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I keep getting tempted by this one on AliExpress ... you might get stung by customs - it's the luck of the draw I've found but it is...

a) you don't say whether it's laying workers or a DLQ b) regardless of that the whole colony is doomed and a total waste of resource...

It could be the changed genetics as a result of the new queen - however, bear in mind that they are now well into preparing for winter...

It was going that I had massive traffic problems and an accident about four cars ahead - took me over two hours to get there - coming...

Their way of getting a fresh patent for the next 15 years?

Any beekeeper that tells you different has never really kept bees ! I won't tolerate bees that sting without reason but if you cause...

Second vote for Old Castle. I have used their ventilated suit for 2 years and no stings through it. The idea of these is that they have...

Nice build - if you have the time and the workshop facilities. If I was going to spend that much time making a hive from scratch then I...

Lots of threads on bee suits .. sadly, there are loads of different opinions and in the end it's what works for you .. the better...

Incorporated in June of this year .. sole Director Stephanie Graphin Vom Hagen. £100 company, no accounts as yet, obviously...

And you can freeze fried green tomatoes !

Bet its got some sort of magic dust in it though !

It was a good day .. listened to three excellent lectures, caught up with a good few people I knew and some I didn't .. Resisted the...

no it's not, maybe you should apply a bit of logic, not surmise, it’s all about the balance of air resistance and the buildup of buoyant...

Closed up the weaker hive I was worried about - completely devoid of bees - no dead ones on the floor just a small patch of capped brood...