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Best way to bait a hive? Put some fresh wax on the top bars, worth using a pheromone lure?

Hi I'm seeking some sage beekeeping advice. I have one strong colony in an old and decrepit National hive. I also have an empty top bar hive. Ideally I would like to have bees in both but I feel it is probably time to give my existing bess a new hive. The brood frames are very deformed and the...

thank you all so much I am overwhelmed with your kindness. I'm a happy DIY messer so I'd give it a go with crop and chop. My own national hive is big and it's getting messy inside. I feel I could do with sorting it out. Put some new frames in and maybe some of the exterior structure could be...

I have one strong colony of bees (fingers crossed) in a national. And my son has built me a great new top bar hive. For two years now it's been empty and this season I'm determined to get it started. What is the best way to start? To buy a nuc and then what? I haven't found anyone selling top...

Hi I'm Nick from West Dorset. I've kept bees for a few years and now just have one hive. It's big and busy. I have a top bar hive ready that my son built for me and I would like to try and split my hive to inhabit it too - or possibly start afresh with a nuc. Does anyone have any experience of...