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given the choice when starting an apidea is a frame of open honey better than fondant or syrup in the feed compartment

had picked a stock to breed from,wall to wall brood gentle good honey storage so far,then found queenie smaller than average does this rate in breeding assesment,also had 6 half drawn queen cells would she be slimming pre swarm

noticed today the bees had found the local oil seed rape,little dot on heads both going in and comming out of hive no pollen on legs 50%of bees with orange pollen on legs.never saw bees comming out with yellow heads before

what is the best way to transport charged nico cups without bees on 10 minuet walk to cell starter hive

what is the insulation value of wrapping a hive during winter in the bubblewrap used for glasshouse insulation ,any insulation value as id like to insulate some hives but still keep the original roofs

is the use by date on apiguard critical,have found a carton of apiguard which is out of date all sealed

Have the option of vaping oxalic/apibioxol from top or bottom of brood box any experience which is more efficient

Can ozone be used to sterilize bee equipment,expense,method etc

Anyone brave enough to post their new year bee related resolutions mine are help more beginners in association apiary keep better hive records

At 1 of my apiary sites the owner has planted fennell i know this is of value to bees but has anyone got honey from this source?

Got a present of 2 large honey settling tanks +filters they are tinplate (i think) are they suitable for purpose nowadays,have always used food grade plastic

I have some rolls of honey labels which have lost their adhesion,what is best way to stick to jars

Can afb be transfered on or by queen introduction ?

What do you do when your sister won't let you back into the home? Squat under the floor!

When using caustic soda for frame sterilization 1can the mix be used cold and 2how long does the caustic mix stay effective

Any interesting beekeeping pressies this year,got a lovely book,how to create or adapt a garden to attract and nurture bees (the bee garden),now looking for volunteers for the new year dig in to convert the garden martin

My bees were comming in today covered in white /grey pollen ,looked as if they were just hatched ,any ideas of pollen source,no balsam around

Looking through some of my hives found 5 with average of 4/6 frames of perfect brood in all stages ,queen present and laying but 1 to 2 queen cells per hive,verry few drones around,despatched queencells.What would others do? martin

In our association we have 1 commercial beekeeper ,a whisper of a member getting a good yield from an area and he locates hives in the area close to the beekeepers apiary.What are the feelings about deliberately siting hives close to other apiaries

Has anyone any experience of pollinating blueberries.One of my apiary sites is going to be planted with blueberries,what is the honey potential if any and stocking rate,area 1 acre martin