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Unfortunately, our chap from the continent has decided to take his last sting. The flagging pound, variable weather and our aggressive bees has sent him packing. This leaves us with a massive surplus of bees, high honey demand that we cant meet. Any pointers on where to find someone willing...

I just walked down the high street to take a peek at the limes and was amazed to see how many of them had gone to seed (around 60-70%). It seems summer flow had began to fade? seems incredibly early...at least in the midlands

Well, the situation is looking pretty dire. How's everyone else getting on?

Is it just me or has anyone noticed the lack of rape fields planted this year?

Is anyone else finding this years honey crop largely unspectacular? What there has been has been sporadic and unpredictable. I Went and did 30 odd inspections today and they are no further forward than they were 12 days ago, albeit more bees. What was surprising was there was the most...

This dozy queen set up shop UNDER the floor on one of my colonies this year:

Thought i'd share how close my apiary was to being wiped out by a fallen tree in the early spring

At this time of year will it be suffice to just foam up the entrance? my old man seems to think they will overheat and melt the comb like a nuclear reactor even when its barely 5c outside. I think to put a screen would do more harm than good. anyone any tried this before? surely the hive cant...

What temperature/conditions kills EFB spores? can i clean my frames by boiling? How long for? How effective is flaming? Surely there must be nooks and crannies that the flame cant get to? EFB seems to be stress related? and if thats the case then it can be masked. If its masked and then I use...

went and take home 24 of our 48 welsh colonys the other day and to my dismay all were very hungry, 1 huge colony completely starved (bucket full of dead bees on the floor), 1 had be toppled by a rogue sheep and completly blocked the entrance so well over half the workers perished. Coultnt see...

if the water content of some combs of honey is to high (say around 22%) will it 'mix' with lower water content honey (say 16%) in the spinner to provide a average, say around 19%. Or will it result in a seperation, much like water and oil. I do a lot of extracting, and have often wondered...

what date are the heather go-ers taking their bees off the moors? when does the nector flow stop? with this ridge of high pressure in control i want to keep them there as long as possible! thanks :)

ive gathered a collection of 1st supers off my power colonies (some of which have done over 300pound) and extracted the thin outside layer of honey, but is it worth saving this mass of pollen (15 pounds worth i would say per super), and use again in the spring. will the bees be able to re use...