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I have a hive that was late in producing any honey . I nadired the uncaped super which was on during using a late treatment of Apiguard The hive has now been rebuilt with BB on bottom. There was a small amount of honey left so this was put above the BB with QE and crown board with hole in it. I...

I have a hive that is bursting with bees and at present has four frames of sealed brood. I would like to do a split but after searching for the past five weeks have been unable to find the Queen. It may be she is jumping of the frames onto the floor or just being hidden by the workers. I have...

I am considering selling hive products at local markets and I am assured by SWMBO that business cards would be helpfull. Has any member of the forum found an inexpensive source ?

When adding the second brood box is it added above or below the first ?

Honey show entries are for light, medium and dark honey. Without going to the expense of buying grading glasses how is it possible to decide which class to enter?.

Do members of the Forum store new frames assembled ( without foundation ) or in component parts ?

This is my wife and I's second year of keeping Bees. Next year we intend to raise our own Queens. Which method would the Forum members suggest bearing in mind that I am over 70 ?

As a new Beekeeper, I read the recent threads concerning the Asian Hornets found in Woolacombe and Plymouth and have been amazed that no updates have been released by the N.B.U. Is this normal for the Bee Inspectorate to keep Beekeepers in the dark, bearing in mind that Channel Island...

Have just purchased two poly nucs and have read the threads about painting but are unsure what to paint. Do I paint just the outside or do I have to do the inside as well ?

I'm new to beekeeping and have purchased the book Making Mead by Acton and Duncan, I will soon have a glut of black currents so propose to make their recipe for Black Mead. I have made homemade wine many years ago. from my recollection dark wine are kept in the dark or brown demijohns, my query...

Can honey buckets be reused or is there a possibility of contamination by moisture ?

I have acquired two bamboo queen excluders, do any members of the forum have any experience using them ?

I have a hive with a drone laying Queen, my original Queen has been superseded. I have been advised to dismantle the hive and let them beg their way into my other hives. Is it possible to buy a replacement mated Queen now ?

I've read previous posts about Snelgrove boards. I have TBS Nationals and was going to make one but it seems they are for BBS hives, Am I correct ?

I have a super under my National BB. Am I right in assuming that I can remove it as soon as we get a warmer period of weather ?

Could the Members of the Forum please advise me, as I am a new Beekeeper, which is the best method and tool to use when scorching, wooden hives ?

I have a colony that was very strong going into winter in a single brood national and I am considering increasing to double brood next spring. How do I alter the arrangement, do I put the second brood box beneath or above the existing brood box and are there likely to be any problems ?

From my previous posts you will know I am a new Beekeeper. Today I gave my girls some fondant because I thought the hive was light and it was a very mild day. The bees seemed smaller than last inspected in October, is this because they are winter bees or is it an age problem on my part ?

I have a hive that I would like to change the orientation of. It will be 90' to the present direction. Can I do tis in one movement or should it be gradual, all advice will be greatly appreciated ?