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Hi all got a phone call today from the farmer. Did I want a swarm . When I get there it's in a big old tree . One entrance any one done a trap out whats your thoughts . Can't cut the old tree up . Cheers

Hi all just been watching some honey bees working banana trees round the pool. I'm on holiday in Cyprus . Going to see of I can find some apiarys out here it's about 41 degrees here . Hi John hope you are well and many thanks for all your help and advice cheers Neil

Hi all I'm after a couple of nucs empty ones. Any one on hear make and sell them cheers all Neil

Hi to my limited experience there was a good mix . Plenty of stores . And the queen still laying eggs . Neil

Hi all newbie to it all. Inspected my hive yesterday there was ten frames full of brood with bees on all . I also found three play cups. And one I think was a queen cell . It was on the bottom end of a frame . Removed them . It wasn't sealed . Will thay keep making them ? . My queen is a this...

Hi all new to beekeeping . I have a nuc that is in a national now on 10 frames out of 11 . Shall I put a queen excluder on and a super for honey . Or no qe and super for 1/2 brood . And let them build up and forget the honey this year??? I'm off on holiday in two week for a fortnight ... Neil

Moved all the bees from under the floor. Removed some brace comb of drone brood from the bottom of the frames. Loads of seals brood and stores. Moved some frames about to see if thay will draw them out any quicker. Seen the queen laying in drawn comb . The sun was out when I got home from work ...

Hi look under the hive . It's just happend to me 100 or so bees under the omf . Cheers Neil

Hi all sorry to ask . Is it 2kg to 1 pint or 1 litre many thanks . Neil

Hi all just put a omf and entrance block from th@@n. been to check on the bees and there is a lot of bees under the hive .. Any HELP cheers Neil

Hi it was a nuclear . It's now on seven frames and a good few bees it's a national standard hive just wandering about the size of the entrance cheers . Neil

Hi all . Just put a omf on my hive would you leave the entrance open full or put in the block provided . Cheers Neil

Getting stung Whent straight from work to fill the feeder.shorts and sweatshirt got stung twice on the arm . So whent home for my veil and smoker job done Neil ..

Many thanks for your replys. It's a very big help to someone new to beekeeping.very gratefull Neil .

Hi all im very new to bee keeping. How often can i check my hive without upsetting my bees. Cheers Neil

Hi all new to beekeeping only this week did I get my nucleus . Just wandering has anyone got the dimensions of a super on a national . Many thanks Neil ...