What did you do in the Apiary today?

[Andy]

I’ve been turning mine off between hives & find that the battery loses power pretty fast.

Isn’t it a bit early for vaping? I thought the broodless period is in December. What’s leading you to all do it at the moment?

 

[Newbeeneil]

I’ve been turning mine off between hives & find that the battery loses power pretty fast.

I used about 14ah to do the 54 colonies but put the InstantVap in my insulated case between apiaries. This kept the temperature at about 150deg which meant I used less power to get back to the 230deg.

 

[ericbeaumont]

12.5k boxes on line for nearly thirty quid

Rough price is £16-18 but delivery for such a heavy item makes it a poor deal at £27-30. I managed to get it down to £16.40 at a 40-box rate. Company is a national bakers' supplier with a min. charge of £250. Twenty minutes drive from an apiary, so I can collect.

 

[BeeKeyPlayer]

If it's ivy, wait a few months before eating/selling it. But extract soon!

I think it was ahead of the ivy which hadn't really started to flower. Your advice noted though.

 

[ericbeaumont]

bit early for vaping?

Not if it's the main treatment, 3 times at 5-day intervals to catch the max. Winter is a one-off to get mites on bees in the absence of brood (learned from Pargyle that 'phoretic' is no longer the correct term, but cannot recall the new.

 

[BeeKeyPlayer]

(learned from Pargyle that 'phoretic' is no longer the correct term, but cannot recall the new.

Dispersal phase?

 

[Penninetrader]

Rough price is £16-18 but delivery for such a heavy item makes it a poor deal at £27-30. I managed to get it down to £16.40 at a 40-box rate. Company is a national bakers' supplier with a min. charge of £250. Twenty minutes drive from an apiary, so I can collect.

Is the £16.40 when you collect or is the 250 for free delivery

 

[Antipodes]

Dispersal phase?

That's certainly the phase they are in down here at the moment .