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It’s very interesting to get people’s experience about these fairs. I only ever do one, which is in my village. I was chatting with Will...

I did a Christmas Fayre (We do it every year and it's our only one) a few weeks back and found a difference compared to two years ago...

Had to take 30 frames of cut comb off so I could get the empty frames back on. Everything is full to the brim and bees are struggling to...

:iagree: it's the same out in Africa - most people have been taught by 'master' beekeepers flying over from here playing the great...

I had the same comment when I used to take beginners at the association apiary. Also had people complaining about runny bees after they...

Could be Carpathian if you compare the queen's markings to the one on the BMH website, or even have some Carniolan or something else in...

Visited a friends orchard apiary not 0.5km form my garden colony, one colony has a new queen (I missed the resulting clipped swarm and...

As has been said the forage income in very good areas comes in thick and fast with little time to deal/ripen the nectar. My garden...

Bees piling the heather in here, the last hives I set up had bees cleared into brood boxes with foundation on Thursday and moved to...

I'm not sure heterosis is the correct term here. Heterosis, or hybrid vigour, is where a trait in the offspring is greater than the...

Though little is known as to how or why the cause, though it appears stress may be a factor. Trial and error and forums like this where...

It is rubbish though. Doesn't matter how well meaning it was, it was ineffective then and is ineffective now plus causes stress to the...

The open floor is ok as long as one doesn't have a wasp or other preditior issue, the funnel floor that Neil posted and the one I used...

I wasn’t saying early attempts were rubbish. That advice given now is though

Thanks all. Yes it’s on a stand. Have just gone out and removed the floor and replaced with an empty brood box and then put original...