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    Block Planting for Bees

    Helleborus foetidus,perenial native , a good early necter source. Limanathes is a great bee plant, it does self seed and can spread but easy to hoe off if it's in the wrong place. Phacelia for later in the season,annual but will self seed. All do well on my heavy clay. Please don't plant...
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    Wax for shows

    So i'm trying to produce as pale a wax as possible with no cracks or bits in. Thanks all i'll give it a go and see what happens.
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    Wax for shows

    Hello all, has any body got any hints or tips on preparing wax for showing, never done it before and thought i might give it a go at our local honey show this year. Does any one know what the judge is supposed to be looking for? Look forward to hearing from you.
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    Making space

    Hello all , just a quick question, if the brood box is completely filled with honey will the workers clear space for the Queen to lay. One of my hives has been queenless for a while now and i'm waiting for queen cells from introduced eggs to produce . In the mean time space is rapidly being...
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    Are they about to swarm?

    more info' for you. Thankyou for all that infomation,i'll try and give you all more info' No entrance block,but have only just removed mouse guard. The hive has a solid floor, They are on brood and a half, Plenty of stores and loads of brood, Yes i probably did over feed, Not in full sun all...
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    Are they about to swarm?

    Hello all, i did my first inspection of one of my hives this week, they were very congested ,brace comb popping up every where,so after checking for eggs and brood i put on a super and left them to it.I didn't do a good check for queen cells ,i thought it was just too early. Since then the bees...
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    Does anyone on here.....

    Will bees take fondant at this time of year? Do you just put a dollop on to the brood frames? so they don't have too far from the cluster to take it. I.ve heard that bees need more water to take it ,so in cold weather they have problems making use of it ,what do you all think ?
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    Apilife var

    Thanks all,I was hoping this product would be less invasive to the colony as other products, others have put the Queen off laying.guess i'll try it this season and see.
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    Apilife var

    Thanks for that link ,interesting but i'm still not sure whether the strips in the picture are on the brood or super frames
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    Apilife var

    Has anyone experience of using Apilife var?,Is it any good? Did you break up the strips and put them around the brood chamber or use whole strips above a super?
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    Whats happened to the honey???

    Hows your weather been? Could it be the bees have not been flying and have tucked into their stores? Swarming idea seems the best bet though.
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