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At the end of June I put an empty 5 frame nuc (2 old drawn super frames inside) in a tree on the edge of one of my out apiaries. When the really hot weather came I notice a couple of bees sitting around the entrance. I wondered if they had noticed somewhere a little cooler to rest up. I have...

Sorry for the long read but any advice would be gratefully received. I have been hindering the normal progress of 3 / 4 hives for the last 5ish years. I have noticed that at the end of the summer I get them ready to over winter and the colonies are calm and gentle. Open them up in spring. The...

Hi everyone, I had a look into one of my new colonies 2 weeks only to find several swarm cells on the frames. I had been feeding over the June gap and they were drawing frames out at a real fast pace and the queen was a prolific layer until the queen cells appeared. Unfortunately I wasnt in a...

We got two feet! :sorry: 😂😂😂

As we approach the end of my first beekeeping year I am starting to plan for next year. I have just built my third hive and am hoping to get my second colony in the spring(keeping a spare hive and a nuc box ready for any issues that arise.) My question relates to queen marking, I have searched...

If you haven't seen this yet, this short video offers some interesting insight and hope for us all! I cant post links so you will need to add // after https: and before youtu with no spaces in between. https:youtu.be/dq52ug3HTxY

Hello from Loggerheads near Market Drayton. This is my 1st year as a beekeeper. At the moment I have one hive which I took over the care of when its previous keeper couldnt spare the time to look after it. I am hoping to expand to possibly 3 hives next year but can see how quickly the hobby...