Apiary Meeting 6 October 2017

Apistan strips removed. Acetic acid treatment on brood boxes and supers. Checked for stores and replenished where necessary.

By Melanie Espin|2017-10-15T17:49:08+01:00October 15th, 2017|Apiary, 2017|Comments Off

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