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The time has finally come to move my bees in the next 2-3 weeks. Was ment to do it last year but they were bringing in so much I couldnt do it. I have 2 hives and bees that need a new home as my new site down south is in someone's garden and I am limited on space. If preferred bees can go...

Have been asked if I know of anyone in Surrey close to Addlestone that has honey for sale in bulk. If anyone keeps bees nearby and is interested in a possible new outlet PM me and I will supply you with details. Itchy

Ok due to increase this year I have more hives than I really want or need. Up for grabs is a 14 x 12 National Hive complete with bees. The brood box itself is less than a year old, solid floor, crown board and old roof. In regards to the bees they are an AS from earlier this year, not sure...

Whats the score when exchanging wax for foundation. Can someone talk me through this....how clean should it be, is colour an issue, whats the exchange ratio, and wheres the best place to exchange....I know that you can take your pick at places like stoneleigh from a number of suppliers, do they...

Can anyone help me identify this caterpillar, watched him/her crawl past my foot whilst having a cuppa at home. Quite large in size I thought, approx 2 Inches long and fairly fat. Thanks

When I have done AS in the past I have always given one half undrawn foundation to draw out. I now have more hives of bees than wanted/needed and plan to re-unite in a few weeks. My question is if I need to AS in the future can I give drawn frames for brood or should I be giving undrawn frames...

Over the winter I was thinking I would like to increase my hive numbers from 2 to possibly 3 or 4. After the last week I now have 5. Provided they all get mated ok I'm now finding I'm thinking about uniting! In order for me to improve my honey crop this year do I wait a few weeks then reunite...

This was an email I received today from my local association, made me .:laughing-smiley-014 Please can all beeks please look through hives and see if they have 2 bees missing........ Jim had a phone call from a lady today stating she had 2 bees in her house ! Previously she had only had single...

Want to move my bees from the Midlands down to Somerset. Remember my dad wanted to move his bees a few years ago to Essex, the hives were inspected by the bee inspector before he could move them. The Question is do I need to inform anyone to move my bees such as Defra or can I just do it...