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Quick one which I havent seen in a book. Why cant / dont people put a qx under the brood box to prevent swarming?

Does anyone know of any websites that describe the different flavours of honey? I have a little taste of the honey today and it was like toffee so was wondering which plant it was from.

Hi, I am trying to plan for the season ahead. I currently have to colonies that have over wintered and seem to be doing well (Only peeked on a nice day). I hope to create a Nuc to build into a full colony by next year but this year would like to build my original two colonies into honey...

Hi does anyone have a spare nuc in the Bristol area. I dont have a very big budget but I can travel to pick up. Many thanks

Hi, I got chatting with a farmer about bees and he has said that I can take my bees to his OSR field next year. I was wondering what prep and things in general do I need to do to take a hive or two? It will be the first time I will have moved my bees for a honey crop so any advice would be much...

I was looking through my hives today and found quite a few cells in the supers with pink stores, I have seen no red coloured pollen going in, any ideas what and where it is from? Many thanks

I have been thinking about overwintering using fondant rather than feeding syrup this year. I would like any advice from anyone who does this on how much they need to get through the winter and how you configure the hive to get the fondant in there. Any info would be much appreciated.

Hi I am interested in a nuc in the bristol / north somerset area? Many thanks

I was wondering if anyone has any methods for keeping wax moth from destroying drawn comb over winter that isnt to freeze it? I dont have a big chest freezer to its not really a option for me. I will be stacking them in the shed with a crown board on top and underneath to help stop the moths...

Hi, I have just seen that the balsam has started to flower. Can anyone give me an idea of how long it might last and how much my bees might bring in. Ie will i be getting supers full or will i not notice? Any info would be great! Many thanks.

Hi, I think that this is probably a regular question but I cant find any other post on it. I have a collony that is strong and foraging well. They are however using the brood box to store the honey and not the super. Since im new to bee keeping i have only a few drawn frames, currently the brood...

Hi, this is my first post on the site. I currently have one colony and not sure that I will be able to split it this year. I am therefore thinking about next year and would ideally like to go into the winter with two colonies. I can travel and would be interested if anyone has any spare. Many...