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hi guys i got to go out so thought i would ask this now and catch up later. Ive got myself a brix refractometer from ebay (hong kong) but it needs calibrating. says to use dioptric oil but have none with it, also mentions distilled water but being a bit thick the instructions dont seem to...

Not sure how true this is, but a reliable source informs me, that the Environmental Agency visited Weald Farm this morning. It would appear our friend who has caused so much controversy has been ordered to destroy all of his bees. Apparently they are "hybrids" and potentially are very...

Is it normal for bees to start storing pollen in the supers, have checked our hives today and one of them has a fair amount of pollen in one of the two supers on it. There is plenty of room in the brood box so was a bit unsure as to why they would be doing this.

i got a phone call yesterday telling me of a swarm of bees in a park local to me. we have just split a hive so have no spare kit at the moment so i made a makeshift nuc box out of cardboard boxes and put 5 frames in there. got to the park expecting another false alarm (been called to bumble...

Have just checked both of our hives and have a problem with one of them. Hive is full of bees, has brood at all stages although only seen a small patch of eggs, the problem is there are 5 capped queen cells and one uncapped but try as we might we cannot seem to find the queen. What to do now ...

hi guys i havent got a question, just wanted to share our joy. this is our second year in beekeeping and today we sited our second hive of bees. our first hive is building up nicely and getting a second is fantastic, hope you all have a great year. :party:

hi guys just a question for the admin on here. we have some great stickys on here so could we also have a sticky with recipes for pollen patties as im sure the members have some great recipes to share. :D

so we know being on this site we are all into bees, but what else floats your boat. the wife and i looked into getting a harris hawk a few years back but at the moment we havent the time to dedicate to it so its on hold for now. we also both go field target shooting with airguns at the...

Does anyone know how long a feral colony of bees is likely to last . We know of a colony that has been living in an oak tree for at least 3 years. We have seen a lot of bees going in and out of the entrance over the last few weeks and was wondering if it would be worth putting out a bait hive in...

Have just been reading an article in the Independant this morning on the effects of pesticides on bees and ther insects, makes you want to cry !!

Have been feeding my bees fondant for a good few weeks now and have noticed when I've ckecked on them that the fondant goes hard I suppose due to the cold weather, they still seem to be munching on it though its taking a while for them to get through it. Will this be a problem for the bees in...

where the wife and i keep our bees ( a garden and nursery open to the public) they have talks on different subjects during spring and summer. as we are keeping our bees there we have been asked to give a talk on beekeeping. we only started ourslves early 2010 so it is going to be a challange...

hi all i have some oxalic acid that i got from maisemore which i thought was ready to go in the hive but have noticed on the bottle it says 6% acid, 30%sugar, water up to one litre. in their catalogue it says put 50ml into one of our syringes and squirt over the bees. which i take to be 5ml per...

hi guys im in need of a computer geek as im technically challenged at the best of times. managed to get the bresser microscope from lidl just trying to get it to work with the pc. after installing the driver software then trying to use it i get the message 'CamAPP, Video...

Went to check on my hive yesterday and noticed that the bees had started to block up the entrance with wax. They can obviously still get in and out but I was wondering is this usual behaviour as I've only had my bees since July so new to beekeeping. There are a lot of wasps around still but my...

bee-smillieyesterday I checked on the wasp trap I set up near my hive and noticed there were two huge hornets clinging for dear life to the top of the trap. I remember reading somewhere that hornets are not that aggressive and I felt a bit sorry for them so I took the trap apart and let them go...

Being a newbee I'm slightly puzzled by something I witnessed yesterday whilst putting some apigard into the hive. I noticed that a few times a worker would drag out a bee from the entrance and then fall to the ground grappling with it. Every time I saw this happen the bee that was being evicted...

hi guys havent written much on here, to busy reading the posts to learn more. me and the wife (tracy) got our first hive in july and up until last week had it in a open wooded area wwhere we shoot. didnt seem to be doing as well as we hoped but they were ok. got the go ahead to keep our bees...

hi all, got my bees 3 weeks ago they covered 9 0ut of 11 frames put a super on them without QE to encourage them up, worked ok. went on hols last week so before going checked them. covering 10 and half frames and started drawing super. found queen so put QE on and went on hols. 9 days later...

me and the wife (tracy) did our first inspection of our first colony today. had them a week now and things look good. plenty of stores, all sorts of brood and tracy found the queen. they cover 9 of the 11 frames and have drawn one side of the tenth. put a super on and will check in a few days...