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Hi. Just wondering if anyone could advise on the method of making the top and bottom side bars on a national. i.e. what tools are required and in what order do you make the cuts to get the rebates, tenons and angled upper face on the bottom rail? I have been searching YouTube but I cannot find...

Can anyone recommend a good book on queen rearing? Please give its author, title and your reason(s) for recommending it. Thank you

I seem to have bees coming up through my porter bee escape. Is this common/normal? I thought they were supposed to be one-way!

I have some swarm traps set out in a couple of locations where I know there are feral bee colonies. Now the weather has improved and the sun is shining there has been some bee activity around the boxes. Although there are bees going in and out of the boxes I don't think any colonies have moved...

I have the lemon grass oil, I have borrowed some frames of drawn comb and I have made up two traps. I want to increase my chances of catching a swarm and was thinking of purchasing lures. I have seen reasonably priced lures on eBay but I am not sure if they are any good. Has anyone used lures...

Hello I am a keen, new start, beekeeper keen to get some bees this year. I had a lot of honey bees (in their hundreds) visiting my garden last year and was hoping to catch some free bees this year. I was wondering what my chances of success would be if I used my brand new 14 x 12 cedar hive as a...