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My first package of bees is due to be here in two or three weeks, mega excited!

Should I pay as much attention to drone breeding as I'll do with queen breeding or should they be left to sort it out themselves? Know of any good articles on it?

Is there a varroa map to show the distribution of varroa throughout the UK?

I was watching several Youtube videos about making sugar syrup and in one the guy said that the amount of lemon juice had to be accurate but he didn't say what the ratio/percentage is. Can anyone help me out with this, please?

Does anyone know where I can buy a dial style queen excluder, please?

OK, the hive is oiled up with tung oil and outside. Now all I need is spring to come around.......still waiting......lol

My first hive arrived not half an hour ago and, well, I'm not a happy chappy. The obs window and bottom board that I paid for are missing. The top is a bit bashed but that's couriers for you so that's a minor niggle but surely a bloody window and bottom board can't be easy to miss when you have...

Hi people, looking forward to learning all I can about beekeeping and what I can do to preserve bees for the future.