Recent content by GregoryRobbins

No complaints I too have bought beekeeping kit from this company and found the quality good and the turnaround excellent.

Alternative strategies You are not alone! I had 8 of 10 colonies survive the winter but I had to recommence feeding in spring and right through the rape season as the appalling weather prevented normal foraging and none of the colonies built up bee numbers. I routinely monitor for potential...

Drone Laying Queen ie a queen that has failed to mate properly or has run out of fertile eggs. In the situation described above tho I would suspect a worker bee has come into lay in the absence of a queen and she will only be capable of producing drones. She would of course be able to...

The bees in this hive have been chugging down the 2:1 thymolated syrrup today. No obvious changes in circumstances although cooler today.

On inspection there is still no obvious reason why just one hive isn't taking the syrup.The colony is apparently disease free and active. The feed hole is directly over the brood, there is space, though it might entail wax production, access is clear and they are taking in pollen and nectar. I...

I have ten colonies which have all been fed with sugar solution with emulsified thymol mixture. It has to be said that although the feed is identical in all cases some have been quite slow in taking it down and others have been downright greedy. One hive has not taken any down at all and...