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I've got a Langstroth with bees that I need to sell in the next couple of weeks as I'm going off to medical school and won't have time to look after them. Would anyone be interested?

I moved the queen from my hive today to complete an artificial swarm. They got VERY angry and attacked me (only got stung once, thanks to the suit), and the chickens. One chicken is dead and the other badly stung. Firstly, is there anything you would recommend for the surviving hen? Secondly...

One of my hives had bees flying in and out of just a couple of weeks ago, looking very active and healthy. I checked them yesterday and there are no bees left. No signs of Varroa, EFB or AFB. They still have plenty of capped honey that they could have eaten so it wasn't starvation. Some wax...

My hive swarmed last Saturday (but I managed to catch the swarm! Now in another hive...). There were a couple of hatched queen cells in the old hive when I removed all of the queen cells except two sealed ones. The queen in the new hive is now laying but I can't see any eggs or larvae in the old...

Used national crown board for a good home. I don't need it as I'm using Langstroths. To collect from Reading, Berks. PM me if you're interested.

We were watching the wedding earlier (in HD! :hurray:) when my Dad pointed out that the bees were swarming! They collected under the springs of the trampoline, just opposite the hive (very thankful it was low down). Popped them into a spare brood box and :willy_nilly: I now have two colonies! I...

Hi All My bees seem to be thoroughly investigating a compost bag on my patio. Any ideas why? Could it be the red colour? Thanks

Hi everyone I'm getting a nuc on wednesday but have had second thoughts on where to place the hive. I was going to put it on our flat roof as it would get morning sun and be out of the way. But the flat roof is at the front of the house and so neighbours would see me inspecting the hive. I'm...

Anyone bought a hive from these guys? I'm concerned that they may not be high density polystyrene. http://www.lyson.com.pl/lang_en/k440_polystyrene-beehives-and-elements.html 49 euros for a Langstroth is very tempting...