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Is there a lot less bees around this year?
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<blockquote data-quote="alc" data-source="post: 12998" data-attributes="member: 345"><p>Update, so after no bees, last week a swarm flew into the neighbours shed wall cavity. I tried to catch it but the queen was already inside, so yesterday had the job of getting it out of the wall and into a hive. Removing the wall panel there was old comb everywhere, in at least four seperate cavities so who knows how many colonies have lived there before! </p><p></p><p>Ive moved them to the end of my property (as far away as possible without driving) and put plenty of green matter in the entrance in the hope they wont all fly back to the shed. </p><p></p><p>Ive washed all my bee gear, torched hive tools as always, and will be quarantining this hive and all its gear like crazy as i'd imagine the chances of AFB in that shed wall would be very high! I only kept fresh comb from the cut out but I wouldnt think that would make a difference anyway.</p><p></p><p>The shed lining removed is nasty so I will burn that today, as well as the old comb I've removed. Neighbour plans to fill the cavities with expanding foam, hopefully before another swarm sniffs it out!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alc, post: 12998, member: 345"] Update, so after no bees, last week a swarm flew into the neighbours shed wall cavity. I tried to catch it but the queen was already inside, so yesterday had the job of getting it out of the wall and into a hive. Removing the wall panel there was old comb everywhere, in at least four seperate cavities so who knows how many colonies have lived there before! Ive moved them to the end of my property (as far away as possible without driving) and put plenty of green matter in the entrance in the hope they wont all fly back to the shed. Ive washed all my bee gear, torched hive tools as always, and will be quarantining this hive and all its gear like crazy as i'd imagine the chances of AFB in that shed wall would be very high! I only kept fresh comb from the cut out but I wouldnt think that would make a difference anyway. The shed lining removed is nasty so I will burn that today, as well as the old comb I've removed. Neighbour plans to fill the cavities with expanding foam, hopefully before another swarm sniffs it out! [/QUOTE]
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