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Of course it's possible to be a beekeeper AND do the cooking. Just saying. 😉

Thanks everyone, there is a handful max of *evident* chalkbrood on each brood frame, but a pepperpot brood pattern throughout suggesting other larvae were affected but removed? The colony otherwise appears to be quite strong and well on its way to filling a second super. I'll plan to...

So pleased to hear, I hate the idea of a shook swarm. Thanks for your reassurance 😊

I have a colony with low levels of chalkbrood, would you recommend a shook swarm to replace the comb or could I undertake a Bailey comb change or even demaree to replace the brood comb? Do I also need to requeen? Thanks

I haven't fed any of my colonies over winter. Zip/nada/ nothing. But already 6 out of 8 are preparing to swarm? 😔

Same for me, running out of kit now... 😔

I'll be in touch 😊

Yes, I'll be there, I'm helping to organise it.

Hi Jim, are you attending the beginners course Exeter Beekeepers are running? Welcome to the forum

Yes, and thornes also have a shop in North (ish) Devon

Just like there are "vegetarians" who eat fish? 🤔

This thread has given me some hope, I have a nuc (a small cast swarm I collected) which are superseding... new queen emerged 19 October. I wasn't expecting a successful mating but maybe there's still time. Here in Devon the weather has been exceptional and the bees have been flying like a summer...

I put mine in a pot which has to be broken to open. All cash payments (some are paid direct to my bank account) have been put in there starting last year. I have no idea how much is in there, its going to be a great surprise when I have to break it open because it's full 🙃

In so glad you posted this. I have just hived a colony which was hanging in a tree and 2 weeks later found capped and uncapped what I believe to be supersedure cells. Thinking it was too late I knocked them back and added feed (low stores, like you I thought maybe they were blaming the...

In my limited experience, bees swarm when they swarm. I've had one go in early September. Just be thankful that the new queen mated successfully and is laying so well? 😊

I've always hand pollinated and not had any problems?

I am a little bit in love with you guys 😉

I would love to convert my manual extractor, does anyone have, and be willing to share, a step by step guide to how they have approached this? Basic enough for someone with no experience preferably 🤞😁

I'm using Apivar for the first time this year too, I left the inspection boards in and started to see drop after 24 hours. I've just done a full count (just out of interest) on all my hives and the highest was over 600, after 5 days. So it must start working straight away, it will be...