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Last year, during a desperate(!!) fight to save one of my then 2 hives from utter destruction by wasps (stores stripped out, many bees dead, unable to defend and clearly desperately hungry), I was dismayed to realise that hornets were also on scene. I succeeded in saving the hive but rapidly...

No it's just the closeness of the lens to the cone that gives a distorted image - it is indeed a cone I assure you! Cameras do occasionally lie.

I've got a few different types of feeder and when I first used them in 2021 I was shocked to realise they were all really just bee drowners. Couldn't believe how poor the designs were. What I did to stop this was first of all really roughen up the outside of the cone and inside of the cup with...

And to wrap this up and thank you again for your advice, with bated breath I opened them again today - and could hardly believe it when I started seeing eggs and loads of young larvae over 3 frames. Phew!! I didn't see the new queen but the very chilled reception from the bees told me all's...

Thanks for the replies. Yes the QC did emerge, it's clear to see the cut open base. Based on your advice I will leave it another week or so (the colony is still strong) since the weather has been hit and miss a bit lately and then check with a frame of bias from another colony I've just moved...

I'd be grateful for some advice please from you much more experienced beekeepers. I have a hive in which I found the Queen dead on the OMF during an inspection. During the inspection I'd already found 3 charged open QC's but no eggs but there were some very tiny larvae. The week before...

...from Nottinghamshire. After years of thinking about it I took the plunge last spring and currently have two hives. Really enjoyed the interaction with the bees through the summer and looking forward to things springing into life again. The forum looks good and I'm delighted to have found it.