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Hi, I am about to attempt a trap out for the first time. Having read up on it a bit I am fairly sure I understand the process but I have one question that i havent found an answer to yet. So, for anyone who has experience of this - when you add a frame of brood to a nuc do you use a frame of...

Yesterday evening I went to check on a frame of QC's that had been due to emerge that day. Most of the QC's had emerged and were looking great but for some reason the bees had taken against one of them and were busy sealing every gap in the roller cage with wax. The queen inside has emerged and...

Andrena cineraria. We're seeing a lot of these in the garden at the moment. This one is in the blossom of a young apple tree, I was amazed it stayed still long enough for me to get a picture. I've taken so many pics of flowers with a blurry line leaving it as the bee moves when I try to get the...

Hi, Having just read the thread on cedar hives and the relative merits I was wondering what other timbers people have experience of making Hives from. I am a carpenter by trade and keen to make my own. Obviously they are predominantly made from Western red cedar or pine but I'm sure there...

Hello, I am a new beekeeper just starting out on my second year. I am looking to expand from the single colony I currently have and I can't wait to get going! I'm hopeful this year brings the opportunity for some practical hands-on learning from other beekeepers too. Looking forward to...