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That's why I come on here. It's difficult as a new beekeeper to judge what the right advice is between my (lovely) mentor, who admittedly I think has some not quite up-to-date ways of doing things himself, and the many different views of unknown online beekeepers. Personally speaking I...

He's kept bees for 30+ years and was a founding member of his local beekeeping group. His dislike of OA comes from witnessing a load of bees (including the queen) abscond from a hive after being treated. It wasn't his hive or him that applied the treatment (so I guess they could have been...

In July/ August last year I treated my two hives with ApiLife Var. I'm keen to avoid using harsh pesticides, so I chose that over Apivar. My mentor (and supplier of my bees) was asking me how the mite situation's looking over the winter. I had my floor inserts in for around 3 weeks in Nov/...

Problem is you have to join facebook first! I deleted facebook and twitter last year because they were a soul-destroying waste of time, and I have no regrets apart from when it comes to to things like this! (Unfortunately I don't think we have a parish magazine around here, or not one that's...

This year I'm looking to find an apiary site closer to home (the one I have now is 20 miles away), but I'd also love to find somewhere to grow veg. I've always grown veg wherever I've been, and I miss it so much now I don't have my own garden. My town doesn't have allotments, but I've sent an...

Sorry to say it, but as a newbie this is the kind of answer that stops me (and I wonder how many others) posting on this forum. Apart from that this has been a really helpful thread. Thank you. (y)

Quick newbie question! I'm wanting to put out a couple of empty brood boxes as bait hives, and my friend has some old comb I can use - but they're super frames, not brood. She said she thinks it's the smell of old brood they're attracted to. Is it worth trying with the super frames, or does it...

I don't have bees for my hives yet (one poly, one cedar), but my planned out apiary is in a windy coastal spot. I'm planning to strap mine to a base pallet, with a home made pallet-type stand beneath the hive, just to raise it up to a more comfortable height. I hope the bottom pallet will...

I can't comment on longevity or effectiveness against stings as I'm a new beekeeper (yet to acquire bees!) myself, but I went with the pro one from Simon the Beekeeper. It fits well and looks decent quality to me. I was all set to buy a vented one from Thorne's but wasn't prepared to pay over...

Ouch, bet that was a mess! Good to know your hives cope now they're nice and secure.

Corkscrew ground anchors - good idea! Thanks for the welcome :)

Hi everyone :) Beginner beekeeper here. I'll shortly be setting up my first couple of hives in an out apiary on the east coast, north of Inverness. It's a lovely site in an old overgrown walled garden, but it's right on the coast and will be quite exposed depending on the wind direction. I'm...