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Have you had a chance to look inside yet ?

The sooner one can ascertain QC's then one can date them easier . Any sealed cell will be nine days or more , any open cells with a...

Regards to splitting , one will need to ascertain whether they have swarmed . Ideally if not sure one should inspect them to see if...

A good chance the swarm was from your hive, the only way of knowing if you don't know is to look. In most cases one wouldn't notice if...

If the bees place stores in the bottom BB then so be it , if at all in the season it will be on the outer combs. I don't rotate BB's but...

The reason they like high up swarm boxes is because that is where they are placed, I have lost count the amount of swarms I have...

In a sense one doesn't have to replace old comb, simply cut away all but a small amount at the top to act as a starter strip and they...

when they need replacing, which will all depend on how chewed up/manky the comb gets. Let's get away from this 'beekeeping by rote' so...

One doesn't need to place a swarm/bait hive up high, on the ground is fine. My two swarms of last year, one arrived and simply usurped...

Managed to get around to the orchard apairy this morning and had a shufty at the two next to each there, on approach I could hear them...

A couple at work say the same regarding back in Italy where they are originally from, so not just Croatia . Looks like a bit of the...

Small 12v lithium battery isn't heavy typically around 500/600g . I disliked the gasvap as over time I found subliminated particles were...

Imv the least expensive and simplest vape route is a vape pan, a small lithium battery and a phone /watch as a timer . The...

We have some 200 + solitary bees , it is likely one of the Andrena sub species.

As a successful dowser using a couple of biro tubes and bent coat hanger wires, I've tracked down buried cables, pipes and drains in...