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Im about to extract a few supers but i have a few frames that are part capped or not capped at all. Ive kept my eye on them for the last few weeks and the capping seems to have stopped. What should i do with those frames. Im planning on taking the supers off for the winter but wont it ferment ?

I recently united a swarm with a failing queenless colony and after a bit of a scrap they seem to be getting along just fine. But.....there is still no queen. Last week i wired a piece of comb with eggs and young larvae into a frame and I now have 8 capped Queen cells. So the question is, how...

2 supers were left on over winter with QE removed. It was my 1st winter and wanted to make sure they had enough stores.

I have a Dadant with 3 supers. 1 is new with new frames and is filling up fast so i know it will be all honey. The other 2 are nearly full. I took 7 full frames off last year to extract and then fed syrup. Should i have marked the remaining full frames before feeding so i know what i extract now...

I have a hive on an allotment along with several others and as swarm season has started a handful of plot holders are kicking up a fuss about a couple of swarms saying they are dangerous etc. They seem intent of getting the hives removed. Ive only had mine 12months. Do i need any type of...

Where's the best place to get spare frames and foundation for Dadant hives. Dont seem to be that common as ive found out!

So I checked at the end of sept and there was no sign at all so not really knowing what I was doing I decided to leave it. Now, over a 24hour period there is probably 6-8 mites dropped through the floor. The bees are very active at the moment and none seem to be carrying them.

Got my first hive last may and I've just noticed a few varroa that have dropped through the mesh floor. Obviously this has got me worried so what would be the quickest easiest way to get rid of them. Anyone have any experience of stopvarroa spray? Its organic and guaranteed to work. Any advice...