What did you do in the Apiary today?

[maddydog]

None.

Cold and/or damp has no bearing on chalkbrood?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Cold and/or damp has no bearing on chalkbrood?

nope

 

[Eyeman]

Cold and/or damp has no bearing on chalkbrood?

The NBU web site says

Typical symptoms will start to appear in early spring as the colony starts to build up its population. Conditions such as damp and cold weather will promote fungal spores.
Avoiding damp apiary sites will also help to minimise the affect of chalkbrood in colonies.

 

[Eyeman]

Cold and/or damp has no bearing on chalkbrood?

Take a look at this article:
View attachment chalk brood effects of temp & humidity.pdf

 

[Eyeman]

Today I just cecked on a few Demarree's in progress and had a quick look at the first of the nucs I made up from earlier manipulations - queens mated and just started laying - so much for the oft repeated mantra from some that new queens in nucs won't start laying until all the brood from the other queen has gone - still capped brood present and yet to emerge.

Any idea where this came from?
In another thread it was being used as an argument for not putting in a test frame!

 

[maddydog]

Take a look at this article:
View attachment 15558

Yep, that's what I thought. The Welsh mafia think differently, that's what makes the forum a lively and interesting place.

 

[Beefriendly]

My own understanding is there are two parts to Chalkbrood. One is definitely genetic. My Amm's and local bees were simply martyrs to the stuff and it was found throughout the year in their brood, regardless of apiary site/dampness etc.
The other appears to be environmental. I sometimes find a little in the spring in some of my other colonies, some have non. This quickly clears up as the weather improves and/or the number of bees increases. It was more obvious in wooden hives than poly which makes me suspect it might down to numbers of bees being unable to keep all the brood at the right temperature/humidity.
Who knows for certain.

 

[Beefriendly]

Yep, that's what I thought. The Welsh mafia think differently, that's what makes the forum a lively and interesting place.

That's Taffia

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Any idea where this came from?
In another thread it was being used as an argument for not putting in a test frame!

It's the usual mantra from the dinosaurs, endless generations of repeating by rote with no foundation in truth or fact.

 

[madasafish]

It's the usual mantra from the dinosaurs, endless generations of repeating by rote with no foundation in truth or fact.

I thought most UK beekeeping was like that.. And judging by some books and magazine articles written by senior members of the BBKA still is.

 

[Swarm]

I had a colony that came from a shaded, damp location. It had chalk brood.
I moved it to an open, sunny location. it still had chalk brood.
I had an apiary that was in a damp shaded area near a stream and there was no problem with chalk brood.
That's what I've found.
As for the silly, racist comments?

 

[maddydog]

I had a colony that came from a shaded, damp location. It had chalk brood.
I moved it to an open, sunny location. it still had chalk brood.
I had an apiary that was in a damp shaded area near a stream and there was no problem with chalk brood.
That's what I've found.
As for the silly, racist comments?

So a couple of anecdotes out ways all other evidence?

Welsh mafia is a racist comment?

 

[colinc]

No more queen cells in either of the colonies created from splitting the big colony that lost its queen after her syrup swim.
Removed the queen cells this morning estimate they were 6-7 days old, no eggs or larvae in sight just emerging brood. Got lucky and found a couple of queens available from a (new to me) U.K. breeder of good reputation. Ordered Sunday, posted yesterday and arrived today so they have gone in this afternoon under cages.

Time to wait and see what happens now.


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[beeno]

No more queen cells in either of the colonies created from splitting the big colony that lost its queen after her syrup swim.
Removed the queen cells this morning estimate they were 6-7 days old, no eggs or larvae in sight just emerging brood. Got lucky and found a couple of queens available from a (new to me) U.K. breeder of good reputation. Ordered Sunday, posted yesterday and arrived today so they have gone in this afternoon under cages.

Time to wait and see what happens now.


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Good on you for "biting the bullet". All the best with the introduction.

 

[colinc]

Good on you for "biting the bullet". All the best with the introduction.

Thanks.

I knew I didn't want those QC's as they are either F2 or F3 as not sure on the pedigree of my original queen (their grandmother) I would have tolerated them but was fortunate to find some queens quick that I didn't expect.

Need to see what these girls can do.

 

[Swarm]

So a couple of anecdotes out ways all other evidence?

Welsh mafia is a racist comment?

I'd better tell my mate to relocate his biggest apiary, it's under trees and next to a river.
I kept bees at home for nearly ten years, under a canopy of trees and next to a stream. Each year it got darker and after my neighbour planted conifers, it became total shade. Nothing out of the ordinary during that time. The hive (from a different place) that was relocated that did have chalk showed no signs of improvement in a sunny position and had chalk brood throughout the year. Despite the chalk, they did well but the queen is no more and the chalk brood, too.
Some bees are susceptible and some aren't.

Why stoop to comments like that in the first place? There's no need for it.

 

[Bunn]

Another 4 day check after my AS last Monday and more queen cells to get rid of. 1 year old Buckfast queen still laying well in available cells.

My concern is that there is such a flow on that most of the foundation that's being drawn in the 14x12 BB is being filled with nectar. I have three supers on which are not yet full but are very heavy and starting to be capped. Around 4-5 of the 14x12 frames have a lot of nectar on. I was hoping they'd leave this space for the queen to lay!

Thoughts?

 

[user 6228]

An A/S on to a derekm board, followed by 3/4 hour in rush hour traffic, then running the colony into Artificial Tree nr 4. Thanks to a member of BDBKA.

Running in? more like a race! the queen started at the back but ran over the backs of most of the field to get into the entrance. Nearly all of the colony was in under a minute!

 

[Brigsy]

Enjoyed your article today!

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[maddydog]

Why stoop to comments like that in the first place? There's no need for it.

Ah but calling me a racist on a public forum is fine? That brass neck of yours must get hot in this current weather.