Does anyone know about QUEEN rearing ?? J+L, 7 Mar 21
Amazing idea this -- FLOW hives
but pricey
VERY good "blog" for advice, current bee/hive work etc -- the Apiarist
Just heard from "the apiarist" about this idea -- FLOW --- https://eu.honeyflow.com/collections/flow-supers-and-brood-boxes/products/flow-super-uk-national
Anyone tried it ??
BEEBASE --
Scottish Government bee inspectors are currently following up several localised foulbrood outbreaks across Scotland and we would like to remind you all of the importance of registering and keeping apiary locations up to date in BeeBase to assist us with controlling disease.
Registration in BeeBase is currently voluntary; however, it is the best available tool we have for identifying hives and apiaries which might have been in contact with foulbrood disease.
Whilst the majority of beekeepers are registered and keep their records up to date in BeeBase, there are still some beekeepers who are not doing so. Registration in BeeBase is free, quick and easy, and please let me assure you that is secure.
Being able to identify all contact colonies is vitally important for any disease control effort. BeeBase identifies all registered beekeepers and apiaries within a radius of a positive case of foulbrood and sends an alert email to those within 3km.
Those within 3km of a positive apiary will receive, as soon as possible, an inspection by the bee inspectors. This is because the risk of their bees having been in contact with infected colonies is inversely proportional to the distance to the infected apiaries, i.e. the closer your apiary is to an infected site, the higher the possibility of contact, for example, through swarm collection or robbing weak infected colonies.
If beekeepers are not registered in BeeBase, or their apiary locations are not up to date, we are unable to identify them as at risk and they might remain infected as a point of permanent re-infection for all beekeepers in that area. Time may also be lost trying to arrange inspections for apiaries which are no longer active, putting extra strain on our limited resources.
Therefore please could we ask you that you:
• Register in BeeBase if not currently registered.
• De-register from BeeBase when you stop beekeeping.
• Keep your current apiary locations up to date.
• Mark as non-current those apiaries which you no longer use.
• Keep your number of hives as up to date as possible for each apiary.
And of course, if at any time you suspect any signs of notifiable disease, please contact us at bees_mailbox@gov.scot
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