Tag Archives: Drone

Drone Comb – What is it?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Gary Fawcett

In your bee colonies what is drone comb, and why is it so attractive to varroa mites? Continue reading →

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We will be selling Mite Away Quick Strips

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

We are happy to announce that we will be selling the NOD Mite Away Quick Strips. Miteaway Quick strips are a formic Acid based miticide which is reported to leave no residues in the hive. The strips were invented by … Continue reading →

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Foundationless frames no good for brood frames

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

We have been experimenting with foundationless frames and getting the bees to create their own foundation. The problem with doing this on brood frames is that the bees tend to create more drone comb and we would rather their build … Continue reading →

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Working in the shop at the Auckland Bee Club

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

I went along to Auckland bee club today, and spent most of the time helping Sue in the shop. It was a very busy day and I enjoyed meeting and talking to everyone that came in. I managed to sneak … Continue reading →

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Inspecting Hives and Sending Bees in the post?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

It was time to inspect hives today in between painting bee hive boxes and dodging the ever-present rain in Auckland. Isn’t it meant to be summer here? These are some notes from the inspections today:- Taupaki 1 Hive is very … Continue reading →

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Our Varroa mite plan this season

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Gary Fawcett

This was a question posted in by one of our readers, Sophie asks:- How can a New Zealand beekeeper keep their bees alive every year? Well this is a good question, over recent times bee-keepers are having trouble keeping bees … Continue reading →

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AFB Check at Earthsong

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Gary Fawcett

Went along to check on a hive at the Earthsong, which is an Eco-Neighbourhood project based in Ranui in West Auckland. For more information about this project please check out their web site http://www.earthsong.org.nz It seemed like a great place … Continue reading →

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