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- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- Too many - but not nearly enough
After seeing the recent thread about Somerset beekeepers and the entreatment to open the feed holes to allow a roaring gale to 'ventilate' the hive, I was absolutely horrified when, today, I found a spare half hour to read the WBKA Magazine Autumn edition and read a piece titled 'Tasks: November to December where the writer - in the same breath as asking us to consider whether we need to insulate our roofs she tells the reader to ensure the feeder holes are open to ensure adequate 'ventilation' and ' to look down to check the amount of stores'
What on earth is going on?
Further on in the magazine there was also mention of using open feeding to clear ivy honey from stores frames ) and even a piece on uniting colonies which entails moving hives step by step over a period of time to get them side by side for uniting.
a few of us have had misgivings on the quality of the publication for a while, but now I think it's teetering on the edge of the point of no return.
What on earth is going on?
Further on in the magazine there was also mention of using open feeding to clear ivy honey from stores frames ) and even a piece on uniting colonies which entails moving hives step by step over a period of time to get them side by side for uniting.
a few of us have had misgivings on the quality of the publication for a while, but now I think it's teetering on the edge of the point of no return.
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