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Hi all, I have 60 jars of honey for an order that has asked for delivery to be delayed for two months. I want to minimise any chance of the honey crystallising before it goes out, so can I keep jarred honey in the warming cabinet for an extended period at a raised temperature? If so, what...

Hi all, for the first year I have enough surplus honey that I will be storing and jarring as required for at least 8 months, so I have made myself a warming cabinet but have some questions if you will indulge me: 1. 37C seems to be the suggested temperature to bring set honey back to a liquid...

Two of my hives are behaving like the have in previous Autumns. The queen is slowing her laying down having gone down from 8 frames a month ago to 3 and brood frames are filling with honey, it has gone from one frame full of capped honey to three in two weeks. They have plenty of super space...

After a visit to the out apiary on Sunday I went to put some bur comb in a dustbin I use to keep old comb in back at home. I was pleasantly surprised to find a vibrant colony in there (not a swarm . Sorry about the poor photo, but it looks like they have drawn out five or six good combs but...

Hi All, I would like to do some queen wing clipping but am terrified of damaging her when I pick her up. If I practice on drones do they behave the same way? I have read elsewhere that the queen grips your figure in a different way to drones. Thanks, Ed.

Hi All, I've just finished a bailey comb change and despite giving the bees a 2nd entrance the lovelies have totally filled the old brood box with honey and pollen. Is there anything I can / should do to retrieve these stores or just render the frames down (they are 14x12 frames and I don't...

So I have been a very amateurish bee keeper for 8 years now and I haven't gone through a single season without my bees swarming or trying to swarm (I'm getting much better at sorting them before they swarm). Towards the end of 2017 season I was determined to go a season without swarming so in...

Lots of these in the garden, could someone tell me what they are please? Thanks in advance, Ed

Hi All, I'm looking to expand my bees out of my Garden to an Out Apiary. I think I have found a lovely spot on a farm half way between home and work. I don't know the farmer, or anyone local to the farm so I was after some advice on how best to approach the farmer. Do I just turn up and...

Hi all, has anyone had any experience of these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Honey-Processing-Pumps-Accessories/6-frame-Stainless-Steel-Radial-Honey-Extractor/B01FDXE2CU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1500298551&sr=8-3&keywords=honey+extractor I'm in need on a new extractor in a hurry and this looked...

Hello everybody, To cut a long story short after a failed hive split I ended up re-combining two hives. That all worked fine but I have ended up with a brood box jammed packed with sealed stores. I don't have an extractor big enough to take 14x12 frames so following advice here and else...

Hi All, reading through the forums it looks like things arean't as busy for bees this year? Mine are being really slow and I'm not sure if I should be worried. The two in the garden are normally really prolific and for the last three years have tried to swarm in May and I have take a super of...

Hi All, I have one "weak" hive at home, they swarmed early last year mid way through a bailey comb change and 10 months on the bees have only drawn 7 frames in a 14 x 12 and the queen is only laying in 5. During my inspection on Saturday I found a frame with two queen cells, one right in the...

Hi All, hope your bees are flying strong on this lovely weekend?! I have my two hives at the bottom of the garden in the veg patch. The bees have never really bothered me and wife too much whilst doing veg gardening, but the kids are wanting to help out with the gardening more and they are a...

Hi All, I'm looking for a fairly local mated queen to Birmingham. Needs to be good temperament and preferably non-swarmy. This is for a childrens hive so needs to be nice! Any queens out there? Cheers, Ed.

Hi All, Curious to get the pro's opinion of what's going on in attached photo. A bit of background, the hive on the left in the photo are really swarmy and for the past two years have up and left at the first sign of good weather (April last year, May the year before and May again this year)...

Hi All, I have two hives, both with fresh brood frames in (14x12, foundation given the hair dryer treatment before putting in the hives). Hive 1. Bursting with bees, queen laying on all but outside frames. I am doing a bailey comb change to swap frames. Hive 2. Weak colony, queen laying on...

Hi All, I'm planning on doing a Bailey Comb Change this year, purely for replacing the comb rather than disease control. The colony in question (14x12) seem very healthy, currently they are on about 6-7 frames. I'm a little bit worried that if they draw the comb quickly in the new brood box...

Hi All, my Mum works for a charity that takes in second hand books and sends them out to Africa. Anyway last week she came across a signed copy of R.O.B. Manley's "Honey Production". Unfortunately it's a 2nd edition but in very good condition, crica 1946. I've attached a picture of the...