Kingston Beekeepers

This video shows George McCrone's experiments in rearing queens. George kindly donated the video to Kingston Beekeepers.

View the full-sized video here

EFB, etc.

European Foul Brood, as its name suggests, only affects the brood in our hives and as the colder, winter weather approaches its presence in our hive will diminish. The queen will have stopped laying and the absence of any larvae means that the bacteria have no host to feed on and so lie dormant in the hive until the next season. All this means that we can not relax at all. Our Standstill Order is still in place and our stringent hygiene rule should still be observed. If anything our hygiene rules have to be strengthened if we are to start the next season with a disease-free apiary.