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I had known something was amiss with my two hive apiary from earlier in the winter, and yesterday the bright, relatively warm weather allowed me to confirm any fears I had. The apiary has been inactive with no food debri visible dropped through the open mesh floor onto the slabs below, no hum...

Can anyone advise me of the average peak times in SE England? We're in East Sussex! Ian

Last weekend I placed 2 capped QCs into 2 queenless hives. How long should I wait until inspecting both next? One hive queenless 2 weeks, the other a month but not showing laying worker signs yet.

I inserted two separate QCs into two separate queenless hives last weekend. How long should I leave until I next inspect? Worried about them failing the queens & becoming laying workers by next week as both hives queenless two weeks before insertion!

Can members point me please to a definitive OSR harvesting document? What if the frames aren't capped? Do I return to the bees for cleaning/replenishing? TIA!

Hi all, When installing do I cut the insulation to fit within an eke or super above the crown board so it sits snug within the hive? TIA!

Hi all, I have just applied 2 Apivar strips to my colony & will adjust/clean in 3-5 weeks before removing the spent strips & restoring their super in January. One question about insertion of strips. Do the surrounding frames have to be partially separated to allow bees to access both sides of...

If I were to put some frames of partially extracted OSR into a super above a young swarm colony and they take it down as brood box stores to mix with other stores, will they still be able to extract it during the winter months?