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December 2021 Apiary Notes from Wally Thrale

December 14, 2021 John Macdougall 0

We are approaching the shortest day so it is the time of year I apply my varroa treatment in the form of oxalic acid using the trickle method. For safety reasons I prefer this method […]

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October 2021 Apiary Notes from Wally Thrale

December 14, 2021 John Macdougall 0

We are at the end of September and feeding should be well under way or finished by now. Last week the weather was summerlike and it was possible to inspect colonies to assess them and […]

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August 2021 Apiary Notes from Wally Thrale

September 24, 2021 John Macdougall 0

Apologies for the lateness of these notes.  Last month I mentioned that varroa treatment should be carried out in August, especially if temperature sensitive. The link below shows an overview of several varroa treatments I […]

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July 2021 Apiary Notes from Wally Thrale

September 24, 2021 John Macdougall 0

The season in coming to its end soon. Before I took up beekeeping I was told that the end of July signalled the end of the season around here which surprised me. However, after becoming […]

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June 2021 Apiary Notes from Wally Thrale

June 16, 2021 John Macdougall 0

What a difference good weather makes for our bees. In my May notes we were enduring a very wet month and very little honey brought in. Now after a spell of warm weather bees have […]

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May 2021 Apiary Notes from Wally Thrale

May 14, 2021 John Macdougall 0

What a contrast between this spring and last year’s. Last year we had record sunshine amounts – this year record air frosts during April. A cold dry April followed by a cold wet May – […]

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April 2021 Apiary Notes from Wally Thrale

April 25, 2021 John Macdougall 0

There has been the occasional warm day over the past weeks that allowed inspections. For the first inspection of the season my main priority is to find the queen, clip and mark her. When bees […]

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March 2021 Apiary Notes by Wally Thrale

March 12, 2021 John Macdougall 0

The active beekeeping season is just around the corner and it is surprising how suddenly it starts. As we’ve seen recently, our weather has dramatic swings. Earlier this week was spring like and bees were […]

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