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What type of floor is best when taking bees to the moors, open mesh or solid. I am getting prepared to take a couple of hives to the moors in the next few weeks and wondered what the best floor is to use thanks.

Hi I have found a load of old brood wired foundation from my late father. It was probably made in the 90s it is all wrapped up in brown paper and is still playable and not brittle, but has lost its smell is there any way of reviving it or shall I just render it down thanks

Hi, while I was away last week a friend caught 2 small cast swarms and put them in separate poly nucs at each end of the apiary each poly nuc is only covering two frames of bees, I have not been in to look for the queens yet. How is the best way to unite the poly nucs together so that they are...

Hi i have a drone laying Queen or worker and i cannot find her,Which is the best way of finding her so i am sure she has gone before i introduce a new mated Queen Thanks

Hi i have a small colony of welsh bees and i lost the queen. the bees made a queen cell and she has emerged but is a drone laying queen so need a dark mated queen to replace her if anyone has one to sell please

Hi,I was just going to give the bees a feed and found that my fondant which is wrapped in a plasyic bag and noticed it is going hard. What is the best way of turning it back to a syrup as not to waste it or do i just throw it away thanks

Hi, I have a WBC which has a brood box and a super full of stores with the queen excluder removed. How and when do i replace the queen excluder in the spring to make sure the queen is down in the brood box?

wanted 1 nuc of welsh bees or british black