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Late the the party compared to many on here, I know, but last year I experimented with an under floor entrance (bought from Thorne) under one National hive; was happy enough with the result to start converting the rest. It's not hard to convert an existing National stand and floor (and saves the...

I'm looking after a National hive with a 14x12 brood box. About 4 weeks ago, I transferred a a 5-frame NUC of Buckfasts into it; the NUC came with DN4 frames, while the frames placed around them were 14x12 (new foundation, not drawn - the frames I inherited from the previous owner of the hive...

A couple of weeks ago I spotted a wasp under my hive, chopping up a dead honey bee. Now there are typically between 1 and 5 of the buggers. No attempt at hive invasion; they mostly hangout in the area between the water source I put out to help in this heat (an upturned frisbee full of pebbles)...

Hi, folks. I inherited a hive last July from a colleague who was emigrating to Australia. Did an introductory beekeeping course at Walworth Gardens, managing so far not to kill a colony of Buckfast bees. As a Scot, bees were not the first thing I associated with the name Buckfast, have to...