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Hi all, i have a really big problem. I have a hive which seems healthy enough. Lots of bees lots of honey. But the biggest problem is the queen has disapeared. It does not seem that the colony has swarmed as the hive is still loaded with bees. Also no queen cells. And the bees have not tried to...

Hi all Beekeepers. I have been very good so far, and have abstained from inspecting my hives. Can anyone tell me when the conditions will be right? I don't want to open them up too early, but on the other hand i don't want to leave it until their on the brink of swarming. I'm sure the weather...

Hi to all fellow bee keepers. Does anyone have any experience in using icing sugar instead of smoke when working with there bees? I have heard that it is supposed to be just as or even more effective as the bees are too busy grooming to bother you. Any info on this would be great. Also where can...

Hi all, im new to bee keeping. I bought my first hive sept 09, and successfully got them through the winter. On inspection in april i noticed the first queen cells developing so removed them. The next week more queen cells, so i thought a good opportunity to do a split and get two hives. So i...