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I understand that the whole of the summer season is preparation time for the winter, but that assumes we don't take the honey. I am beginning to remove supers from the hives and not replacing them. I want the bees to start filling the brood box with winter stores, so that they can go through...

I live in a small hamlet of about 30 houses. All with lovely gardens, with lots apple trees and plum trees. Lawns all well mown (so very little dandelion). I have 8 hives and about 1/2 a mile away there are another 4. There are no nearby crops, all the fields around us are grass for sheep. I...

I know it's early days yet, but it looks like my colonies are going to make it through the winter - some incredibly well! On the warm days we have had here in Lancashire recently, a couple of the colonies have even started bearding on the landing board! Given how packed some of the colonies...