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thanks everyone theres plenty of stores and they have been treated and they don't seem to be taken over by wasps, wasn't planning on opening the hive again till next year but I guess ill have a look to try and put my mind at risk, hopefully as beeno says there on a different brood cycle

hi all, the last few days that I have checked my three hives ive noticed that one hive has bees bringing in loads of pollen and the other two are doing nothing at all just the odd bee coming and going, would there be anything wrong with the two hives, the last time I gave a proper inspection of...

thanks everyone for the advice and thanks redwood for the plans, I think ill give it a go something to do during the winter.

how are things, im thinking of making my own hives does anyone on here make there own, would ye safe much money making your own and what is the best timber or most popular timber that is used.

hi there, anyone ever tried doing this, with the price of wax foundation being high I was thinking of making my own but don't know how, can anyone advise me what equipment I need and how it can be done, thanks

thanks for the advice finman but the next extractor I buy will be the last so looking for the right one,

Thanks 4 the replys everyone im thinking of increasing number of hives in the coming years allright, so i want a good extractor to last a life time i be willing to pay top price for the right one, so just looking for advice on which extractor is best with national frames thanks

thanks russel

just finished extracting honey very messy I have to say, im thinking of getting a better extracter for next year the one I have was the cheapest around, anyone have any recommendations thinking of getting one with a motor whats the best value and suits national frames.

thanks for the replys everyone think ill go with leaving the floor open and insulating the roof cheers

hi everyone, now that everyone is taking the excess honey off and starting to treat there hives what do the seasoned beekeepers on this site do next. im wondering should I close the open mesh floor and insulate the rest of the hive or do I keep the floor open and leave the hive as it is, or do I...

to the experienced beekeepers out there, the last few times i checked my hives I noticed the bees seem to be mainly bringing in pollen, why is this I would of taught they be bringing in more nectar to store up for the winter?

hi everyone, im going extracting honey from my hives in a couple of weeks, the problem is I don't need the honey till next February, and im wondering whats the best way to store it as I don't want it to crystalize.

This tread is just 4 a bit of fun, with the good summer so far the bees are triving, who has the largest hive around, my biggest is one deep 4 suppers tall i hope for my own ego that its above average

hi sanctuary I think it depends on the time of the year, in late spring early summer when there mostly concentrating on rearing loads of brood they be bringing in more pollen then nectar, from late june onwards there thinking about there winter stores so they be bringing in more nectar than pollen.

thanks for the reply everyone some nice videos don't think ill find it as handy as that though

thanks everyone ill take a frame of eggs and larva from my other hive tomorrow and put it in and see what happens

I did not much comes up

does anyone know of a good video on youtube which shows a queen being marked and clipped thanks