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Excellent YouTube live question and answer session from Laurence yesterday. Picked up quite a few tips.

At the moment all five colonies out and about when the sun briefly shines!!!! Had four hives all flying going into spring last year, we were delighted until the first inspection, two of those were drone laying, never know what's going on until inspection.

We had two colonies that had really bad chalkbrood. Advice from the forum said to wait to see if it sorted itself out. One of the hives needed to be requeened, no problem after, the other improved with no action needed

First cut for the lawns and the apiary, highest setting as grass was longer than I've ever seen it!!!!

Can see quite a few cappings on the floors under the hives, itching to get in and see what's happening but I won't

Looked pretty genuine to me, even the concrete hive was smashed to bits as well as some expensive kit. Didn't even enter my mind that this video wasn't genuine!!!!

Bit chilly but sun is out. All five hives flying. Skimmia seems to be popular.

Wow!!!! I'm going to try to do that, sow in trays and transplant out.

I thought beetroot had to go straight into the ground?

You have a schnauzer 😍

I think I might do that, peace of mind

Ok to grow in tubs?

Hefted two of the hives that have eaten their fondant, one weighed 11kg the other 12kg. Used a digital scales lifting the back end of the hive, difficult decision, add fondant or not 🤔

I'm hopeless at growing beetroot, any tips?

Checked the fondant, two of the hives consumed all, just an empty packet in each. Going to heft before I add any more. One untouched, three working their way through.

Also got carrots, lettuce, basil, cosmos, cornflowers,Busy Lizzie's and mesembryanthemums all under £1 each. Brilliant

Yes I've cleaned them out of wild flowers seeds, absolutely delighted.

I wonder if we'll have a really good spring harvest but not so good summer like last year!!!!

Just watched, lovely buzz as I walked down the garden path, quite a few queen bumbles warming and foraging on the crocus

Would like to get a Mahonia, any recommendations?