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We don't generally hear much of bees suffering directly from spraying - although it does happen very occasionally. I hope they were OK; if there's...

Really sorry to be late with this reply. Biscaya contains thiacloprid which is regarded as generally safe for honey bees. There is research that...

Mary, I don’t know how long your bees should be shut in, or if it will help at all. On the Biscaya website it says, “Biscaya is a foliar...

I have been advised that a field of oilseed rape close to my hives will be sprayed with Biscaya, produced by Bayer for beetle management. Despite...

Thanks for helpful comments from all. Have had a quick look at all hives on single brood, no drones yet but brood all round. Was going to attack...

If you smoke the colony gently from below and wait a minute, there's a good chance that the queen will move away from the smoke - i.e. upstairs, so...

Bridget, have you opened your hives by now? If not, I guess you'll find that the queen and brood is in the upper box, and that you can simply remove...

Hi there - I wonder if in the double brood box scenario you just make sure the Q is upstairs (she probably is if the comb below is as you describe)...

I really like Stewart’s videos from the Norfolk Honey Company. Very clear and well presented -warts and all! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk...

Only of coke.......

Well - at my apiary up at 200 m above sea level we do have a forecast of frost overnight. And down "souff" folk are putting supers on. A quick peek...

Checked a dozen or so colonies today in balmy Fife ... the strong ones were packed and they were busy drawing lots of brace comb up into the upturned...

The NBU leaflet is probably based on somewhere in 'middle England' rather than some parts of the UK; you may need to wait a while before doing a...

Here’s a couple of links for the Bailey comb change for anyone who’s not sure about it. I’ll plead guilty to not replacing all of my brood combs on a...

The NBU leaflet (Replacing Old Brood Comb) that covers Bailey changes states from March "This system is ideal for replacing all the combs at once and...

I see, as in the drink! I'm going to have to be patient here but have to try it. I am determined to have lots of high quality drawn comb when making...

Hi FD ... when I was down South I did Bailey comb changes but later in the season (even there). You really need the warmth for drawing loads of new...

Hi - not done a proper inspection yet but quick peek under the crown boards identified a few strong colonies. I want to try a Baillie comb exchange...

Thanks to all that attended. I think it was over 70 in the end :) Some great talks and encouraging news on the "Conservation project". Good to...

I’ve often thought about that, especially when the supers are filling up with unsealed honey.

Nope. And if you used Oxalic Acid to 'clean the hive' and didn't note it down, it's pretty unlikely anyone would know as I believe it dissipates*...

I treated my hives with OA in the form of Apibioxal in July2017. In August - about 4 weeks later I had a BI visit and she took honey sample for...

Thanks Fatshark.

Sorry I missed you Kitta. There were several I failed to catch up with ... including lindsay s who I wanted to introduce myself to. I wasn't coughing...

It was worth driving the long trip to Kinross. The talks were interesting and the day went well - but I’m sorry Ewan and Jeff stepped down. I saw...

Hypothetically speaking, how would a trace of oxalic acid in honey differ from a trace of api-bioxal? Hope a good day had at Kinross today, wasn’t...

We'll see about that! All the coughers and sneezers are being packed into a cupboard where the proceeding will be beamed by CCTV! The more...