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After a bumper crop and great summer sales, I still have large stocks of honey in both jars and buckets. Some of it is crystallising now. What would recommend as a commercial solutions ie not home made, as I am time limited. I have seen a cabinet from Thornes at around £300 and also an element...

Appreciate the sentiment, though "dead-end" can't be the correct term. A nut still has function even after it has met the sledge hammer. More importantly there is deep meaning in their interaction.

I enjoyed working the solution. I hope it helps others beginners.

Just a quick log for my method of fixing colonies which had developed laying-workers. I have successfully nursed back two colonies from frames of drone brood to healthy laying queens with lovely brood patterns. Note: There is nothing novel here except the "menu" and "recipe". Many have used...

ive got one on 3 supers that is down to two now but a flow still on...have i presented a significant swarm risk by reducing size on a big hive?

I did wonder...cheers chaps

I'm taking several supers off of very big (for me) hives (2B,3S) and have run out of supers to replace the ones I am stacking ready for extracting. I usually let the bees clean up wet supers by separating them by an eke with a small crown hole entrance. I am concerned that without adequate room...

Since this is the beginners forum. And I'm lazy. Shake test method please?

I must admit I've not been a refractometologist. Perhaps this is the time. Is a test of the open honey cells a good indication of the whole frame's readiness?

And ultimately should I harvest or leave?

My enquiry is if the arch is due to bees taking the honey (as there has been recent dearth of nectar) or is the store-cap pattern? Or possibly both?

I've been harvesting a bumper crop...Noticing something I hadn't before. The pattern of an "almost finished" super. See the attached picture...Are the bees uncapping a finished super for food? Do they take from the centre in an arch fashion? Or indeed do they finish capping in this pattern? I...

Hi...anyone have a source for buying a small quantity of Beta-Ocimene please?

Indeed. I sort of knew the phenomenon was "not uncommon" which is why I left them. I guess my real question is over the supercedure cells. If that had been observed by anyone? I was thinking to let them go with the cells with one of the queens and make an increase with the other....

Got an average sized national with no super yet that had a NUC A/S...this being the original site and left witha QC. Found two queens in there. Left a week to see if one would prevail and they are still both in there. However it looks like there are two supercedure cells. Anyone seen this...

I'll try it for the good of learning. And report back. I can always add another queen when they've settled down....

I missed the chance to requeen a queenless colony. Have got laying workers. Have read on various options and have decided to just shake out. I picked up a small swarm yesterday. Could I put the swarm NUC at the place of the old queenless hive to bolster it? Or will this incite a "special...

Sunday I had quite a few capped cells in a hive but completely sure Ive got all the bees. Weather has been fine. Couldn't find the clipped marked queen so assumed thwarted swarm attempt, return of bees, loss of clipped queen. I decided however to cut my losses and split the hive into two...

I had a crack at brood and a half. Its sort of OK and I can see why Wally Shaw likes it...its a good way to manipulate brood being bordered up at the queen excluder. But as others have said, it did turn out to be a pain with swapping between hives and general controls over hive part inventory...

Lots of experience on this. Im in West London so space limited. I has a feisty hive or two and needed an out apiary with distance from people. I ended up approaching a stately home who obliged me some space. Generally any large land owner will be open to the idea. I had to move again and the...