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Hi, I have a couple of hives which are currently without queen due to AS. Checked today and have seen sealed queen cells which should have hatched a few days ago. The tip of the queen cells were quite a dark brown colour and not the light wax colour of rest of the cell. Does this signal the...

Hi Jenkinsbrynmai, Yes there are a couple nearby. Will need to look this up. Thanks.

Hi, Have seen quite a bit of pink pollen coming into the hive the last few days. Never seen this colour before. Any idea what it might be Thanks.

when i did the Bailey change last year i used the original entrance and did find most of the pollen being stored in the lower box. This year i also created a new entrance and not had any issues. if the new entrance is in the same location but simply higher they should find it. however agree...

hi Finman, interested in the string in abdomen comment. would you mind explaining this please. thanks. sent using tapatalk

beenice be good to know how the swarm control procedure goes. seems interesting and not something I've read before. tempted to try this method myself this year. sent using tapatalk

seen my first drone about a month ago but that is in sunny Essex. sent using tapatalk

at the moment the donor hive is my only full production hive at this location. the bees are however gentle and productive. moving a frame seems the easier solution. thanks for the suggestion. sent using tapatalk

thanks all for th suggestions so far. i would like to keep the frame intact if possible as will be cutting it into a miller type pattern. i could cut out a piece as suggested as a last resort. i estimate the journey between apiary will take around one hour. any other suggestions? thanks...

Hi, I am going to try a bit of queen rearing this year and will at some stage need to move a frame of eggs between apiaries. The donor hive is some miles away from the hive I wish to use to raise the new queens. Any suggestions how best to move the frame of eggs? I was thinking wrapping in a...

just got a copy from the local library. seems decent enough and a good introductory book. would not buy it though as already have enough beginner books and can renew in three week if required. saving the pennies. i must now be Beekeeper :) sent using tapatalk

A friend of mine purchased the Bresser Biolux recently from Lidl. If you have no luck finding the drive let me know and I'll see if I can get it for you.

hi do you know what type it is. i recently purchased one as well but believe they sold two different types. would it be this one http://m.hotukdeals.com/deals/large-usb-digital-x350-zoom-microscope-29-99-lidl-from-4th-5-year-warranty-970233?mforwarded=true sent using tapatalk

They got one which was set aside for me last year. I feel real bad for all those that put such hard work into the division. Thefts seem to be real rife at the moment and only seem to be getting worse. Time to get some sort of CCTV system set up at the apiary maybe?

will be doing the same this year via the Bailey change route. did this last year to get them on new comb and worked real well. sent using tapatalk

need to check when i get home but sure I've read this before. possibly in Clive De Bruyn's practical Beekeeping. sounds like a easy solution and worth trying. sent using tapatalk

Maybe mistaken but believe the other reason for freezing cut comb is to kill any potential wax moth eggs which may be present?

thanks Muswell. i have one side panel warped. so will it straighten out if i leave overnight in water? thanks sent using tapatalk

thought Muslims ate Halal not Kosher sent using tapatalk

Hi I am planning on using on one hive which has a higher count but not on two which have low count. No real objection but do not wish to use if the count is low. this idea seems like a good method for the lower count hives. sent using tapatalk