Alan & I took the travel boxes and placed them on the prepared bases and let the bees out. They will stay in the travel boxes until the weather improves and they can be secured in their final positions in the hive. The hive you see at the far end has been in place for a few weeks and has been colonised by 'wild' bees. We will have to decide whether to destroy them as a varroa risk or wait until numbers increase and then test them for the mite by method described by Ian Molyneux.
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Hi Phill, just checked out your blog. Great! i think it brilliant! i red the paragraph about grandad and think its really good. it got my soft spot. c u soon m8 andrew l
Hi Phil. Glad to see the hives occupied at last. Just be vigilant for those pesky Varroa mites now!
Thanks for your comment Andrew - hope to see you again soon mate
Hi Lee - nice of you to check my blog! Yep it's a full time job managing those mites, I may well test my new knowledge and have a go at testing the colony for infestation. Keep you posted mate...
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