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    What does “I won’t be wearing a red carnation in my buttonhole!” mean?

    We used to have a florist near our house called the buttonhole. Someone kept removing the ‘on’. As soon as the shopkeeper replaced it, it would happen again 😁
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    Reverse A/S - anyone used this

    Thank you
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    Reverse A/S - anyone used this

    Is there a link or description of this please? Thanks
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    Beehut on agricultural land - planning consent?

    Agree totally. Unfortunately, trying to have this conversation is proving very difficult with Guildford BC. Seems impossible to have a simple conversation to ask that question to someone who is qualified to give an answer. Tried this a few times before posting the question. They refer me to the...
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    Beehut on agricultural land - planning consent?

    I got this from an ‘advice site’ 4. Livestock shelters are common to not have a planning permission Livestock shelters are commonly built without obtaining planning approval because they are considered outbuildings, which are frequently exempt from them. A conventional definition of an...
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    Beehut on agricultural land - planning consent?

    Love all the replies and suggestions. Is there any official documentation on what is allowed and what isn’t? I can’t find any (which is ridiculous in itself - how can you comply which something that doesn’t appear to exist?).
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    Beehut on agricultural land - planning consent?

    Thanks -it's the agricultural land aspect as opposed to within the garden curtilage so not sure this applies???
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    Beehut on agricultural land - planning consent?

    I've looked through the forum for an answer (please point me to one if I have missed it). I have 4 hives on a paddock designated agricultural. There are no issues about this. I'd like to build a beehut (probably 12'x8') / wooden shed / concrete base. Does anyone know the planning requirements...
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    AZ Hives in Beeshed

    If anyone has any AZ hives they want to 'move on' please let me know!
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    AZ Hives in Beeshed

    Two years on. How is it going? I’d be interested to see how you got on with this as thinking of doing the same
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    Removing Winter insulation and unblock roof ventilation

    Just to clarify (sorry): I have Abelo poly hive with 4x roof vents, OMF with inspection tray, crown board with a single central mesh vent and a feeder hole: Close and keep closed all the crownboard and roof vents all year round? Leave the varroa monitoring board out except when monitoring? Bees...
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    Randy Oliver OA sponges

    This is the document I have been trying to get hold of. Is there a way we can push this ‘own use exemption’ along?
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    Randy Oliver OA sponges

    Sorry if I am off the mark here; wasn’t some sort of allowance made in NZ (I think??) where all OA containing meds were exempt from these restrictions? If this is the case, shouldn’t we as a (seemingly large and well informed group) be lobbying the government to allow the same, effectively...
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    Low Varroa in ‘23

    There’s a study (apparently) which is often quoted from but never cited which links dead mite drop to live population levels (I think it is quoted at 10-15%). I’d like to read it but can’t find it online. The recent article in bee craft had a study comparing the methods. I’d like to read a...
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    Autumn Varroa treatment

    Thanks. Is that dose for pure OA? (ie not Apiboxal)
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