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Hi Guys I have a meadow that is alive with bees at the moment.. I know the purple flower is a green manure called Purple Tansey, but I can't figure out what the yellow one is. It has the most beautiful sweet smell and the place is covered in it! I have attached a photo showing the yellow...

Hi all I'm looking a bit of advice if possible. I have 5 hives of bees at the moment. 4 of them are very manageable, but 1 of them is possessed! They will attack me in the garden, which is 200m from the hive.. The bees were the AMM breed, but is now headed by the pure strains daughter which...

Hi all. I'm wondering has anyone any experience at growing Phacelia tanacetifolia. I have read that this is a fantastic annual plant for nectar production and I plan on sewing a 1/2 acre of it in a few weeks time. I know it self seeds easily, so I'm wondering should i cut it down later in the...

Hi all I have 2 nucs i'm over wintering that contain the AMM strain of bee. I had bought some 14x12 fames during the summer & was wondering if anyone used the larger frames with this breed. I know this strain isn't as prolific as other imported breeds & want to give them the best conditions...

Hi all. I'm looking for some advice on how to join a nuc to a broodless Q- hive. The main hive is a National & has now no brood or Queen. The original hive Queen was killed & a caged replacement was introduced. A week later the queen was released, but not accepted in the hive. It has now no...

Hi all. I think I have caused carnage today at a hive! I performed an AS in mid April. All went well, but very bad weather stopped the queen form being mated. I spoke to a few beeks & they said that I should probably reunite the hives. I had a liik through the original hive (where the fresh...

Hi all. I have a national hive and there has been a new crownboard & roor fitted. The wood has been treated and now the crown board sticks to roof when doing an inspection. This exposes the frames straight away. Has anyone else had this problem & what is the best way of stopping this happen. Thanks

Hi all. I'm looking for some advice please. I have one national hive that swarmed on me yesterday. I checked the hive the day before and had several Queen cups with eggs, but no full queen cells. I had previously marked & clipped the queen, so they only managed to swarm onto a near by tree. I...

Hi all. I have a national hive with a perspex crown board & i had a look in today because the weather is a bit warmer now. A lot of the bees are clustered under the centre of the crown board. We had a few weeks of really low temperatures -15 degrees. I'm afraid that the bees will starve if they...