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Is anyone else suffering from very aggressive bees? I have several hives in my garden, on an estate and also in the large garden of a friend some miles away. Both apiaries have suddenly produced very aggressive bees, following and stinging anyone walking well beyond any reasonable distance. It...

Hello all, I have an NB cupkit and want to insert it into a frame. When I look on the back where the cups will fit, I notice that the cell shapes are slanted. Could anyone please tell me which is the top please? Also do I need to have the queen entrance at the top or the bottom or does it not...

Hello all, Has anyone any information regarding workshops for the Harper Adams Convention 2016. I understood that the courses were bookable from today but no information is up yet. :thanks:

Hello all, I just went to check my four hives and one has white larvae outside on the landing board. It's the only hive where this has happened. Does anyone know why please? Do I need to take any immediate action? thank you

Hello all, I have approached my local allotment society regarding keeping a colony or two of bees on their ground. The committee would very much like that but have been told that the insurance would be prohibitive. I'm not sure of the protocol regarding bees on an allotment. Does anyone already...

:sos: I've recently treated my colonies with MAQS and possibly due to this process, managed to make one of them queenless. I have an uncapped queen cell but I'm not sure at this late stage whether it will produce a viable queen. Would there be anyone out there with a SPARE QUEEN, possibly after...

Has anyone used the Ben Harden method for queen rearing. I've just got a cupkit and want to try it this year. I'm hoping I can keep my colonies strong enough to get some honey aswell. Is this likely or is there a better (simple) way? Thanks

Hello and thank you for all the fabulous information posted on here! I got my Buckfast babies in June last year as a full colony. On first inspection, I noticed some DWV and they went rapidly downhill. After some very sound advice, I've now got (as far as I can tell at the moment) three very...