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I heard a 'fact' whilst away in Alps that bees on mountains will only forage at the height of the hive or above?(In other words they will not travel down the mountain to forage) Obviously they must fly back down to the hive after foraging. Just wondered how true this was? Not an issue at...

I have been looking at the Warre hive but am wondering how you stop/cope with honey crystallizing before extraction with OSR crops? Is it just a case of taking off 'supers' once flowers gone but if so would the next box not be seeded causing problems later in season? Many thanks in advance.

I was wondering if anyone would be able to recommend a supplier of good quality 14x12 poly hives? Have read some recent threads on suppliers that made me a little nervous, and would alway prefer to buy by recommendation. (Thats if this sort of question is allowed?) Thanks in advance

I have noticed an explosion in the number of common salsify plants all over the farm this year in the grassland/fence lines and wondered if anyone has any ideas as to their usefulness to the bees? I believe they are edible and keen to try them out myself so if their are any tips or pointers to...

I have peas to spray for pea moth(unfortunately reached threshold) and wondered as a new beekeeper what the best routine would be to protect my bees. If I close entrance in evening and spray first thing in morning how long should they be restricted to the hive after spraying etc? Many thanks