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An hour's drive is quite a long distance. I would suggest you get a locked unit to keep all your kit in. I get fed up of walking 100...

In principle, yes, because the colony will then sit in the warmest part of the hive under a sealed & insulated CB, but it is too late in...

sorry, can you explain? but they don't need to be fed - and feeding in dribs and drabs is never the answer anyway they have got food -...

The test for winter weight is to lift up the hive an inch with one hand at the back under the floor. Easy, or does it feel nailed down...

not really, if it was done earlier (at least a month and a half ago) they would have had a chance to rearrange all the stores which you...

Ah! Berkshire!! Does depend where you are, Will, because what works in Plymouth is unlikely to do so in Perth. I guess you mean smaller...

You are, Lindsay, and so are we all, and the Orkney TS were quite right to encourage you all in that direction. Last week I stopped at a...

Years ago we were taught that red and green should never be seen. Where did they get that daft idea?

Hi Paulypaul, Apologies for the delay in responding—we had a warm, clear, and dry day here in Gloucestershire, so we took full...

Thanks for the feedback. My partner says I have absolutely no perception whatsoever when it comes to coordinating colours. Luckily I...

Wasp honey, Lindsay? 🙂 Have regular calls to say they're definitely honey bees, but when the caller hears that a wasp is striped...

If you want your label to stand out then a modern, clean design is needed. But people will buy the jars for the contents anyway even if...

I think they are lovely I have this as the background to one of my labels

I read an article from some time back by an American bee farmer making the case that the 'honey' his bees made from the high fructose...

It is said that they have, and that some Chinese honey is produced by feeding sugar.