That’s what I thought too. My question is really about the apivar and how much it tainted the honey. No super on when I treated but when I harvested the honey there was a super and not thinking about Apivar I put honey from super with honey from hive frames. I guess that diluted it. Also Apivar...
I have just lost a colony to wax moth. It was a colony I caught in Spring 2022 and which was always rather feeble . I nurtured it through winter and hoped it would pick up this spring but about a fortnight ago no more bees, only the dreaded moth.
I immediately removed the hive from the apiary...
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I'm a beekeeper based in the south of France. Been an <<apicultrice>> for about 5 years, as a hobby, and have 2 - 3 hives. We are not in the area hit by heatwave this year although last year was dreadful and the harvest severely reduced because of it. We also have a big problem with asian...