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http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Bee-Disease-Confirmed-2c1e.aspx Doesn't tell much more

I've seen it suggested that you cage the Q & shake them all off each frame some distance from the hive, the theory being that the healthy bees will return to the hive. (leaving the diseased bees behind) Return the Q from the cage to the hive once the flyers are back home I've not had CBPV yet...

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If you shake you could risk throwing the Queen larvae off the royal jelly (you might need that larvae if the Queen is absent) Some people use a brush or a feather or shake the frame upside down A goose feather upsets them less than a brush You can also touch them very lightly with the back of...

I wouldn't take that lesson from this No treatment gives a 100% mortality therefore no matter what you use you won't get them all, for me it's about minimising mite numbers to limit their effect as vectors for viral diseases. Perhaps the ambient temp wasn't sufficient in Sept for the Apiguard...

A reason for the UK to have retained the birch I think ratchet straps/ spansets might have saved these bees I had two of my hives discovered by wee neds who threw logs bricks & hubcaps at them but they remained intact due to being well tethered & on a railway sleeper stand. Moved the bees as...

I guess a bigger factor is the physical ventilation effect of bees fanning when they want air moved around

Is varroa associated with Chronic bee paralysis virus? Bailley & Ball in Bee Pathology talk about infection via broken hairs & overcrowding & they also say it is found occasionally in Pupae (in severe infections) They say it's very difficult to get infected via ingestion However they don't...

And feed syrup to encourage them to draw the new comb? (unless there's a flow on)

If its on the facing edges but not as far as the frame rests it might be a bit of water seeping in under capillary action when its been raining Once your boxes have frames & bees & stores the extra weight will draw the gaps tighter . The bees will propolise any minute gaps & make it all...

What about bees for development? http://www.beesfordevelopment.org

I heard a story about a Glasgow area beek some years ago who put a large Glacial Acetic bottle on top of a radiator (it had been left outside in the frost) to get the contents re-liquified. The bottle smashed the acid destroyed the radiator & went right through to his concrete floor. His wife...

It's sold as a pollen supplement although the actual pollen % wont be high (I don't think it is in any of the fondant pollen mixes unless you make your own) The bees do take it down as the pollen acts as an appetite stimulant An expensive way to feed if you have more than a few hives but it...

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