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Seems an awful lot from 1 super if it's a national shallow!! I usually get 8-10kg (17-22lb).

I would agree! And if you have a good opportunity to acquire bees now I would do. It's only the start of August, I would expect even a...

Interestingly looking at the home office website it only specifies oxalic acid 10%w/v as controlled, so (although probably not intended)...

The version I've heard/read was: "Swarming in July - let the buggers fly!" This would imply not worth catching, but I think the rhyme...

Yes they are honey bees. How long ago did they arrive? It can be a big job to remove them, if they are getting into the house by...

Whereabouts are you? Arkansas USA? Oxford UK?

Flip side: 12 frames is a full hive, you can buy them, watch how much they are storing, maybe add another box if needed, and start...

Assuming you have another colony I'd make up a nuc for the new queen, leave the possible laying worker colony until it's clearer what's...

Everything I have heard/read & understand about LW hives is that due to pheromones from the LWs the colony "thinks" it is queenright and...

Use your critical appraisal skills, cross check with multiple sources, check out the references and stay sceptical, get multiple...

As I have lots of wood to bleach and rust to remove I've just ordered a goodly amount.

Some stuff here https://theapiarist.org/orientation-flights/

Except that they have been shown to make orientation flights I think from day 3 after emergence.

It might be worth looking at plastic waste tube (eg B&Q) if you can fit it to your vacuum (duct tape?)

I've wondered, given a laying worker colony with lots of foraging bees, whether placing a Q+ colony on top separated by mesh and with an...