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Thanks for the replies. I will take your advice and harvest more honey than I anticipated, also appreciate the suggestion about insulation. Bernie

Two of my colonies have grown and are now on double brood boxes. I need to work out how much honey to leave on them over winter. I am thinking that they will probably have a decent amount in the brood chamber, and I should leave a full super for them as well. I really want to avoid inspecting...

Had a chat with my GP when I started beekeeping. He said that he would not use an epipen as the statistics show you are ten times more likely to die as a result of the adrenalin than of the anaphylactic shock. Just took a super off some very angry bees, about fifty stings on my leather gloves...

Historical Prices I was once told that over the centuries the price of a pound of honey has tracked the pay for an hour for an agricultural labourer.

Jointly organised by Cornwall Beekeepers Association and West Cornwall Beekeepers Association. A Bit of a Do will be taking place at Truro School on Saturday 17th September 2011 with refreshments available from 9.00 am for a 10 am start. Our keynote speaker is Graham Royle from Cheshire...

Cornwall Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders have applied for funding from the Co-Op to set up a bee breeding program to develop a hygenic strain of our local bee. We are up against a lot of competiton for the funding and really need your help - please vote for us on the Co-Op website within the...

Some Background to the Debate As a fairly new beekeeper I was shocked when I read the Twickenham proposal - I could not believe that the BBKA would support the use of insecticides, so I started to find out more. The information I got hold of was shocking and substantial, so I compiled it into a...

Firstly you have to find out what they are spraying. Then Google it to find out if it a pesticide or a herbicide. If it is a pesticide then keep your bees in for 24 hours. The real danger time is when spraying is taking place, bees that forage and get caught in the spray will die. After 24 hours...