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Also lost my (only) colony. Ordered new one, all around me flowers, willow but no bees Very frustrating

Seems Lithuania not only holds the oldest European language but also has ingrained bee references Any Lithuanian members here ? http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20180319-are-lithuanians-obsessed-with-bees

Most bees where on bottom. That was covered in a layer of bees Small cluster was on comb in corner. Few bees head first in cells Nearly all honey eaten. I bought the nuc in August and that was too late in the season. Didnt take honey. Its Warre hive and all frames were loaded with honey. I...

Cold snap ended here today. I went to the hive, didnt hear anything. I opened and the dreaded : all death. There was stick of fondant, half eaten, but all comb empty. Went into winter with insufficient food apparently. And I didnt take any honey last year ! You cant believe how sad this...

Very interesting thank you. In Oman, bees are still kept in a similar system. Although the clay tubes are hollow palmtrees there Clay, in the shadow of a carved out apiary, must be nicely cool for the bees

Great info Thanks for the pictures. Any picture of these clay pots used in that apiary system ?

I did exactly the same. Warre hive with 25mm pine wood walls. Wrapped it in insulation when a cold east wind was predicted. My hive is facing east and a strong cold wind was predicted. As soon as wind turns, I remove the insulation. Oh and I changed the quilt above the hive with new and dry...

Continent a little ahead of UK and snappy cold here. North east wind, sunny but freezing. Have insulated the hive on the outside against the wind. Hive is protected from West Wind (predominant rain direction) but open towards the East. Hence a bit of extra protection. Would be too stupid to...

Take a 15l bottle, add the sugar and yeast. Mount an airlock. Ferment 1 month. After a month, add honey, keep fermenting 2 weeks. Filter, add some hot wine, secret spices and drink preventively whenever flu is around in your area. Meanwhile. Make bakersfondant with bit honey for your bees or...

What did they die from ?

With the ongoing war the honey industry all but collapsed in Yemen. Mountainous Yemen used to be THE producer of high quality Sidr honey in the Arabian Peninsula. Selling in the Kingdom, UAE and Oman. And yes, they always sold their honey as aphrodesiac. With the destruction caused by war and...

Hi Thanks for the input. Today we seem to have great weather and some bees are out. Beedroppings on the hive so maybe they make a cleansing trip. There are plenty of willows, hazel and wild snowdrop. Even Daffodil is starting to open in forest. So I guess enough pollen. Will leave them...

Hatta is a mountainous enclave surrounded by desert. Bees can feed for one month only on flowering mountain acacias. (Sidr tree) Temperatures can reach end 40 C in summer. 113 F Plus There is no major agriculture around or in Hatta Here is another article...

http://gulfnews.com/xpress/news/inside-region-s-first-queen-bee-rearing-station-1.2173881 Interesting article about beekeeping in the UAE

Hi all, Yesterday, being mild and sunny, (7 degrees C) I opened the roof of the Warre Hive and YES : plenty of living bees on the Candi. It was placed in the space under the quilt and above the top lid. An opening in the lid allow the ladies to access that space. Should I now start feeding...

Combined with a weekly intake of fermented barley, duly ripened in cherry casks. Whats the tonic water for btw ?

I didnt know Mistletoe was so prolific in the UK. I understood tons of the stuff are exported every year from France to the UK. Anyway, good for you. never tasted mistletoe honey but I guess it should fetch more than manuka honey.

Hi Enrico Although some (mostly tropical) seeds needs to pass through a specific animal in order to germinate, European mistletoe (viscum album) doesn’t. You can easily germinate them at home. Problem is to graft them onto a receiving tree. This will work on any tree except plane trees and...

Hi Curly I have tried several times to seed mistletoe on trees. Its very tricky but possible. You could also buy trees grafted with mistletoe. There are some nurseries specialised in this. I have at the moment germinated seeds ready to seed on trees. Will start it after the cold. A procedure...

Thanks Drex Today I measured temp with laser between cracks of the hive. Temperature is definitively higher so something hot is in the hive. YES !