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Thanks for the advice, I suspect I'll be doing the same from now on. I was stung several times last year but nothing like this (but they were never this close to the eyes)

Stung on the nose Another question for the old hands: I was stung on the left side of my nose yesterday- one sneaky little b*gger was lying in wait for me to take off veil. I took a precautionary antihistamine and there was nothing very dramatic last night. However woke this morning to find...

swarm cell or supersedure cell? OK, a question and a picture from a first year beekeeper 'idi*t'. What is this- supersedure or swarm cell, or something else? What should I do with it? It appears to be empty- no grub/egg etc. No other queen cells anywhere else in the colony. This was a swarm...

Doc needs to see- clearly defined ('well demarcated') spreading rash a couple of days after sting could well be cellulitis

Thanks all. So the consensus is that a sustained period of showery weather is a bad thing for nectar flow- less forage available even if the bees get out during the sunny spells. Makes sense. Will be checking mine in the next day or two, with syrup or fondant handy just in case.

Idle (perhaps stupid) question from a new beekeeper: Does anyone know how this unsettled rain and sunny interval-type weather affects bees foraging for nectar? Presumably will have something to do with length of the sunny intervals and how long it takes a colonies' foragers to mobilise when...

Thank you for responses. The mite floor was in for all but the first 4-5 days of treatment (until I realised my mistake...) Think I'll try to get hold of more apiguard.

Long time lurker, first time proper post- I'm hoping someone more experienced can advise? First year of beekeeping, hived swarm end June/early July. Put on apiguard August and started feeding about the same time as they weren't expanding. Two trays on for 2 and 4 weeks respectively although...

Hi, I'm a new beekeeper looking to keep bees in north Suffolk. How much are you asking for one of these nucs?