🇨🇦 Very interesting for those of who've never encountered this.
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊 Hope the weather is good in Canada?
@micla62213 жыл бұрын
Just In time for my beekeeping basic assessment on the 8th Aug It's given me a good look at what to look out for with EFB. Great video keep them coming 👍👍👍
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊 glad you found it useful
@petermcfadden94263 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for this very useful video, shared with Conwy Beekeepers.
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Peter. Hopefully the members will find it useful 😊
@eastsussexbeesandwildlife58013 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for such an informative video. I had one of the Regional Inspectors around last week, checking on EFB at my (very) small apiary, fortunately negative, the Inspector was so helpful.
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Great news! 😊
@kevinperree77643 жыл бұрын
Another great vid Gruff. Been there, got the tee shirt! First year beekeeper, so a baptism of fire (literally!) bee’s bounced back really well and my local inspector was extremely helpful. I know I could call him up if I had any concerns at all which is really reassuring
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kevin, glad you resolved it and it’s now going great 😊 👍🏻
@melaniejenkins1093 жыл бұрын
Really good video especially for us new beeks, thank you
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it useful 😊
@trevor3112643 жыл бұрын
This is very educational, thanks to everyone involved.
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Glad you found the video useful 😊
@bluelab50193 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic video. So interesting. Feel for the fellow beekeeper of course but at least it's a problem sorted now.
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊 yes absolutely it was painful at the time for him but no doubt a big relief now
@pottyplotter24623 жыл бұрын
What happens when all your hives are poly?
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Great question, the frames are burned the same way but the poly boxes need to be submerged in a bleach solution for 20 mins
@tonyfox54223 жыл бұрын
Very good
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
@joshmilner3013 жыл бұрын
Great video for a new keeper thank you, glad I come across your channel 👍🏻
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Josh 😊👍🏻
@BeemanExperiment Жыл бұрын
Good idea
@robertthomas23 жыл бұрын
Nice info filled video as usual mate. Keep it up Any idea when you are going to do anymore bee courses. The day long one?
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Robert. 😊 It will be next year now. I’ve got to much work over the next 2 months unfortunately
@robertthomas23 жыл бұрын
@@gwenyngruffydd ok mate. Hopefully I’ll catch them in time next year
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Pre booking will be advertised on social media over the winter. 😊👍🏻
@hevchip7416 ай бұрын
interesting, but so many bees got squashed when rebuilding the hives,
@Tspadger3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that Gruff. Really useful. Are super frames destroyed as well? Saw them being removed but they may have been brood and a half frames.
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Hi yes they are destroyed as well. The honey could be contaminated with foul brood
@Tspadger3 жыл бұрын
@@gwenyngruffydd Suspected so. All that effort ....
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
I know heartbreaking
@ianwatkins30023 жыл бұрын
What was the gizmo the inspector used to pick the Queen up with? Mind you, I've got to be able to spot the Queen before I can pick her up!!
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
It’s called a Queen clip. And they also used a single handed queen catcher.
@ianwatkins30023 жыл бұрын
@@gwenyngruffydd Thanks. Looks like the Thorn's one which they have on sale :-)
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
😊👍🏻
@angelamitchell75313 жыл бұрын
Really interesting video again. How much does it set the bees back? Great to hear what to look for
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Hi, It would set them back a lot. But better for them to be alive and lose some honey
@angelamitchell75313 жыл бұрын
@@gwenyngruffydd I guess that's the advantage of not having too many hives in 1 apiary, reduces the losses hopefully
@joanchka50673 жыл бұрын
Just noticed the car number plate - haha
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
😎
@greghamilton8893 жыл бұрын
What happens to the supers?
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Frames were burned as well
@AntennaBee3 жыл бұрын
Good vid Gruff life can be a bitch sometimes !!
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Colin, Yes absolutely....such is life sometimes
@leoneddy75933 жыл бұрын
When they scortch the boxes to sterilise, how would this work if you have polyhives?
@trevor3112643 жыл бұрын
Poly hives are non-absorbent so any infection is only on the surface, so other sterilisation methods are appropriate like a short soak in a solution of soda crystals.
@leoneddy75933 жыл бұрын
@@trevor311264 I hope so, 2 of mine are polyhives lol
@gwenyngruffydd3 жыл бұрын
Hi, The recommended treatment is submerging the hive in a bleach solution for 20 mins.
@leoneddy75933 жыл бұрын
@@gwenyngruffydd thanks. I thought it would be expensive to replace if they had to burn them
@laightnightknits4358 Жыл бұрын
Genuinely interested. What is it that you say after "hello" at the start of your videos? Is it Welsh? ☺
@gwenyngruffydd Жыл бұрын
Hello , I’m gruff rees welcome to Gwenyn Gruffydd, here we talk Beekeeing, Farming countryside living and we do reviews too. Gruffydd is my name (gruff) and Gwenyn is bees in welsh…Gruffs Bees 😊
@laightnightknits4358 Жыл бұрын
@@gwenyngruffydd 🤔 feel like I should've heard that - I must've not tuned into your accent yet! Really nice to hear voices from different parts of the UK, though! 🇬🇧 ☺ 👍🏻🏴Loving your videos.
@gwenyngruffydd Жыл бұрын
Thank you. 😊 where are you from?
@laightnightknits4358 Жыл бұрын
@@gwenyngruffydd just the Midlands... In England ☺
@laightnightknits4358 Жыл бұрын
@@gwenyngruffydd oh I wondered about gwenyn! Thought I hadn't heard that first name 😂 ☺ 🐝 Cool.
@charley38502 ай бұрын
Do you have Bee Disease insurance with your BFA membership?
@gwenyngruffydd2 ай бұрын
Once you’re a bee farmer you won’t get bee disease insurance unfortunately
@timhull86642 жыл бұрын
Can you still extract the honey before burning the frames?
@gwenyngruffydd2 жыл бұрын
Technically yes. I’m not sure if that’s legal though because the honey itself has foulbrood too and could potentially infect other bees. You’ll need to contact the bee inspectors to confirm.