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I collected a big swarm in a six frame polystyrene Nuc box 12 days ago. The frames were new with new foundation. I placed the Nuc in my garden and fed the bees with syrup to help them draw out the comb. They took all the syrup in two days so I topped it up again but then I went on holiday for a...

I have just been watching a Youtube video by Simon the Beekeeper recommending what hive activity should be done in March. It is a very informative video but one of things he recommends is doing a three week Varroa treatment using ApiLife Var in March before putting on the Supers. I have not done...

I have three hives and since extracting my honey Supers in August and completing my varroa treatments I have fed my bees with Ambrosia syrup for the last month. They have taken it well but have now slowed down. Is now the time to stop feeding syrup and replace it with fondant for the rest of...

This week I have extracted honey from three full Supers on my British National hive. While the Supers were off the hive for extraction I put an empty Super on the hive in their place to give the bees some space. Today I have put the three extracted Supers back on the hive for the bees to clean...

I have a queenless colony in an 11 frame National Hive as the result of a failed split. I also have a six frame poly NUC containing a healthy laying queen and bees which was from a swarm I collected in May. Please can anyone advise me of the best way that I can combine the two. I.e. introduce...