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I started with all brood thinking that one size fits all and it would simplify my operating but after last years honey flow feeling the weight of those boxes has made me reevaluate 😅

Interested to know what temperature are you keeping the honey at, anything over 20c for extended periods of time would increase HMF levels

I have some nucs made from black phenolic ply in full sun I thought they may overheat so I put ice lolly sticks under 1 end of their roofs to give a little ventilation, checked back in the evening and they had all filled the gap with propolis. They know what they want.

Red mite (chickens) 8 months

Certainly no expert here and probably a different situation but in my second year in the game I thought my strongest colony was swarming, I raced around grabbing a swarm trap and setting it up close by with much interest by scouts, the air was full of bees. Then they all settled on the hive that...

Was looking for a couple of kilos, hopefully sorted tonight. Thanks for the reply

Does anyone have any beeswax for sale? I’ve run out and need to prime some more plastic foundation, preferably in the east Devon area so I could collect. Thanks

Probable is not proof

I checked with our holiday cottage agents and our insurance when I started with bees a few years ago and they both said if someone was stung how could they tell it was one of your bees. As far as warning signs go we took on a rescue dog that turned out to be a bit dodgy and the trailer we hired...

It could be that the Queen was mated by an aggressive drone and has now started using his sperm. I had a colony that did this 3 years ago they went from a colony that I could inspect without a suit or gloves to one that would start bumping me 50m away, fortunately it was mid summer so requeening...

A laying worker would be a nurse bee, she’s never been on an orientation flight so if you shook them out away from the hive site she would not be able to find her way back unless by chance.

Strange year for requeening 3 out of my 5 hives have decided to replace their queens even though the old ones (last years) seemed to be doing a great job, and only 1 of the 3 showing a mated queen.

Interesting re swallows we have house Martins here and a very low return of queens from mating flights, I’ve always had my suspicions