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Ive had a phone call off a friend tonight,his parents have bees going through a gap on the side of a drainage pipe on the first floor...pretty sure they are only in the cavity and have not gone under the floor boards. They think they have been there for a couple of years, and ignored them...

I've got an extra well established langstroth jumbo poly hive i've just put a super on, Thanks!! Im hoping to buy a extractor, if anyone can recommend?

I recently caught a swarm from my own hive, am i right in saying its only a mated queen that will swarm, only a week later when i have inspected the nuc i put them in there is no brood yet. I put them in a nuc with 6 drawn out frames. Also should i feed them syrup this time of year because as...

Just wondered if there were any viable alternatives to the smoker. Ive seen the liquid smoker you put in a sprayer online, has anyone tried it? and is there any other methods people use?

My bees did this last sunday and again today. They also did it only once last year when i believed they ?swarmed. Found it funny how they would do it twice in one week if it was swarming. Going to inspect them later when i get home from work. Does anyone want to have guess....is this common with...

Im using wired foundation on jumbo langstroth frames. Found last year in the summer with the heat they were bowing out when i stored them. Im goin to wire the foundation across the width of the frames this year. Can someonepost me some links to what battery chargers or whatever they use to embed...

https://beekeeper-shop.com/gb/electric-beehive-heater/113-electric-heater-hives.html Something I haven't seen before while browsing the internet! any thoughts? I was also thinking of getting them the full sports package with virgin lol :party:

I know there is a few people around my area who keep bees and its somewhat a rural area. Is it worth setting swarm traps, ive seen a product called swarm lure. Does anyone practice this and what hives/products do they use? or is it a waste of time. I had a hive swarm last year, its somewhat...

Im looking to buy a hive and wanted this type of bees. i've heard they can make a bucket of honey a day..... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/21/worlds-largest-bee-missing-for-38-years-found-in-indonesia :winner1st:

I've just lost one of my hives... Ive removed all the combs to store in a spare hive, brushed them over to remove dead bees bees. Some of the combs have a small amount of mold on and also bees that I cannot remove with the brush as they are deep inside the comb. Can I just store these with...

My 6 frame langstroth jumbo nuc today appeared dead. Took all the frames out, brushed the dead off and noticed the queen start moving, there was also about a dozen bees tops hanging on to life. They have obviously been starving because the entire hive is virtually arse up in the cone! Ive run...

I wanted go into this year with stronger hives (don't we all). Ive heard of products like Candipolline which my local association are apparently feeding. (havent had chance go down to speak to folk yet due to work commitments) So just wondered what peoples views are on the different available...

I have 2 langstroth jumbo hives at the moment.... would it be wise to put a second jumbo box on each hive? would this be more productive for honey making or is it better to have 4 separate hives? I know they will weigh a bomb for inspecting hives lol....but just wondered???? :rules:

To be honest ive been abit lazy over the last few weeks with my bees due to work commitments! I checked them yesterday and they have stopped taking the syrup down (before they were emptying the feeder once or twice a week). I assume by this the comb will be fully loaded with winter stores. I am...

Is this normal behaviour for bees?

I put the queen excluder and super on the hive yesterday full with 10 frames of foundation. Ive had a peek today just to see how things are moving and check if all is ok. 24 hours later and the super is completely empty apart from 3 bees that to be honest could of got in while I was putting the...

Ive been cleaning the shed out this morning and noticed this......

Has anyone had experience in using these around beehives. We have generally put these down around are backyard before having bees to manage the massive amount of ants we have. Don't think the bees could get to the bait due to the size of the holes. :facts:

Ive been watching videos on youtube about people making honey supers with mason jars for the bees to make the comb in then to top up with honey to sell.. Just wondered if anyone had tried or had any opinions????