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Seen in the Church grounds in Boxley, Kent roughly 15:45 today. Any Beekeepers in the area, looking for a swarm? I had a quick look around and didnt see any hives, spoke to a lady in the Church and she didnt know of any Beekeepers in the immediate area. The Church is opposite Kings Arms pub...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8989563/Bees-turned-into-zombies-by-parasitic-fly.html

http://www.scienceillustrated.com/nature/2011/08/endangered-bees-under-scrutiny

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2040835/Born-bee-royal-Scientists-reveal-new-insights-famous-caste-workers-queens.html

Hi, Two weeks ago I had a thriving national nuc, 2011 marked laying queen, three frames of bees with brood, stores (after a couple sugar feeds and themselves bringing in nectar and pollen), all looking like they were building up nicely for over-wintering. Yesterday I did an inspection and the...

Had a call from a bloke by the name of Derek who can be contacted on:*************. Swarm is at collected, London. I took the call at 12:10pm today, swarm was noticed half hour ago. I would love to have gone, but am in Kent today.

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Had a call from a person by the name of Matt Watts now (12:41) saying there is a swarm of bees on a persons car where they are working. Location: Chipping Warden, Banbury Contact number for Matt is 078 754 97269 If anyone is in the area and wants a swarm (Probably best to call Matt directly...

http://news.discovery.com/animals/bee-venom-can-improve-brain-function.html Bee Venom Can Improve Brain Function It sounds like witch doctor medicine, but an injection of bee venom can improve brain function, according to a new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. A team of...

Afternoon, Had a call from a lady by the name of Shelly who has bees in her shed, I asked about the bees colour, etc, and it sounds like honeybees as she mentioned they are building comb in the shed. She wants them removed ASAP. Anyone interested in getting them?, free bees... Phone her at...

Afternoon, Apart from Thornes, are there any other suppliers who sell DN4 frames with a single solid bottom bar? I want to wire my own frames through the frames and cant seem to find anyone else who offers this. Thanks.

http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/earliest-beehives-discovered-in-ancient-israel.html Earliest Beehives Discovered in Ancient Israel 11 June 2010 21:43:55 Throughout the bible, Israel is described as “the land of milk and honey.” A few documents and paintings hint that beekeeping may...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/02/food-fear-mystery-beehives-collapse

Hi there, Just wondering, when worker and drone bees need to relieve themselves they leave the hive to do so, what does the queen do? I am guessing her helpers take care of this for her?

I have just read the below on another forum, your thoughts please: The ‘Magic’ Formula is: 170g beeswax 450g coconut oil (or any vegetable cooking oil) 15g essential oil (we have tried eucalyptus, nutmeg, peppermint and spearmint) Preparation 1. Break the beeswax into small pieces. 2. Melt in...

This is a purely out of interest couple of questions: 1. Who on this forum has captured a swarm and found the queen to be marked and not “belonging” to one of their colonies? 2. What colour was she marked and what year did you capture the swarm?

Would it work if I had to buy a package of bees from company A and a mated queen from Company B, put them all together in a nuc, queen in her cage and let the bees build nice nuc to tranfer eventually into a hive? I'm not actually wanting to do this, but was just thinking of alternative means...

I have been reading articles on ways to control varroa, and one way was to put a super frame into the brood box, the bees will build and draw off the bottom of the frame which generally becomes a "section" of drone brood. Why do the bees do this? ie create a section of drone brood and not a bit...

Hi there, Found this picture today. Are cups and cell's one in the same? Queen cup (left) and capped supercedure cell (right) - was written below the picture

At a lecture I attended recently I was told that there are only two castes: Queen Bee and Worker Bee = 1st (Female) Drone Bee = 2nd (Male) I have read in some books and online that there are three: Queen Bee = 1st Worker Bee = 2nd Drone Bee = 3rd Which one is correct?