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Looks like a fig tree leaf to me.

Thanks for your response Ericbeaumont and Anduril Yes I have a contact who could provide me with a frame of eggs / larvae and will do this if required. I will check the floor for dead bees also. Thanks for the advice.

The last 3 inspections have all been the same. not seen the queen, there is nectar in the brood combs where I would expect to see eggs or sealed brood or even brood hatching which I have seen a couple of months ago. by saying inactive I mean for the amount of bees in the hive there's not many...

I have one hive which I've had for over a year, I haven't seen the queen at all this year. plenty of bees and some drones. yesterdays inspection didn't see any eggs, sealed brood or queen cells. Now I don't know what to do, if there was a queen cell I would have left it but nothing. Bees are...

THREE WBC OUTER HIVES FOR SALE ALL WESTERN RED CEDAR. COMPRISING- SOLID FLOOR WITH HARDWOOD LEGS, 150mm LANDING BOARD, THREE LIFTS, LOWER ONE WITH CANOPY, HIVE ENTRANCE STICKS WITH WINTER, SUMMER AND LOCK CLOSED POSITIONS. GABLE ROOF WITH CONE VENTS FRONT AND REAR, ETERNITE ROOF COVERING AND...

I think the water droplets are from wind driven rain, especially after the storms we have had all over the country. you need to buy one of my WBC hives to put your national in. WBCs are the only hive that it driven rain proof !

bees flying today in 3 hours of sunshine, they are clearing dead bees from the hive which is interesting to watch. the sloping solid floor and landing board really helps them to do this clearing. Noticed the hazel has formed catkins, do you think they are getting pollen from that ?

No the roof isn't leaking but ive just realised that I have removed the crown board and put the kingspan with the cut out for the fondant straight onto the top of the brood box frames?. Do you think this may be the problem? I will wait till the weather warms a bit and replace the crown board...

Talking about kingspan {celotex} and the like I opened the hive today to quickly put in some more fondant and noticed condensation between the lower two sheets of kingspan. I have 4 layers of 25mm and now I've seen condensation forming I am going to rip off the aluminium foil except for the top...

Hi I'm new to bee keeping. Living in the middle of Nottingham in a low density housing area [Mapperley Park] full of trees and large gardens I am out all day most days and have yet to see even one Honey Bee. I have seen a few Miner bees, small Bumble bees a couple of Queen wasps and today an...