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Morning, Whats the best book for beginner? thanks

Local retiring beekeeper gave newby this extractor, all works great, just wrong basket for supers. Can anyone suggest a supplier who can help with a replacement? Thanks

Morning, Plan a number bailey comb exchange and demaree start of the season and just don't have the time to make up frames. looking for 250 pre made Hoffman Brood frames with wax. recommendations please?

Thinking to offer half day beekeeping experience for a Charity Fund raising prize. insurance, any recommendations?? Thanks

Morning, just visited home apiary and found one hive with 60 died bees under hive and large amount of poop splatter. see pictures. all other hives good. My thoughts are nosema? Should I move the hive to isolated area? Thanks

In preparation of power cuts can you recommend pillar candle mold suppliers Thanks

Morning, I transported a test frame yesterday, on its own in Nuc. out of hive for approx 20 minutes. should be ok?? I just did a search on the forum and should have transported with bees in the nuc, shaken the bees off at location etc. next time. Thanks

:cry: two nucs with introduced queens, 3 frames. both being robbed. Moved to new location. will open in morning with smallest entrance, will check late tomorrow evening for damage and stores. anything I've forgotten? Thanks

I've 2 supers of thin wireless comb frames, plan to use for cut comb, Not a great idea with OSR of course!! Extraction - should I try to extract using electric extractor, or will the wax just fall apart??

Evening All, my extractor is no more!! recommendations please. my old one was 8 frame, did the job, would be good to fit a super at a time, Thanks in advance

Morning, need some brood size coloured beeswax sheets for candle rolling at local show, anyone recommend supplier? thanks

Morning, I've been given some commercial hives, good BIAS in brood box and super with stores. All my hives and equipment are national. HELP - Suggestions please on best way to move to nationals?? or best to purchase some commercial supers, frames and wax and keep it simple. Thanks

Evening, Mated swarm from late 2021 - Brood and half - large quantity of working and drone brood in both boxes. 1/ What is the earliest you would Demarree? 2/ Setup for brood and 1/2? - New brood Box, QX, Super with drawn foundation, Brood box, Half Brood, CB, Roof? thanks

Morning, with all supers off, Apivar on. Inspected the double brood, top box all but end 2 frames full of brood, Lower box very small amount of brood and stores. will feed today, do I nadir?? thanks.

I read the following post on a forum - Anyone tried? or is it just delaying the inevitable "The creator of the waspbane trap has also stated, if a small colony is being robbed by wasps, whether it is a hive or nuc. block the entrance of the hive early in the morning and place the trap in front...

How long will a frame of capped brood keep in a nuc without bees? I need to transport 2 or 3 capped brood frames just over an hour from the apiary. Thanks

Wanted - Stainless Still Settling tank with minimum 2 strainers.

Plan to try Comb trapping this season for the first time on several of my larger colonies. With my Suffolk location any recommendations on when to start the trapping this season making the most of the summer flow?

Green queen in WBC with brood and half. - First inspection 8 days ago. found small number of QC plus BIAS. All QC removed. Yesterday again BIAS, 1 QC in bottom brood box and 2 in top half brood box. my thoughts supersedure. Green queen still laying good brood pattern and summer flow about to...

Local farmer has asked if I'm interested to place hives on the clover - Will the bees use?? thanks