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		<title>Trying to get bees out of a wall</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 10:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The set up in the picture is a crownboard with porter bee escapes. The crownboard has draft excluder around the edge and an extra strip of wood to increase the space within. The idea is that the bees in the wall can come out but cannot get back in. Because the bees are foragers they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.mbbka.org.uk&#038;blog=10135327&#038;post=586&#038;subd=modulenotes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Swarm on face of hive</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 16:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Came down early to prepare for training session and found this! This is the third swarm that I have collected this week, all from different apiaries and all close to home hive. Although this is the closest Note how the swarm has left the entrance clear and the colony within is coming and going as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.mbbka.org.uk&#038;blog=10135327&#038;post=580&#038;subd=modulenotes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Beekeepers Practical Session 2nd May</title>
		<link>http://blog.mbbka.org.uk/2012/05/02/new-beekeepers-practical-session-2nd-may/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 08:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to the adverse weather recently the field leading to the apiary is waterlogged and not suitable for vehicles. If you are attending this evening please park on the main road and walk to the apiary. Thank you, see you later. Filed under: Uncategorized<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.mbbka.org.uk&#038;blog=10135327&#038;post=579&#038;subd=modulenotes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Agave or Honey</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was aghast the other day when my wife took from the cupboard agave nectar as an ingredient for a dish we were making, to my mind honey would be the default ingredient and especially since we were beekeepers! The repost was that the recipe stated agave and it had a low Glycemic Index. So [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.mbbka.org.uk&#038;blog=10135327&#038;post=572&#038;subd=modulenotes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Beekeeping Husbandry Session Cancelled this Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to the continued poor weather we have decided to cancel the Beekeeping Husbandry session this Thursday. The current plan is to try again early in May, this will depend upon the weather. Last weekend we were able to complete the Bailey comb changes on three hives, despite some very upset bees. Forage has been [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.mbbka.org.uk&#038;blog=10135327&#038;post=564&#038;subd=modulenotes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How many frames does a Solar Extractor hold?</title>
		<link>http://blog.mbbka.org.uk/2012/03/29/how-many-frames-does-a-solar-extractor-hold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have been taking advantage of the sunshine this week and melting down old frames from last season. The frames have a combination of broken comb, solid stores and just poor state. This is the most number of frames we have been able to load the extractor with, the point is you do not need [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.mbbka.org.uk&#038;blog=10135327&#038;post=562&#038;subd=modulenotes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Feeding on Fondant</title>
		<link>http://blog.mbbka.org.uk/2012/03/07/feeding-on-fondant/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mbbka.org.uk/2012/03/07/feeding-on-fondant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We feed all our colonies at this time of year with fondant. The fondant is wrapped in cling film with an exposed surface placed over hole in the crown board. This keeps the fondant fresh and prevents it drying out whilst enabling easy inspection to check that the status. The attached picture taken yesterday clearly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.mbbka.org.uk&#038;blog=10135327&#038;post=557&#038;subd=modulenotes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Forage</title>
		<link>http://blog.mbbka.org.uk/2012/03/02/spring-forage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bees in my home apiary are in full flow, pollen is pouring into the hive. Here are some photos of the sources in my garden. Filed under: Uncategorized<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.mbbka.org.uk&#038;blog=10135327&#038;post=549&#038;subd=modulenotes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Module 1 2009 Sample Answers</title>
		<link>http://blog.mbbka.org.uk/2012/02/14/module-1-2009-answers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attached are sample answers to the 2009 BBKA Module 1 exam. Module 1 2009 Answers.pdf Filed under: BBKA Module 1<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.mbbka.org.uk&#038;blog=10135327&#038;post=546&#038;subd=modulenotes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Module 1 Study Notes 2012</title>
		<link>http://blog.mbbka.org.uk/2012/02/08/module-1-study-notes-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attached are the Study Notes for the BBKA Module Examination. Module 1 Study Notes 080212.pdf Filed under: BBKA Module 1 Tagged: BBKA Module 1<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.mbbka.org.uk&#038;blog=10135327&#038;post=540&#038;subd=modulenotes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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