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I have had little activity for a while due to the temperature (10-12 degrees) but i went today to find quite a large number of bees going in and out of the hive. Is there any reason for this... i am worried they are getting close to swarming but it is too cold to inspect. Thanks in advance...

ok thanks

and though there does seems to be a slight flow of honey my main concern was the space not the amount of honey coming in

around 6

Last year was my first year beekeeping and as i only had one colony i made sure it was a strong one going into winter (double brood) but i have been shocked at the growth of the colony over the last few weeks (wondering if the queen did not stop laying through winter as there is lots of brood)...

I have been looking at this method of queen rearing where you put larvae into artificial cells then into a starter hive then into finisher to finish the building of cups, is it true that the finisher hive has queen in? would the queen swarm? My main question though is whats the point in a...

Had a sudden realisation that I have a load of lecithin left from when I made thymol stock solution (used a whole 2 teaspoons in whole!) and I am wondering what to do with the rest. Is there a way of storing it for years to come to use in emulsified thymol syrup? OR does the emulsifying...

I have noticed as brood is hatching out and the queen is not laying much any longer there is not much food in the bottom brood box whereas the top is full of food. The majority of the bees are in the lower brood box... should i take out empty frames and go down to a single brood or leave as it...

Not that big but I use 5 gallon distiller water containers. As Polyhive said: very heavy when filled with 2:1

As a new beekeeper this year I already have mine in to check for varroa and treat as this is what I have been told, I guess others may disagree as some have said they don't at all

I understand that at this point I am planning a bit ahead of when the OSR comes into flower but I have found that where I have my hive (this year was first year as beekeeper and there was a differing crop) I am going to be in the middle of some large OSR fields. I have looked around the forum...

you say not to separate the two brood boxes yet on the sticky on the main section it says that you should take it apart and treat the bottom before treating the top

I have read and had much advice on overwintering a hive... But never any additional tips for overwintering a double or brood and a half. Is it ok to overwinter a double brood?? The only other point would be when you are treating with oxalic do you have to change your measurements or do you...

any amount below 50kg

I understand that there are a lot of threads on the same product but to my understanding most of the information on them is out of date. So, where can I buy the cheapest sugar? Thanks in advance tindam188