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Due to an oversight I have a swarm available FOC. I gave up bees earlier this year but hadn't got round to selling on my equipment, anyway I left what I thought was a sealed give in my apiary and I appear to have caught a swarm. Haven't had chance to inspect them yet but hefting the hive it...

Due to a change in circumstances I am struggling to find time to properly look after my colony. So I think the right thing to do is sell up, as much as it pains me to admit it. It's a healthy colony on brood and a half with unmarked last years queen. I would be selling it with brood and a half...

As title. What have you got? Needs to be on standard national frames.

I'm pretty sure my bees had enough stores going into winter... that being said, its my first winter and I wanted to be sure so threw some fondant on top of the frames the other day (bees looked in rude health by the way). If they use the fondant will they be mixing with water and then moving it...

As near to Solihull as possible please.

Currently in the 4th week of treating with apiguard, went through the hive yesterday and found a queen cell in the middle of one of the brood frames. Uncapped and from empty at the moment from what I could see. The question is, why have they done this, it was a nuc purchased in July and have...

I know it is highly unlikely to happen naturally, but im sure it could be done in a lab. What would happen if a drone was fed royal jelly in the same quantities as a queen? Would anything happen? This is what happens when i daydream about bees!

I spotted this loitering around my hive a about 3 weeks ago or so a couple of days in a row. Anyway I managed to kill it and take a pic. I know its not an Asian hornet and assumed it was a euro hornet but all the pics on the net look different. Can someone help me ID it and tell me how they...

Hi all, Did a basic beek course early this year and I was going to wait this season out whilst I sort my back garden out and make some space for the hive(s). Anywho, the back garden is nearly finished, I have a hive and temporary spot for the hive and thinking about getting a nuc this...