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This is all very fascinating. I must do some studying on pollen coefficients.

There was zero Rosebay or Borage found in the sample and they were in bloom in June when the sample was taken, but, on reflection, maybe the nectar from those hadn't been capped yet. I'm very surprised that no apple/pear/plum was found though, because they had been blooming throughout the...

I'm a bit late to the discussion, but have only just opened my results. They are quite perplexing, to the extent that I'm wondering if they've been mixed up! My hive is in a small orchard at the foot of the Pennine hills with very little around except for fields and sheep. Sycamore, meadow...

I can't comment on smoke at the entrance as I have a top-entrance hive. However, the smoker I ordered was lost in transit, so I received my first colony before I had one and did several inspections without it (fully suited). When I used a smoker for the first time last week, the behaviour of...