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Hello fellow beekeepers, I am mystified. What I thought was a strong hive in February has now vanished. I uncovered this discovery today in my apiary. I hadn’t checked the colony since feb and today all that was left was a few dead bees on the floorboard. There was no signs of a laying worker...

Hello fellow beekeepers, I hope you and your bees are well and looking forward to the season ahead. I have a strong overwintered hive of bees. Approx 9 frames of bees and 3-4 frames of brood. I want to add a super however the frames in the super are not drawn out. So I was thinking of feeding...

Hello fellow beekeepers, Would I be better off feeding my bees fondant or 2:1 syrup at this time of year? What are the pros and cons of either? Thank you in advance, Peter

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year fellow beekeepers. Over the course of the following few days I am hoping to clean and sterilize about 20 brood frames. I have removed the wax from these frames so all I am left with is the timber frames. What I propose in using is Sodium hypochlorite which is...

Hello fellow beekeepers over the few years I have acquired a good bit of bees wax and now that things are beginning to quieten down, I am hoping to make a few candles. However trying to render the wax is a challenging especially if you want to get it really clear. So any advice on rendering wax...

Hello fellow beekeepers, Just a quick question. My honey has now been settling for about 6 days in my settling tank. However when I started bottling it, I realised it's still cloudy. Is this normal. Should I leave it a little long to ensure its clear when I do jar it? I filtered the honey when...