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Already done, had to buy lots of granulated sugar to make syrup as I didn't have any. I had to feed quite a few of my nucs too.

My poly nuc swarmed on 20/04/24 I saw it happen! It landed in a tall conifer in the garden. I set up a bait hive, floor, brood box old frames ,crown board and roof and waited. We had awful weather cold/frosty windy and wet and they didn't move until the weather warmed up on Tuesday 30/04/24 and...

Now this is a varroa drop!!!! I had one hive that was infested, its had autumn treatment and a winter truckle, still a few rouge ones about.