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I have inspected my remaining nucs this afternoon, two weeks after my initial post - and they are now bursting with bees and brood in all stages, marked queen (2013) and are ready to put into a full hive. The bees are calm and well behaved. Inspection notes accompany nucs. The bees are £140...

I have several 6 frame overwintered nucs for sale. (Near Guildford) All have 2013 marked Queens (of Buckfast origin), and the bees have a lovely temperament. PM me for further details.

What do people use to clean their hive tools between the inspections of colonies? I use soda crystals in water and a Brillo to scrub tools and hands between inspections - but is this enough to get rid of any nasties that may be lurking...Thank you!

Do we have any forum members from Italy? Here I once helped a beekeeper inspect his colonies. He had put each of his queens into a small matchbox sized cage. This had been done once the honey crop had just been harvested - July. The bees in attendance could get in and out of these small boxes to...

Only 3 Nuc’s remaining! * 2013 Marked Buckfast Queen * Gentle bees that stay on comb but are very prolific * Ready for transfer to standard brood boxes * Brood in all stages and plenty of stores Bees - £95 Poly Nuc Box – additional £30, (or you may bring your own box and we will transfer the...

Sorry, I was not very clear, this is a National Standard nuc, not 14x12. Two further National Standard nucs, 2013 Q laying + stores

South of Guildford, Surrey. 6 frame National poly nuc. 2013 Queen (marked) brood in all stages and stores. PM me for further details

Yes, I did try the honey and it tasted fine to me... despite the fact that it may be tainted with last year’s Apiguard (which, incidentally, I could not taste). H

I am thinking about my winter preparations and have a super of heather honey that was on my bees last winter. It was not extracted as it had been on them whilst they were treated with Apiguard. The combs have been stored in a sealed plastic box in the shed for the year. When I opened the lid it...

Hello, I am a new beekeeper. I collected 2 swarms at the beginning of May - and now find I have a massive varroa problem. I have used Hiveclean to begin varroa control, but have just been advised to use Thymovar. Any opinions on Thymovar - pros and cons would be appreciated. Thank you!:)