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Interesting thread folks. I didn't know about the blower technique for clearing supers. What's wrong with clear boards?

Thank you all, PH, point taken. AlanF, a screw is the way forward, thank you. Tim

Thanks ,the Nuke should already have a good queen, i added brood just to boost the colony. - a nail in place of the lug is a good idea. any ideas about the fist colony, i did see a lot of drones....?

Dear Beekeepers, yet again i need some advice (i hope i'm not exceeding my quota!) After inspection yesterday I found a few problems that I'm a bit stumped with. My mentor is on holiday, so i turn to you generous folk for advice... I have 2 colonies with problems: (both in Nationals) The...

Well I brought 30k of Protonectar Bee Syrup and some feeders. Both my colonies have good stores of honey and nectar in the brood chamber. Any more honey they store this year in supers ill leave for them ( lot of ivy in my garden) and then I'll top up with feed...

Helpful and informative as usual, thank you. Brilliant idea to put super at the bottom, might try this next time as my clearer board design wont allow me to do as suggested. (i guess i could use crown board in the same way) but yes, for now i leave it on and rub my hands together! - though i...

Thanks so much. Common sense really! - weather is good isn't it! (Sorry, i usually search previous posts for answers before posting a new topic but forgot on this occasion!- have reassured myself regarding some nasty sting reactions by reading archive posts, very helpful resource)

Hello, Following advice, I returned a super to the colony after extracting for the bees to clean. That was Monday. Today I went to put the clear-board on to remove said super once more and I found it full of bees storing honey in it! What now? I guess I leave it on? The hive has a second...

Thanks for all the advise. have bottled my first super and now resting the second before bottling. will wait and see how the honey behaves in the jars. never tasted such delicious honey, incredibly fragrant!

thanks, on it goes with a hot wash , not detergent ! im so impatient ! ...lucky for me you guys are fast!

Thanks Both, i have a dish washer, i'll stick in on a hot quick wash! much appreciated! what about the lids? and do you use normal dish washer tablet detergent or nothing? thanks again...

Thank you for the speedy response! I'm assuming the best method for sterilising is to put jars in boiling water for five min?

Hi All, i'm just about to bottle my first honey taken off a few days ago! I've had a supers worth in a bottling tank for a few days but it still has a few bubbles in it. The honey was double strained strait into a 30lb bucket and then poured into the bottling tank. Unfortunately, i had to pour...

correction (he said they wouldn't swarm...)

Looked today with my expert mentor. We found 3 queen cells, 2 sealed and 1 empty. We only looked through half the brood and my mentor told me to put the lid back on and not to worry, that they would swam a second time. He's incredibly experienced, so I have to trust his judgement, but it seems...