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Hi all, I am wondering what people ended up doing and if anyone can share some ideas about how I should proceed. This is my situation: I have a hive on double brood. Like the original poster here this hive contained five very dark and old original nuc frames that I want to remove from the...

I have just ordered some willow from World of Willow - you can google for the website. I ordered some selections and they do a selection suitable for bees and another which is especially good for catkins. I was very impressed by their service.

I can also recommend Tom Bick's offerings. I bought one last season and it is great. The craftsmanship is amazing and everyone who has seen the hive has commented on this. I am sure that it is going to last for a very long time. He also offers fantastic service and you can pick up from his...

I spotted quite a few of these hoverflies around my hives earlier this week. I also hunted them down online. They were at least an inch long! According to the detail I read they are common in SE England but not elsewhere in the UK.

Thanks for your thoughts so far. I really appreciate it. Poly Hive do you use a knife or an uncapping fork?

Hello, I wonder if anyone could advise me about purchasing a hot air/heat gun for decapping my supers. Will the cheapest one do? Which one do you have? Any other hints for doing this? Cheers, Daniel

When I inherited an old hive full of comb (some of it on frames - some not) I did a shook swarm onto fresh foundation in my new(ish) hive. The colony drew it out very quickly and are doing very nicely. I did this for two reasons; 1. to get them on fresh frames. 2. to try to reduce amount of...

You may find this leaflet helpful: https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/beebase/index.cfm?sectionid=69 I have the same thing - I believe that my bald brood is caused by wax moth. I am hoping that as that particular colony grows they will be able to better control the wax moth.

You should check this out: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guide-Bees-Honey-Selling-Beekeeping/dp/1904846513/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277069544&sr=1-1 - new edition

I can recommend a member on here: Tom Bick. His website is:Removed by Admin(Send him a pm instead). I have one of his hives and it is VERY well made. Daniel

I would read the tales of bad stings on this thread http://beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5127 before you buy this!

Thanks to badger and to PH! I was wondering this about one of my own hives which is in exactly the same situation. They are filling the super up very fast and I am keen to help them build up their numbers should they wish to.

Sorry PH,never had one of them but I have 2 of the astronaut suites in micro-fibre. http://www.beebasic.co.uk/store/inde...&products_id=3 Purchased a new one this year so I had a spare for when the 4 year old one was in the wash. ----- I have the same as admin - it is serving me very well.

Thanks for pointing that out - I shall have to tell my friend. Looks like it was published just last week - hot off the press!

Hi, a friend told me that this was due to be republished this summer. I believe that they said August. Copies of older editions are changing hands on Amazon for large amounts of cash! It is an excellent book - the most useful book that I have read.

I shall do just that. Other than looking for a darkened tip is there any other way of telling that the queen cell is 'ripe'? If the queen has emerged the cell will be broken at the end - is this correct? Thanks for your invaluable help.

Thanks for all your help. I have been through the hive this morning and there were three capped queen cells in total. Some other queen cups with nothing in them. I removed all but one of the capped queen cells and will now leave them to it. I believe that the QC I have left was capped...

That is what I thought. What is the purpose of leaving one sealed QC and one with larvae in it? Thanks again.

Thanks for your help. As far as I understand an artificial swarm - you leave the flying bees and queen on new foundation in present site. How would I go about doing an AS without the queen? Thanks. Daniel

Queen cell with larvae in it (UPDATED) Hello, An update on this particular hive. I think that I lost a prime swarm this afternoon. On returning home this afternoon I noticed thousands of bees in my neighbours garden and by the time I grabbed the necessary kit to recapture it, it was off. I...