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I have just come back from my bees and had a good long chat to a delighted ‘landlord’ who says my bees have been working his field of squash like demons. He was also thrilled with the 1lb of honey I gave him. So that’s good news all round. But what he said next about the neighbouring Apple...

In a thread on another forum, a beekeeper posted picture of his ‘creamed’ soft set honey. It was pure white! Made from OSR I believe, without any seed or starter. He also had a set honey of a more regular colour set with a starter but this white one stick out visually. I asked him how exactly...

Cannot find the appropriate section for wax questions, so here goes... This is my first time rendering my own wax (have done wax work before with bought in wax). Anyway, today I did a small crush and strain honey harvest, the residual comb and wax was put in a Bain Marie to separate it from the...

Forgive me, I have searched the forums and know pollen colours are a regular question here, but I cannot find the answer to my query. I was in my bees earlier and they are bringing in a very bright almost fluorescent orange. I have looked at a pollen chart and can’t find a really close match...

Please be gentle. Last week we were in the association apiary and we were going through a hive, watching bees come in with the eye-catching red chestnut pollen. The mentor said in a few weeks we will see bees coming in with black pollen. No one questioned it but it didn’t sound right to me. Is...

Hi there. So I was here last year generally soaking up the ambience and learning a trick or two. Much debate was had about hive types which caused much jollity. Anyway I am all set to begin and this is officially my first year. I joined my local association, however because I am on the very edge...

I was just wondering if anyone had thought about solar farms as a potential site for hives? We are surrounded by them here as farmers cash in and turn over a field or two to solar energy, and you often see sheep grazing between the panels, but it struck me they are secure and don't have much...

I have today visited my friend who rents a small farm cottage. She is surrounded on 3 sides by very old farm buildings - probably from the 1700s - which are Grade 1 listed. It's wild Beehive central! 10 feet from my friend's front door is a small grain store or barn. I counted 3 separate...

So it seems my search for a suitable venue for my first hives is over. Now I have hit another issue... I had planned to kick off at the beginning of next season around the end of March time, however, the venue is a sort of market garden come small time crop grower. Beans, squashes, that kind of...

It seems my search for a suitable spot to place my first hive is about to be resolved. Hopefully! I've to see the landowner this week and talk over my plans for the Spring and see if all agree. However, today I have had a strange conversation with the person who is a mutual acquaintance and has...

Hello After many years of 'study', I am finally taking the plunge and preparing to get my first hive in the Spring. I say 'study' lightly, because it wasn't a serious academic drive - all I have done is read and viewed anything I can across on the subject of Bees and the issues around keeping...