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Hi, I stupidly extracted honey (for only the second time so i have now learnt a lesson!) at the wrong time of day with the garage door open and left a wet super out......this has led to an invasion of wasps. I have managed to rid my garage and surrounding area of them by putting out honey...

Well....it's typical! I went down to my apiary today with a plan about what to do with that hive and it was all change! I was gobsmacked to see a big patch of eggs and larvae on two frames in the brood box. They were definitely not there last week. Then....low and behold as i was looking...

No! That would've been an easy solution to the wee problem!

WOW....Thanks for all the comments. They are all helpful! Insulation was on my list of ideas but the 'norm' temperature is now (finally) in double figures and climbing. The super (the .5 of the BB) has brood across approx 5 frames but there is NOTHING in the BB. The remaining frames have...

Hi, I run one of my hives on a brood box and a half and for some reason the queen will not move down into the brood box and is simply laying in the half. It is a weak colony as it is as we have had such horrendous weather and and it wasn't the strongest going into winter but i thought i...