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Varroa Treatment
Previously I used Hiveclean as Varroa treatment, both before supers went on in spring and again at the end of summer when honey was taken off. However, Hiveclean has been withdrawn and is no longer […]
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Weather Bombed Bees
It had all been going so well – with every hive alive and some pretty strong. Then, on the afternoon of our AGM, the farmer on whose land I have some hives phoned to say […]
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A tale of two Queens
On the seventh of September 2014 I was called to a swarm of Bees in a very large Cedar Tree, the swarm was half way along a very thin branch and the owner did not […]
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A brief introduction to bee breeding
What would two strange looking men be doing in the middle of a field in Bedfordshire on a sunny afternoon in July? What else but inspecting bees, of course! But, where are the bee suits? […]
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You can take a horse to water
In summer 2015, several Bedfordshire beekeepers were fortunate to be invited to take their bees to a local farm to pollinate a borage crop. It is important when providing bees for pollination that both bees […]