIGHT NOW !
Well I do that every day but with coffee.You don't have to totally leave them alone, I can easily get a cup of tea, walk to the bottom of the garden and stand amongst the hives and just watch the different behaviours, how many are flying, what they are bringing in, have a look at the floors, you learn just as much from just watching the little blighters.
No idea.To achieve what?
Problem is she is not new to beekeeping been doing it for years.Some beginners are told that drones are a waste of time and tge bees produce more honey if they don’t have them.
Truth is they just make more drones.
Yes. A woman best avoided.Problem is she is not new to beekeeping been doing it for years.
She went around telling everyone my colony did not fail because of poor queen but lack of treatment for varroa.
I put Apiguard on at the right time and vape at the right time.
It was duff queen.
Did you query the pros and cons of that method?she maybe thinks it reduces Varroa and less 'useless' eaters to feed
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