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Both my hive are a bit low on bees and stores i have some fondant left would it be best to feed this or syrup

Any views experience of using one I am thinking of get one as it looks likes it has a some benefits over normal methods Takes less kit and space and easier than a snelgrove. http://barnsleybeekeepers.org.uk/horsley.html

Was given 3 of these with some kit from a old beekeeper and dont know what they are thought they might be something to do with queen rearing So over to you

Help needed WASPs we came home from 2 weeks away to find the weak hive empty and striped of honey my other hive swarming with wasps the 2 full supers are striped clean and full of wasps. have taken the supers away and closed down the entrance to a few bee space and what bees there left are are...

Well after such a bad and stressful year for the bees and us i have ended up with only a super and a half of honey. I have 2 hives on 12x14 and was thinking righting this year off and letting the bees keep the honey hoping that the better nutrition will help them What your thourghts

Hi I got my bees 3 years ago from a old guy who had abandoned his hives a few years before. They have always been a bit aggressive compared to other hives in the division and they seam darker in colour, So i have been thinking they are native blacks of some description. Is there somewhere i...

Hi After a bit of help 3rd year bee keeping and in a bit of a mess Due to the weather i have not carried out a inspection for a few weeks and one of the hives have swarmed twice in the last few days. I have collected the 2 swarms one from next doors tree and one from the garden but i only have...

Sorry for all the questions but i am having a little trouble. 2 months ago i found a queen cell right in the middle of the middle frame this hive was from a prime swarm i got last year. We thought that it was properly a suspending cell so left them to it but then the bad weather hit Last week...

Hi First post have been lurking for a sometime and the advice from the site has helped me out several times. I picked up a swam last june after several years of deciding should we or should we not then a swarm landed in the garden and made the decision for us. Today I carried out the first...