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Have no idea if what I’ll do will work but am in quite an intensive agri and grazing area so just wanted to give a “local” helping hand to bees..🤞🏼🤞🏼

Thank you all.. Will be checking at next inspection for state of affairs.

As a newbeek I find I'm spending prob way too much time wondering what the bees are up to and have found myself regularly going to check/watch their flight! Yes I am a bit obsessed.. I noticed periods where I could see no bees returning with filled pollen sacs and am wondering what it means for...

Yes, in Lea. You possibly in the Somerfords?

Thank you

Thanks enrico, and forgive the silly question but I would only have to plant Borage or Phacelia once right? And not over and over again like regular farmer crops ?

Hi all, am a newbie with my 1st hive and i'm fortunate enough to have a small scrap of land i'd like to plant up for the hive. At moment it's a grass patch, well grass and some brambles. Any suggestions on what to seed it with and how/when best?

Thanks - much appreciated

Apols .. details are.. 5 frame nuc recently put into a full hive, not all frames are drawn but they have moved on from the original 5. A good 4 frames of brood, though I did not get through the full inspection the queen was spotted.

Hi Very new to keeping bees, witch my 1st hive populated just over a week ago. Started out with a sugar feeding solution and have already refilled it once already. Got through about halfway through 1st full hive check but weather caused early stop. But feeder was empty again. Do I keep feeding...

Just Wiltshire, UK.. And great blog, thank you

Just gone through the BBKA Guide and a few online videos!

Hi All, New to both the forum and beekeeping! In fact just got myself a hive (no bees yet) and some basic equipment and looking to get going.