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I encountered left over sugar which hadn’t dissolved towards the end of October when I went to check to see whether the bees had enough stores, luckily as the sugar didn’t crystallise it could still be utilised by the bees in addition to their stores.
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Varroa be gone! End of season varroa treatment is essential for helping the bees get through winter ❄️ If left unchecked the varroa mite can decimate a colony.
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Remember to treat your varroa mites. I use polymer strips. These strips contain pyrethroids which varroa have been shown to develop a resistance against if over used. Rotation with any varroa treatment in which the active ingredient is not a pyrethroid is required.
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Feeding your bees white sugar syrup is a must this time of year. I do this alongside a pollen substitute which gives the hive the protein to assist with the raising of winter bees.
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Capturing a queen can be tricky but I use this queen catcher to do so. I prefer it to grabbing one of her wings as I feel it is a safer option. I found a queen release video from 2021 when queens were marked white to show how the queen catcher works.
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Trying to prevent swarming? Have you tried the Demaree method of swarm control? This involves splitting the brood boxes with a queen excluder and two supers inbetween.
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The bees have arrived! Delighted to have delivered our happy bees to @ESgloballaw #ResponsibleBusiness 🐝
Between April 2019-20, over 43.7% of beehives across the U.S. were lost. It's likely something similar is happening across Europe. Honeybees are so important to supporting our environment, urgent action is needed! bbc.co.uk/news/business-5739…
Heavy rains meant the plants have grown so big they’ve obscured our path to our bee garden! 🌿 Need to scythe our way through... feels very Secret Garden-like! 🐝
Happy Tuesday, from our bees to you! Check out our bee videos on Tik Tok @urbanapiarist 🐝
Curious little bee at our Greenwich apiary yesterday, coming to say hello! #savethebees #NoMowMay #londonbees
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My verge. A bee restaurant 💚🌻🐝🐝 🙂 not sure what the neighbours think! #NoMowMay
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On average:
5 daisies 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼
2 dandelions 🌼🌼
6 buttercups 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼
Are enough to keep one bee happy for one day! 🐝
It's not much - but if we want a lot of bees we need a lot of flowers! Let your grass grow this month and look after pollinators.
#NoMowMay #Growdontmow
Love the idea of #NoMowMay 🌿. Bees are pollinators and the more diverse flora, the better! #savethebees ✨🐝
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Calling all swarm-busters! Our infographic aims to help you avoid some of the pitfalls. bee-craft.com/articles/when-…
#swarm #bees #beekeepers #beekeeping
We love checking out what the bees are up to during our inspections! Our queen 🐝 in our #CanaryWharf hive keeping busy! #savethebees #apiarist #london
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Only 15,938 signatures! Please help protect #Native #species of #insect #pollinators by preventing this invasive species invading the UK. No #SmallHiveBeetle wanted here!
#NoMowMay
Protect #biodiversity in UK.
#Beekeepers breed local #bees, don't import!
Banning imports of #bee packages is essential to stop risk of #Small_Hive_Beetle devastating colonies. You can help by signing this petition. 100,000 sigs needed for UK gov to debate issues (currently <160,00 sigs).
Thank you 🐝💐 @BkaBev @britishbee
petition.parliament.uk/petit…?
