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Given that there have been several confirmed sightings of Asian hornets already this year, I wonder at what point the NBU would hold their hands up and say that they can't deal with it any more? How many nests are we talking? I sincerely hope that it doesn't ever reach that point, I'm just...

I need some photographs of median wasps that I can use in educational material, I don't want to pay to use them, but I will credit the person who owns the photos. Can anyone help?

There's lots of discussion going on about traps. So for those who have actually used traps, I just want to know: Which trap did you use? If it's a diy or printed one, details or links please. What bait did you use? If you used different bait at different time of year, what was the...

Someone told me today that apideas should be painted inside and out with masonry paint. That didn't sound right to me, so I thought this might be a good place to raise the question? Also wondering if the advice changes with the cheap Chinese imports, the Swi-bine and the National Bee Supplies...

It seems that the mould producers all use different ways to describe the recommended wick sizes for their moulds. So, 2", 60 ply, 2/0, 3 x 13, etc as examples. Has anyone done a chart to show what a Thornes vs Bee Equipment vs Abelo (any any other mould producers!) size wick would be...

There is one advertised on eBay at the moment for £450. "B-box: 1st Ever Urban Bee Hive Designed For Home Beekeeping" All the joys of harvesting your own honey from your garden, or balcony. No mention of bee care and management.

Does anyone use a varroa treatment on swarms? I'm thinking wait until eggs are seen and then trickle with Varromed. Opinions?

I am debating using acetic acid to fumigate a hive that failed this winter, I've never used it before. There seems to be 2 ways of going about it: bottom up (pad soaked in acetic acid at the bottom of the stack and between each box in the stack, as directed by Thornes) or top down (stack of...

Twiddling my thumbs and working out how much foundation I hope to need this year. Would anyone care to recommend suppliers to use and those to avoid? What do the bees prefer, if given a choice?