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Hi folks, I need some input as I am a bit confused ( as usual ). So a few weeks ago I removed a queen from a colony with several queen cells. I cut them down to 1 open cell and left for 5 days. I went back and removed the scrub queen cells and left the original one now capped. This emerged...

Inspected a few nuc's today and found the 1st of this years queens and you couldn't miss her. She is almost orange in colour. I have never had a queen so bright I probably won't need to mark her. Strange thing is all her worker sisters from that brood period are reasonably dark. Queens in my...

I have never entered this class in the honey shows and am unsure what it consists of as required by honey show judges. Is it a simple blend of heather and runny honey or is it heather combined with soft set to make a creamed style honey. ? Any help and advice greatly appreciated. Cheers, Mick.

Hi folks, After probably the worst spring I have ever experienced in my 52 years I am considering Demaree this year. My colonies are approximately 4-6 weeks behind what I have ever seen before. Problem is we now have 2 weeks of good weather forecast. This will allow my colonies to expand enough...

Hi all, I am Mick and have kept bees for 7 years now. I am a refugee from the BBKA forum which I haven't been on for quite some time, but have been viewing this for a while. It looks like a nice helpful bunch from a very diverse area and a great range of experience and topics. Look forward to...