Not at all in fact the OP asked a further question about combining his hive with another from a friend (which you would have seen if you hadn't hijacked the thread and buried it for your own reasons)
Perhaps you could reply to that question giving the definitive answer
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That is your point but not the point of the thread
We are in mid September
The OP has put in a test frame
The bees may or may not raise a queen cell
If they do they are queenless
If they dont then buying and introducing a queen would be an expensive gamble
I gave the best advice I could to the...
What are the circumstances under which the bees fail to raise a queen cell on a test frame and you would still recommend introducing a new queen ?
Some threads invite discussion some ask for advice
There is high horse involved, just pointing out that not every post on the forum will require...
Feel free to give your own answer if you don't agree
I have read the original poster introduced a frame of young brood
If they are queenless and don't start queen cells then they will most likely be beyond help
They will certainly be a very poor prospect for queen introduction in my experience...
Hello Marco
If they are queenless then they will start queen cells
It's a bit late for mating now but it depends where you are
At this time of year a lot of folk may be combining hives which usually leaves a spare queen
So if you see queen cells then post here and if someone is combining they...
An API life var treatment takes seconds to apply £3.00
To get the same effect on varroa you would be dragging your vapourising gear to the hive 3 or 4 times
Vapourising in Winter is the best treatment but you would need to have a lot of hives or a lot of spare time to choose Oxalic in Autumn...
I have some broods and supers which Stamfordham used to sell
They must be 8 or 9 years old they are made from Russian pine which is fairly dense and knot free
Having said that they were treated with cuprinol clear and then painted with cuprinol colours fence paint
A few have warped at the joins...
The Maxibed is £7.50 for 25kg try equestrian or feed shops
The cat litter sounds good, never heard of that before
The rotten wood works great if it's at the crumbling in the hand stage
But usually the wood is sodden when I find it so I have to wait till it dries (months)
I have used the...
The compressed cotton from our biggest beekeeping store takes a bit of lighting but burns slowly
If you have a horse owning friend Maxibed comes in 25kg bales and is good on top of the cotton
Made from shredded hemp stems it burns slow and cool with a nice smell
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I think the thymol in the syrup began with R Manley etc
The initial purpose was just to stop the syrup getting mouldy waiting to go on the hives
If you expect a few weeks of reasonable day temps apilife var is the least time consuming to apply
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There is a tendency to ignore the original post and find issue with the previous reply instead
With 70 colonies to look after at the moment I am happy enough just to read the threads without offering opinions
This is post is off topic but since you ask I felt it polite to reply
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