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I'm thinking of uniting two weak hives (only 2/3 frames of brood in each) using the newspaper method, both hives have 2021 queens.In the past when uniting I have squished the queen I thought inferior but this time round I can't choose between the two and have read , on Dave Cushmans site and...

At the beginning of the week the outside of all six of my hives were pretty clean,this morning all had a liberal splattering of light brown/yellowish bee droppings.Yesterday afternoon they were strongly flying and I have 5 fields of osr just over a mile away coming into flower,I'm wondering if...

Of my half a dozen hives ( all local mongrels and 2021 queens) one has bees that fly at lower temps., today being a good example, outside it is hovering around 6c and breezy, all bees tucked up inside , no flying except this hive which is active with quite a few bees taking to the air ,this is...

Council bills couple £469 for growing vegetables in their own garden Apparently they needed planning permission.

6 frame manual extractors from well known supplier ( not sure if I'm allowed to mention name but its three words and first is a boys name) for less than £200 ( slight seconds) am seriously thinking about it.....any thoughts anyone?

Enough of all this talk of bee space , how about beekeeper space ? I need more room, how do others cope if not lucky enough to have 500sq ft central heated,air conditioned workshop ?

Having just been added as a new discipline to the next Olympics ( Sauter la Plongee), what are your best achievements , apis related obviously ? I rececently acquired a wheelbarrow frame from a skip that contained what was left after a shed caught alight ( they caught the two little fire flies...

I'm finding a high number of beautiful fresh wax scales on the bottom boards of all my hives- is this to be taken as a sure sign of brood rearing ? Also is it possible to distinguish between wax debris from brood capping and that from stores being opened? Thanks in anticipation of an answer or...

I meant to start this project last year but didn't so 2022 is the year that it hopefully happens ! So has anyone got any tips on preparing permanent pollens slides, collecting,staining,mounting etc... Any advice would be much appreciated. Cheers Dave

Have just realised that I've fed all my bees with 1:1 instead of 2:1 syrup.....yes I l know I'm an idiot , what is the likely result of my stupidity?

Hi there, where would you place tray in a double brood or brood and a half set up...there seems to be conflicting advice . Cheers Dave

Do successfully mated queens always return with "mating sign" in place ? Today I picked up a queen from the ground outside her nuc and as weather was turning iffy and the odd wasp was out looking for its next protein fix ,I placed her on the landing board and she hopped straight back in.I am...

Is there any reason why I can't split a queenless hive (double brood and supers) into two and unite these to two queen right hives using newspaper ? I can't think of anything but I may well be missing something. Thanks in anticipation Dave

Three questions if I may 1 ) Some brood boxes are chock a block with pollen,should I remove some frames to free up space for the queens laying, if so what to do with said frames (no deep freeze available) ? 2) Do bees move pollen around within the hive themselves? 3) If an abundance of nectar...

I'm guessing a 1000w drill would easily handle a " honey creamer " but would it be suitable to spin a 4 frame, manual ,tangential extractor ? Dave