Recent content by Diana

Got back from holiday the middle of September. No brood! Fed bees like mad over the following few weeks. 2 weeks ago found a little brood. A couple of days ago there was about 2 frames-worth. Question: How long into autumn will the Queen keep laying? Does anyone think there is enough...

Many thanks for helpful hint about heating wax cappings. We heated them over hot water and strained through some tights as you suggested and it worked a treat. Next year we'll definitely leave the cappings to drain overnight. It was the first time I'd used this website so next time I'll know...

After we extracted our honey, we put the cappings into our Ashforth feeder and left it in the hive. Unfortunately a lot of bees drowned in the honey. The cappings are now full of bits of bees which we need to filter out. What is the best way to melt the wax in order to strain it, please. Can...