I was an Apidea virgin until this summer, so I look to you guys for advice. :)
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My Wife can get to her Mothers and back before the dishwasher has finished so that's not an option for me. I will say no more for fear of being chastised by the female member of the forum....
I've cleaned up a couple - that's polynucs and not female members of the forum - House bricks come into play again as in order to soak off anything the very buoyant polystyrene needs to be submerged. I have not used Virkon; is it just a bleach or does it contain and dissolving powers?
What do you do with the surplus bees? I shook one out in front of a colony yesterday evening. They walked up the ramp from the grass and kept going past the entrance! At 10:30 they were still clinging onto the outside of the hive. This morning they had all gone in.
I am planning to unite apideas to try and overwinter a few in double or triple units.
Re. the Virkon, I don't think is will dissolve anything but it has very powerful against both bacteria and viruses.
http://www.farmchem.co.uk/virkon-s-10-kgs-563-p.asp
I bought 50 tablets for about 15 quid.
http://www.animalmedicationdirect.co...g-pr-4131.html
Here's the photos.
Queen on grass is joined by more bees. She was put in the mini-nuc in a cage and the rest followed. A full mini-nuc!