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  1. Bee keeping in Germany

    Poor weather over here +10°C!
    After a nice long cold (down to -20°C) it is worryingly warm.
    The bees are out 'feeding the flowers' which is good.
    But there is condesation under the lids of the hives.
    The bees are in brood - bad news indeed.

    Local logic goes along the lines of if the bees are breeding early (and with a small brood) the varroa are too.
    The older bees will die earlier and the product from a small brood will have very high varroa ...

    Updated 05-03-2010 at 09:35 AM by Calum

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