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Hi All So i finally have my first 2 supers of honey in a tub, two questions i have. 1 I had to use a sieve to separate it from the wax, so there are a tiny bits of wax in the honey still so it looks a little cloudy, how best to second filter it before I jar it? 2 How long before i should jar...

Success...I have 15 frames of honey (and no extractor) Oops And have swapped the full super and brood over. Do I need to put the mouse guard in place yet?

I'm more worried about me taking the supers away and not being attacked, I'm very new to beekeeping. Do i still apply the apilife var to the top of the brood with the brood and super swapped, or is it too late to apply it ? JD

Wow OK i am nervous, so you all seem to be saying i should only leave one super on, but with the brood on top and no QE, is that correct? And i keep the other two supers/honey for my own use? Do i still apply the Apivar, or should i save that till march next year? Many Thanks JD

Hi All I am going to Apilife my hive today, but i have a question, i have just the one hive with 3 supers on it, i havn't taken any honey from the hive this year, so it is a plenty, for winter should I cut the hive down to two supers and take the top super off so it is easier for the bees to...

Hi All I must move my hive tonight from the garden, our new puppy has been stung 3 times now, even though i have it cordoned off. Its going to oxfordshire tomorrow morning, what time should i seal the hive tonight/tomorrow morning, and should i do anything special when the hive is in its new...

OK thanks guys, honey tastes yum, even though it is on the comb and has bits of wax in it ;) JD

So nothing to worry about? Did i just take the frames out a little early? its odd though as some of the outer frames didn't have that, these were central in the second super. I guess i don't eat that ?

Sorry, this might help ? http://www.flickr.com/photos/62897391@N08/ JD

Hi All I just took two frames of honey out of my hive (3 supers) they were from the middle super and are full and capped apart from the middle of both on one side which is dark brown and uncapped, is this anything to worry about ? JD

If i have 3 quite full supers, how many frames can i take out (with the comb) as i don't have a spinner etc and still keep the bees happy, i think it takes longer for them to make new comb than it does the honey if i am correct? JD

Hi All I have 3 supers on my hive ATM, and its pretty full, how much can i take out this year, and how best to do it if I don't have any honey extraction equipment, can i just remove the comb with the honey in it? JohnnyD

Well i have moved it, and.......there was a lot of bees going back to the same place, but less now, and there is activity at the new placing of the hive at the entrance, if they gather on some bricks near the old hive entrance area, should i move the bricks with bees near to the new hive...

It is forward unfortunately, but pointing in the same direction and the approach would be in line still with what it is currently

Hi All I need to move my hive in the garden by about 5 metres facing the same direction, can i do this in one move today ? We have just aquired a puppy, so i need to fence an area off. Thanks JohnnyD

Hmm the entrance to hive is very busy and crowded today still, and the bees seem a little more aggresive, I got stung on the ankle while inspecting the hive, the top (third) super is not full of comb yet, is something going on? JD

Mine started out with just 2 clusters about a handful each, but just been out and they seem to be across the whole entrance to the hive on the outside, there's not a lot i can do now as it is dark, but i wouldn't know what to do anyway :(

Hi I have a bit of an issue tonight, i have a lot of bees blocking the entrance to the hive tonight, i have 3 supers on the hive, and the top super looks full, can this BEE ? or is it another issue, what should i do? Best Regards John Devine

Hi Cazza OK thanks for confirming, i 'think' i can see eggs and larvae, i am very new to Bee keeping

Hi All Remember me from last weekend ? I have just inspected my hive again and think I have some definative pics of my new queen who is now laying, can anyone take a look at these pics and see if i have it right? Image 3640 is the one from last week with the suspected queen bottom right, the...