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AGWoodcare among others also quote the same new regulations, all I can do is say what I've seen. Times and attitudes are changing.A variable regulation: APC on eBay now sell only to those holding a Home Office licence or to a Limited Company with a valid application; Restorate sell to anyone, but state that the product is reportable (effect on retail sale unknown); others sell online to anybody as much as they want (and confuse hygroscopic and hydroscopic in the info).
Go back and order a kilo, don't cancel it and wait for the email confirming your order, that's when they want you to explain.I just ordered a kilo from APC and they processed the order without needing to sign anything but I cancelled it anyway in case somebody appeared at my door to feel my collar.
I suppose we will all have to find a way round this
more fool you. It has been on the poisons and precursors list for years, another victim of the usual civil service broad brush kneejerk reaction when they can't be bothered to amend every section piecemeal.I just ordered a kilo from APC and they processed the order without needing to sign anything but I cancelled it anyway in case somebody appeared at my door to feel my collar.
Rang Seamark Nunn and asked about the regs. and the fact that it stated on the tub that acquisition, possession or use by the general public is restricted. Shouldn't be a problem, she said, so I bought a kilo; please visit me in the gulag.Go back and order a kilo
Yep!more fool you
The UK have a talent for gold plating regulations. It keeps our civil service in employment. (Out of interest have any members here been watching the televised post office inquiry? One can't help wondering what the various members of the monitoring hierarchy were doing throughout their tenure. Did they feel shame when drawing their salaries?So the Americans and the Europeans both vape with supers on? I wonder why we insist on making things difficult for ourselves here in the UK. Similarly with the necessity to vape apibioxal as opposed to pure OA which seems to be considered fine to use elsewhere too
in the days when we laboured under the yoke of Europe (The UK have a talent for gold plating regulations.
I wouldn't even think of starting treating until mid to late September. there seems to be a mindset on here to treat earlier nd earlier each season - before long people will be starting their treatments in mid July
Sod that - mine have gone back on for the late harvest this year. If the weather permits there's plenty of local forage still around.from the August beano that dropped through my letter box last week;
Summer in the Apiary
'remove any remaining supers and extract the honey'
'if you treat for varroa start as soon as supers are removed'
I need a new tub. Can’t find it on eBayI’ve ordered from eBay just now.
Not anymore!
In fairness Eric, my reply was to Dani and ordering with APC pure, you ordered from someone else, which is what I did after I received the email and arranged a refund.Rang Seamark Nunn and asked about the regs. and the fact that it stated on the tub that acquisition, possession or use by the general public is restricted. Shouldn't be a problem, she said, so I bought a kilo; please visit me in the gulag.
Well the link worked when I posted itNot anymore!
Apibioxal is licensed for use for treating bees for varroa. Pure OA isn’t.Why is apibioxal considered ok to use but pure OA not? Is there an additive that makes it safer?
I was referring to it making sense in relation to treating when the winter bees are being reared. That would apply to wherever you are based when that time occurs.It depends where you are.
Where is The Apiarist?
It may well apply to you but to somebody in the south of England?
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