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Last season I didn’t used as my super boxes as normal I thought I’d gone through all the boxes with frames but I’ve ended up with 2 boxes pushed to the back and going unchecked now abit of mould I have no problem with but on the lugs there is a brown powder residue on the bottom one don’t...

What’s do people think the best ways to get out apiaries currently on a friends land but looking to find another but unsure how to go about it

Do some people give their bees thymol mix for unofficial treatment just to get it in the hive or if you feel they have enough stores just leave them to it?

I have a queen I want to replace but due to work and other commitments I can only do this on Saturday. Most things I’ve read it says make queenless for 24 hours for best results. Some say a few hours is fine. So can I get away with getting to the apiary remove queen wait a few hours then use...

Had an email from bee equipment of a sale of Italian Buckfast. Just asking really, are these different from British Buckfast? Don’t think I’ve seen Italian Carniolan before why not just call then Buckfast? I understand that Buckfast are hybrids and all that jazz just generally wondering and...

Just doing some reading on the wbka on making increase reads as followed Where brood, bees and stores are divided reasonably evenly between the two boxes increase may be made simply by separating them. It is possible to complete the whole procedure without finding the queen – the two boxes are...

Had a quick look inside one of my hives today and probably half the frames are crystallised in the super. Not had this before do just leave it on?

Last day of work tomorrow before company shuts down not great but out of my hands. On the plus side I saw a beekeeper on his way back to his car and thought... ah for the next few weeks I can check them anytime I like! No longer will the wife moan because Saturday or Sunday morning is bee time!!!

Mate treated his bees in the autumn but said he had a high mite load so asked to borrow my vape gear. He never done it before so said I’ll show him, yesterday was sunny and cold got there and he’d left an eke on with 2 span supers on top so thought I’ll just pop them off quick! Got stung right...

Just a random one but has anyone ever took a crop and just thought ... well that tastes crap?

Hive swarmed on the 30th June so let the new queen go out get mated waited very patiently checked today lovely eggs!!! 2 frames into the brood and bang supersedure not really what I wanted to see but obviously she ain’t up to stretch. Didn’t see her but I would have thought with all the good...

When people put extracted frames above the crownboard do the bees consume the leftover honey or do they take it down and store it?

During an inspection today I had the pleasure of watching one of my hives swarm! First one I’ve lost in 3 seasons (that I know of) Well wow what a sight that was I closed up the hive I was looking out and just stood back in amazement, the noise and sight of thousands of bees in the the was crazy...

The brood frames above the Queen excluder have been filled with honey I swapped these round with the ones below but left a 2 frames of emerging brood as I was a bit unsure Will the bees move the honey up making room for her to lay?

Got my bees in 2016 and have 3 hives I like having just 3 it’s easy to manage Keep cost down and time I’ve done pre emptive Demaree on them all, but damn is it hard to resist catching a swarm or making up nucs!! Can people stop posting about catching swarms and doing splits!!!! :icon_204-2...

Can anyone tell me the difference between this 2 other than one is £22 and the other is £9

Got 4 hives about 20miles apart. Never marked them before because in my eyes if I could see eggs I was happy. But I’ve found this has made me lazy and when doing swarm control/splits it takes me time to find her.... so decided to mark them all this year, 2 replaced their queens last year openly...

I've read people mostly do this round December time (winter) so just wondering is there a min temp you will open them up In?

Been offered another site for an apiary so we be looking to expand kit. I normally make my own boxes as I'm in the trade and get hold of it easily but if the price is right! Basically When's the best times to be buying frames/ boxes, suits, feeders etc. Any annual sales worth waiting worth or...