Mint Bee

what ever happened to the analysis that was supposed to be published on the self sustaining wild Blenheim Forest bees?

There is no provenance with a swarm or the hive that it came from in the scenario being described here as it currently stands. There...

That's irrelevant to the practice I brought up. It was / is part of a simple sensible disease control plan from a commercial beekeeper...

Harvest any honey once the OSR has finished, then put in new frames in with thin foundation and await a flow. I tend to put a whole box...

IIRC @Into the lions den discussed a five year rotation of brood frames as part of a disease prevention plan for foul broods some years...

advert is not clear but this looks like a 14x12 box, aimed at national frames, that can be used for 14x12 as well - 'suitable for deep...

And I think that sums up many peoples issues with dowsing and other activities where there is no understanding of mechanism of action...

If homeopathic remedies get "stronger" with dilution, and considering that water has been exposed to pretty much every substance on...

whilst we are on the subject, I thought this quote apt. :LOL: 'Homeopathic dilutions' and 'Memory of Water' are two expressions...

Here is the Seeley link https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstreams/6a183063-f398-4552-b4dd-f14a9488faed/download

https://theapiarist.org/bait-hive-guide/ good summary here, and references Tom Seeley's Honeybee Democracy, which goes into the...

Yes but bees have only had humans interfering by putting them in a box for 150 years or so, a tiny fraction of their existence. what...

It will yield some nectar at low temperatures, but needs over 15C to start a half decent flow - its not an off/on thing Plenty of...

Please enlighten us more

too cold to get a decent flow on at the moment