BaconWizard

Not necessarily. Once in the hive, the handling bees blow bubbles with the nectar, increasing surface area, before putting it in the...

Witch hazel 😲

I've linked this Keith Delaplane interview before, for different reasons, but there's a lot in it. Starting at about 18mins there's an...

Let the bees decide, they are after all much smarter than we. I give my girls all the support I can but in the end they decide.

Simple test you can try; starve a colony then stick rock solid fondant on the bars late Dec/Jan, watch what happens (or place a frame of...

OK ... stop now ... as I said this is in the beginners section we are not going to get into a debate about the wisdom of either the OP...

If it works - and plenty of non-treaters make it work - then don't let those laughing emojis get to you, but do let us know how it pans...

More like a snake oil salesman ....

Hmmmmm, ‘100% success rate’ looks like a ginormous red flag for starters!

Personally, I wait until the spring flow has begun to harvest the previous year's honey. Reasons are: Leaves plenty of honey for the...

This is aimed at bee-keepers with one or two years experience who may feel that bee-keeping is not as easy as it appeared! None of what...