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A. If the Asian giant hornet gets here, start off with a common name that won't confuse with the existing Asian hornet. B. Can't keep...

I'm still struggling to see why there's a need to change the common name. Unless of course it can be shown that many Asian hornets have...

Some people put a Do Not Eat label on.No idea why. I love real beeswax polish with genuine turpentine the way the National Trust used...

I wouldn't bother.

I melted down well started to process brood wax but gave up after processing and getting little return imo it’s only the frames that are...

Thorne offer a service for unique labels, you provide the photo. IIRC, Maisemore offer the same. I use one of Thorne's own, the best...

21 days so from day 1 to emerging bees would already be July 30th. Next cycle would be end of August. All is fine and normal IMO, they...

I now people who have simple coloring explained so they can differentiate wasps from bees - wasps have yellow tails - and still fail to...

At least the word 'Asian' implies it is foreign and an invasive species. 'Yellow Legged' could simply be another type of Hornet.

Arrived early July. Even if she started laying on day one it would be end of July before you had new worker bees. Why would you expect...

I’d leave them alone; do what I can to get them through the Winter and let them surprise me in the Spring.

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Holy jalapeno harvest, Batman! One of my favourite harvests of the year. These will be sliced and pickled to be used on pizzas, in...