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No, but web sites crack up, close, break down over the years, including this one.

No, but it was done several years ago, back in 2014, so probably no longer exists.

Pete,yes, forgot the Americans, although there are other things, in this instance I was thinking more about syrup feeding and your recent comments about it at this time of year, being a bad plan, while many beefarmers with large numbers of hives have been doing just that.

But often still think what he or others are doing is bad for the bees?

My take on this is slightly different here, as mentioned it makes a lot more economic sense, cheaper, to make up new brood frames than paying people to clean up old brood frames and re wax them. I have a couple of multi fuel boilers that these frames are burnt in, this saves money by not...

...another one.. https://www.beeculture.com/catch-the-buzz-there-is-a-protein-in-royal-jelly-that-causes-bee-stem-cells-to-renew-themselves-so-queen-bees-are-bigger-and-contain-more-cells-than-worker-bees/?fbclid=IwAR2OGTREaSPxpBl3clY_LXTyTL3tiEFbhg8kNfCV_9olCPWTAOiP7nA6LcM

...https://canmore.org.uk/collection/444552 https://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-465-124-C They were founded in 1875 http://ihbconline.co.uk/context/134/index.html#33/z

Still clean up and re wax some old frames, but from an economical point it works out cheaper and quicker to make up new frames and just burn the old ones, comb and all.

Not so sure this makes sense. https://www.wired.com/2015/09/royal-jelly-isnt-makes-queen-bee-queen-bee/amp?fbclid=IwAR3UEx5_htnUfZDnbyhSN_u-wqA2fpk6ir3llC8idfnbSTmDDfmN7EulEnw

Oxalic vapor gentle on the bees and brood, even with repeated doses, even doing way over the recommended dose.

Bako fondant currently just over £6 for 12.5kg... and free delivery. Easy to cut with a spade.

Wait until they have eggs and very small larvae.

Same here, including the lambing.

Yes we could still be still in winter right up until the middle of May... as there could be snow up until then, even more usual during April. When is the start of spring.

So what happens if they need feeding?

I hope they keep them as they are, though can glue the feeder in place I suppose, but just another job and another place for wax moth.

Only if they need it, sugar syrup is okay if it remains mild, like it has been for the past week or so, otherwise feed fondant.

https://www.paynesbeefarm.co.uk/nuc-mating-hives/brood-box-for-poly-nuc/

Of course they do, honey bees bore holes into trees to make their nests, I've seen the holes they make for nesting in.

And here, not fond of these early warm spells, often comes with a downside later in the season, last spring was better.