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I was lucky tbh my father had 30 odd years experience nad retired for 3yrs before i decided to start up, hes been my rock if im honest and would have struggled without his guidance :)

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This time of year the drones are kicked out of the hive anyway, they have tbh pased their use ie just to breed with the Queen, As Drones do nothing else ie they dont defend , dont forage or act as nursery bee's, they will be a strain on the hive's resources, soo they get evicted As Drones...

Yep you are right the frames can be identified and the law would say that they are yours I dont think its a H&S matter/ risk assessment for the police as a ex officer chasing scrotes etc over fields, walls, thorn bushes i never did a risk assessment on that, however i doubt you would find a...

Lynx has a lot to answer for :)

Sounds quite bad id take anti-hist' but that sort of swelling id get medical advice (dont want to worry you) :)

Quite possible, as robber honey bees once getting the colony's scent can get free reign of the hive (dont know how the robber gets back to its own hive unmolested though unless its a loner honey bee) but havent see Bumbles get in myself. And the only way ive seen honey bees kill wasps is by...

Lol actually not a bad question, my Dad always said they were the laziest bee's hes ever known :)

I use solid floors atm and im varroa free :) if the hives are well looked after and not left to its own devices, it shouldnt be a problem.

Ask the complainers to identify the bee or insect that did it and if he/she/indeterminate can point it out and its one of yours tell them you will ban the bee from the hive :)

sort of, they are sending out a recall order advising trouble at the hive, im assuming u did a inspection? Fanning does occur to get the airflow moving but from what is described its a call for reinforcements/help at the hive i believe

george

At the age of 13 to 16 i helped my Dad in the spinning and putting the honey into the jars etc, Joined the Army and got on with my life, Now aged 42 My Dad retired from Beekeeping a couple of yrs ago but took a hive my late grandfather had in his alotment, which was just left. My dad asked if...

Tbh whatever works, the only time ive seen unused honey kept is in storage containers, & pollen kept for adding to the melted wax for sale or re-use, Ive never seen honey/pollen left in combs/frames

Well if there is a demand there will always be theft, tbh all we can do is be vigilant, i paint my hives Green and keep them out of view of passing traffic, also if you get offered cheap bees question the history etc if suspicious report to the police but tbh what the hell could they do have a...

yeah as Muswell said, rape honey, sometimes the bees wont even have it back lol its that hard

Id say it would go rock solid and become unusable, then you will get maybe a wax moth etc best just to use the material , clean up and make ready for re-use

I dont think the intention was to harvest the Bee's honey

impressive, i knew the clergy ie monastic establishments had a lot of affinity with bee's but wow thats a awesome Hive :)

2 feet should be ok on paper :) however id play it safe and maybe move it bit by bit, only reason i give is that the books ive read say u can move it about a metre, moved mine a few years ago and found all the girls sitting on the ground 3 ft from the hive lol