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I am thinking of steeping crushed comb that is already in muslin in a 5 litre kilner jar and doing vodka to make honey liquor. Has anyone tried this?

Hello - here to ask for an advice for a friend... and that is seriously for a friend :D So my brother got really excited about keeping bees after seeing mine, and decided to to start keeping his. Great, except he didn't join any association or any managed to find a mentor. So yesterday he...

I've rendered about a kilo of wax, so it's not a huge amount. Not sure what to use it for. Those of you who exchanged the wax for foundation sheets, is it worth the hassle? Or should I try to be creative and make block candles or something? The wax is from both the cappings and the broken combs...

Hello, Need advice about bees that made a home in my house cavity through a tiny hole under the guttering... I'd hate to block the hole and kill them but what are my options? Is there a way to lure them out? I'm guessing not, with the queen being in there. I am assuming the queen is in there...

This is my 2nd year beekeeping. To be honest, I've not done much "keeping" due to a house move and death in family and the rest of it. So my one hive stayed as one hive. I believe it swarmed as well when I was away with funeral etc in summer last year, as I see the tell-tale signs of empty queen...

Hello all, I haven't been on here for a while, as we were in the process of moving. We moved 2 weeks ago. Before the move to prevent swarming, I wanted to give them more room so I put a super above the BB, then a queen excluder, and another super on top of that. Not sure if that was advisable...

I know it's probably way too early to think about honey harvest but knowing how we consume cut comb more than jar honey, and don't necessarily like the somewhat thick foundation in the middle, how risky is it to put empty frames into the hive and hope bees form a decent comb structure? I...

I am guessing this is normal but I don't know what normal looks like, as it's my first winter with my one and only hive. A bit of background: Last time I opened the hive was October 26. I then added 1.5 litres of 2:1 syrup and 1350gr of fondant. I was planning on leaving them to it until early...

If you were waiting for sales, it seems now is the time with Maisemore. Great deals to be had. http://www.bees-online.co.uk Can others post if they see other sales on other sites?

First of all, thank you all who'd shared their experiences in my previous post. I didn't want to continue on the same thread, as it was about purchasing an equipment. I want to do it right the first time around if possible so here are a few questions. Question 1:What to do with the crushed...

I know the advice is to not buy an extractor when you're a beginner, because it's expensive and takes up space etc but I'm tired of waiting to borrow an extractor from the association for the last 2 weeks... Enough is enough I say. I really want to get the extraction done this weekend. I only...

This weekend I was at a farmers market and bought several jars of honey, as my hive is not producing any. As I was talking to the seller/beekeeper about bees etc, she was adamant that Ambrosia is better for bees than sugar syrup and she said since she started using Ambrosia her winter losses are...

Hi, I've had my bees for a few weeks now but it seems every time I open the hive, there's quite a bit of moisture. I use a Maisemore national poly hive. So the set up is as follows: Brood box - all drawn and full of pollen, larvae, stores Super - all new foundation, no combs are drawn (awful...

I meant to get bees much earlier in the season but some personal life issues got in the way. Hopefully they'll do fine. I got the nuc on Monday evening, so I put them where the hive will go. I know I'm supposed to leave them to settle down and orient themselves for a few days. My question is...

Hello all, I'm new to beekeeping. I've done a day-long beekeeping course at Kate Humble's farm. Although I'm inspired I've found one of the instructors to be a "perfectionist" for all things bees. For instance, she was quite aggressive about commercial bee-keepers (despite one of them being an...