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I did tag this question on the end of another thread but wanted to ask in a new thread to get more opinions. I have two of my hives that are in the shade up until around 10:30 am through the summer. I could move them although it would mean they are in shade after about 5:30 pm. Which is...

Hi, this is embarassing to admit but here goes I've now got four hives of bees, I requeened them late in the year, 2 queens took, two did not. I let the two that didn't requeen themselves as it seemed the best option at the time and I believe they were both succesful. I have fed all four...

I've had a hunt around and can't find any threads related to this so I hope I'm not repeating the same old requests. Does anyone have plans for a stainless steel raidal extractor that takes at least 9 frames? I've found several plans on various websites for plywood ones that can be painted with...

Got sent this story as an email recently Apparently, a self-important college student attending a recent football game took it upon himself to explain to a senior citizen sitting next to him why it was impossible for the older generation to understand his generation. 'You grew up in a...

A lot of people around here use Apistan, I've not seen anyone near me using apiguard. Personal preferances anyone? Are there good solid reasons for using one over the other? Frith

I've recently told my wife that she's the only thing I can think of that is better looking than a hive full of bees. It's a few days later and she's still making me extra cups of coffee and making nice things to eat. So all those male beeks out there, say something similar to your wife/partner...

Hey, I've mentioned this in another thread but wanted some opinions from the forum, I made a varroa floor for one of my hives in the spring, I used scrap wood I had lying around and bought some fly screen mesh for about 80 pence. The fly screen is actually enough to do 5 floors if I decide to...

Just a quick one, does anyone here sell bulk honey to a wholesaler? If so what price do you get for it? I ask because I'm looking to expanding my beekeeping this coming year as much as I can afford, then I will be looking at loans/prices and business plans etc in order to start doing it full...

Hi, this is probably already posted somewhere but I've not found it yet so here goes. What yield should I expect per hive from a spring nuc, a full hive and what are the differances in yield I should expect from Buckfast, Italian and Carniolan bees? I live on the Cornwall/Devon border and there...

As I've only recently returned to beekeeping I'm making sure I use gloves at all times when handling my bees. I use marigolds and I've removed the finger tips from the gloves as I find that the gloves stick to the propolis on the frames which causes a lot of jarring which agitates the bees...

Hi, I've just restarted beekeeping this year after a 7 year break, I kept bees when I was younger but had to stop when I moved away from home to college. Since restarting my beekeeping I've been reading up and doing research on the subject on the net, my ignorance on the subject is quite...