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We've got a fairly large Orange Ball Buddleja and half my hive must be on it at the moment. Just about every orange ball has a honey bee on it and the noise is tremendous.

I got hold of a nuc about a week ago. All 5 frames were absolutely full of bees. When I transferred them to their new hive they seemed to be a bit stroppy but that's probably understandable due to being cramped in a travelling box for a couple of days. I was advised by the supplier that they...

Did anybody see Martha Kearney's second programme on beekeeping. If so she treated her bees for Varroa with 'a new method' . I meant to record the programme but forgot . What was the treatment she used and has anybody used it and is it any good ?

I lost my 2 hives about 4 years ago in that cold winter and now I've got a Nuc on order for late May. I've still got most of my equipment, but just have a couple of questions for the experts. My old hives have had mice living in them, bits of mouldy foundation and old wax on the sides plus...