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Hi all Just opened a sealed bucket of honey ready to jar . And found the lid slight Raise but still sealed. Inside it had partially crystallised and bubbles Coming to the surface as if it was fermenting . I have warmed it up to bring it back but it's gone cloudy and frothy . It's it ruined or...

Hi all As the title says I wintered my bees on a brood and half withe the super on the bottom . Is it time now to swap them around and put on queen excluder making sure she's in the brood box or should I leave it a little longer Thx

Hi My first attempt of queen marking ! , I found my queen an place to ring of thorns over her and got my pen ready but when I squeezed it covered her with green ink all over her back wings and part of her head . Will she survive or will the ink harm her Advise needed Thx

Hi all next year im thinking of adding a chicken coop in the samd area as my hives . Just wanted to know it there could bd any potential problems. I have 3 hives and would be looking to have 2 or 3 chickens thx :thanks:

Hi all I've just fumbled my way through my first year and have done ok , I think . Would be nice to have a hands on mentor for next year . Any offers welcome Thank you

Hi guys I stared beekeeping in June this year , I have bought my hives from new and second hand , thus they are painted stained and clear preservative . In the winter months I would like to paint them brown to make them look all the same . My question is what paint should I use that is not...

Hi all Put my maqs treatment on last Monday , called today to have a quick look and found a lot of dead bees around the hive. Didn't have much time to have a look inside. So I called back around 7 pm ,looked inside only to find hundreds of dead bees . I rung my mentor who wasn't reachable so...

Hi all It's my 1st year beekeeping , I started with 2 hive and then acquired a swarm in June . My question is I have a small apiary which is in a sunny area , but I'm expecting next year I may be expanding my collection of hives . I have another area I could home my hives but they are under...

Hi guys I sit and watch the bees come and go like I'm sure most of you do . I have 3 hives , I've notice around all hives are bees that seem to be struggling to fly . They take off and then go to ground then try again . Is it's the bees that are dying off ? Still learning :sorry:

Hi guys Received a phone call today from a friend of a friend they had a swarm in their garden. Rushed home and got my gear on and off I went . When I got there and took a look i couldn't believe the size of it . Must have been 2 foot tall and a foot wide . I soon realised the box I brought...

Just received my first 2 nucs , put on a rapid feeder two days ago. But the bees havnt feed from it yet . Is this because they havnt found it ! . Is there ant tricks to get them to feed from it Thanks

Hi all I'm new the beekeeping game but am very interested and hope to learn a lot of the site

National hive and spare equipment wanted in the West Yorkshire area , if bees are in the hive no problem