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    Where is all the 'super' honey this year?

    Funny, I live between Folkstone and Canterbury and have just enough stores for the bees. No harvesting for me this year 😞.
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    Bee stings

    Thanks. No I don’t take medication generally but I do take piriton when I get stung to alleviate the symptoms.
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    Bee stings

    Has anyone experienced their reactions to bee stings getting worse over time? A couple of years ago when I was stung I would get a little localised swelling. Now, I still get localised swelling and also a tickly/itchy sensation in my throat and joints. And, weirdly with the last two stinging...
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    BeeBox BeeHive - poly hive advice

    Thanks all. Very useful.
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    BeeBox BeeHive - poly hive advice

    Hi, I’ve just purchased a BeeBox BeeHive (which is polystyrene). I’ve never used a polystyrene hive before and wonder whether anyone has any practical advice for using them. Thanks!
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    Adding capped Queen cells to another hive

    Hi, I have three colonies. Two are weak as they have struggled over the winter. The weak ones have little egg laying going on. With one only seeming to have closed brood and no eggs/ larvae. My third hive is thriving and upon inspection today I noticed a couple of capped and uncapped Queen...
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    Interesting bee facts for kids

    Thank you all for your suggestions/info. Hopefully the children will be stunned into silence 😀
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    Interesting bee facts for kids

    Great, thanks
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    Interesting bee facts for kids

    Hi, I have been asked to present to my daughter’s class about bees and pollination. If anyone has any interesting facts or photos they would like to share, I would be grateful for them. It’s for a class of 10 year olds. Thanks
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    Moving hives

    Thanks for all the advice. Helen
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    Moving hives

    Hi, I have 3 colonies of bees in my back garden and am moving house in 2 weeks time to a place about an 1.5 hours away. I would be grateful for any advice on the best way to move them. For example, is it dangerous to transport them in your car, do you need netting, if ness floored, will the...
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    Set honey

    Yes it could be ivy. I’m in east London on the edge of Epping Forest.
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    Set honey

    Great idea, thanks
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    Set honey

    That’s great, thanks
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    Set honey

    Thanks everyone, that’s made me feel a lot better. It has gone runny after warming. I live next to a forest so maybe they’ve been foraging there.
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