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I carried out my first inspection this year on what was my biggest colony going into winter last year. They overwintered on a brood and a half. When i opened them up yesterday afternoon there were a small amount of bees in the middle of the brood super and none anywhere else. I would say 95%...

As it was 15C fairly sunny and no wind i had i peek under the crownboard at my biggest colony that has overwintered. They are in a Langstroth hive and overwintered on a brood and a half ( no Q/E ). The brood super was completely full of capped stores, each and every frame, nothing has been...

I've just had a quick look at my hives to check all is well and no woodpecker damage ( there is a family of four lesser spotted in the garden but they are well fed on peanuts to distant them , hopefully ) and i saw a small white blob on the concrete slabs below one hive. It was about the size of...

I was looking at a bee wing under a microscope in a class yesterday and saw for the first time hairs on the wings..... the question was asked " what purpose do all these hairs serve ? " and no one knew the answer...... what is the answer please.

I am about to start studying to take modules 1 and 3 in November. My local association is only doing beginner courses and no study groups for the modules. I therefore wondered if any members here know of any helpful revision links or study group notes which would be of help to me please. Also...

I am about to start studying to take modules 1 and 3 in November. My local association is only doing beginner courses and no study groups for the modules. I therefore wondered if any members here know of any helpful revision links or study group notes which would be of help to me please. Also...

Does anyone know please if this book is available as an eBook or a scanned book download or as a pdf download. Thank you so much for your help.

I would be interested to know if anyone uses these as top insulation over winter in their hives. If so, how many have you used in one hive ? What configuration ( over fondant in an eke / on crownboard under roof ) ? What are the pros and cons of using them. Thank you and i look forward to...

I have two nucs in the garden apiary. One is queenless and is depleting in numbers. The other has a new virgin queen ( or recently mated but has not started laying ). I would like to join these two nucs. The aim is to save the weak nuc and build up the one with the queen in. Both nuc boxes have...

I was given an established colony of bees In august last year as the beekeeper could only accommodate 3 hives in his garden. They came all on standard National brood box frames and as i have Langstroth hives i converted the frames. The colony has done well and overwintered on a brood and a half...

I went to look at my two hives ( langstroths )this afternoon and as i neared one i saw a small bird under the hive, balanced on the ledge underneath the OMF pecking at the OMF. I put a board on the floor and laid down and peered at the OMF, there was a build up of alot ofdead bees directly under...

A bee buddy showed me yesterday a castellated mouse guard he had purchased for his national hive. As i have Langstroth hives, does anyone know where i can obtain castellated mouse guards for these please. Thank you so much for your help.

There is a wild colony of bees in a large , old tree near me. It has been there over 10 years. Today the bees have been extremely active ( not a surprise ) but rather than going in the hole in the tree and down into the trunk tonight there are quite a large number clustered on the back of the...