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Hi all My bees spend a lot of time on our laurel hedge. It is not in flower so dont know what they are after. Could it be some sort of sap to make propolis ? Thanks

Thanks Mike.

Hi all When my Buckfast hive swarmed five times, I ran out of places to put them and sold two of the casts to a french beekee. He gave me 20 euros for the first but refused to give me more than 10 for the second. I would like to have kept them. Can I remove the queen from a small cast and then...

Hi MJBee I am Lower Normandy, biggest nearby town is Domfront. Bees have been here since 2002, us since 2004. Bringing two hives over on the ferry was " interesting " Been trying to find a source of queens, nucs etc. since we arrived, found this guy last year. Am running a Beekee course at the...

Hi evryone My hives are Langstroth Jumbo. I got the bees from a french beekeeper. He asserts they are Buckfast as that is all he keeps. Other than that the language barrier is a problem. They did have an uncapped super full of rape honey and another empty one before they swarmed.They are much...

Thanks for the quick response. Do I take it then that most people on here do artificial swarming each year ? I live in France in the countryside and I usually just let them go and catch them. My old bees ( unknown make ) never threw casts after the first lot.

Hi everybody New to the Forum, glad to meet you all. Last year I purchased a nucleus of "Buckfast " bees. This year they have swarmed a total of 5 times within a period of about 2 weeks, and yet I read everywhere that they are not especially swarmy. After the first swarm has gone should I then...