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If you took a swarm would you requeen to try and prevent swarms in the future or would you wait to see what good points the swarm has?
I also think it maybe just after a harvest that they get a bit miffed when inspected.An after thought about "Lively bees". When I hear of beekeepers whatever experience I wonder if the bees are really lively or is it bad handling?
Yup, could be! Im a complete novice, this is my first year. However, they even chased the Bee Inspector, and followed him to his car!An after thought about "Lively bees". When I hear of beekeepers whatever experience I wonder if the bees are really lively or is it bad handling?
They had some brains then. bee inspectors work for defra,was maff,but then foot and mouth hit the country,which they knew about four months before,answer was to burn everthing,then change names to defra,and say thats nothing to do with us that was maff,ha ha same people. still is.Yup, could be! Im a complete novice, this is my first year. However, they even chased the Bee Inspector, and followed him to his car!
That post made me laugh.They had some brains then. bee inspectors work for defra,was maff,but then foot and mouth hit the country,which they knew about four months before,answer was to burn everthing,then change names to defra,and say thats nothing to do with us that was maff,ha ha same people. still is.
It's a fair comment Bcrazy and one which deserves some thought, and I have thought the same thing myself many times (is it me? . . . . what am I doing wrong?) but I was that year given 2 lots of bees - the swarm and then another friend/mentor gave me a nuc, the next year (last) the nuc built up really well, tried to swarm (they were from the west country) so I made an AS, and that built up really well over the summer and I had no trouble at all with them at all, but the others always stung.An after thought about "Lively bees". When I hear of beekeepers whatever experience I wonder if the bees are really lively or is it bad handling?
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