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Hi, Just used this on my hives (first removing any supers). Just wondering how long I should leave it before I return the supers (partially full) to the hives? Many Thanks, Andy ProductLink - https://www.thorne.co.uk/health-feeding/pests-diseases/varroa/varroa-chemical/apibioxal-liquid.html

Hi, Apologies if this has been asked a thousand times, I've searched but I find many conflicting answers. I'm about to receive a new nuc. It’s been suggested that I feed this with a 1:1 syrup. My interpretation is that this is 1:1 by weight, given that 1 litre of water weighs about a 1KG, so...

Hi, Quick question, got lots of jars of honey which I keep in the dining room, i.e. it never gets really cold. Thinking of moving them into the loft which will see more extremes in the temperature range, is this ok - I'd hate to spoil my surplus. Thanks PS I'm in Berkshire which is quite...

hi, i've hit on a problem. Following the application of the Demaree method the old brood chamber on top of my hives is now devoid of brood and jammed with stores. What is the best way to get this into supers? If i put a crownboard over the existing super and maybe then an eke, then place the...

Hi, After looking in my hives a few weeks back I hit what I read to be danger levels for swarming, i.e. brood on at least 8 frames and a noticeable increase in drones. For the first time I applied the Demaree Method. So, I took the brood box off and then placed another brood with foundation...

Hi, I have a hive with 2 very heavy supers, its usual for the bee's not to have capped the bottom 15% of the frames. I'm hopping to extract soon, next couple of weeks, should I extract these frames or leave them? Thanks.

Hi, I have a few hives, about half of them have a full super. Do people generally leave this on till the end of the season or should I extract it now ? I'm tempted to harvest now. If I do this how should I store it when its off the hive before extraction? Out of interest, roughly how many...

Hi, I have colony that has pretty much filled a national brood chamber, and 50% of a super. I want to start some Varroa treatment, looking at using Apiguard. My question is what do I do about the super? Do I leave it on because it’s just winter stores for the bees, or take the super off? If...

Hi, I recently carried out an inspection, pretty sure the highlighted bee in the picture is my queen, this time though it was not the green blob that attracted my attention but the white eyes? Not sure how to explain this? Has anybody else seen anything like this?

Hi, Found this thing lurking on my hive yesterday, any ideas what it is? Its about 3 times bigger than my bees..

Hi, Well 3 weeks have passed now and on to my next inspection, previous inspections highlighted some incorrect procedures and a fairly light nuc. Having taken the advice on board my inspection today showed a marked improvement, appears to be allot more bees, queen is present, plenty of stores...

Hi, My nuc has been installed into my hive for the past week. Checked today (just crownboard off) and it appears they not drawn out much comb at all. Just a slow colony or is there something miss. Here is a picture to aid diagnosis could it be the location of the stores frame? thanks

Hi, This is probably a silly question but.... At the moment I have a single brood box (nuc) and then a crown board. Currently I have a feeder sitting above the vent hole. When I remove this feeder should i leave the hole uncovered, presumably if I do this the bees will enter the roof space...

<< Admin - Please move to beginners section... >> Hi, I am new to bee keeping. I have attended a course throughout the winter and I've now embarked on my own. Last week my nuc got delivered. I let it settle for a day, then carefully transferred the 5 frames into my brood box. The general...