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Has anyone ever seen a queen cell sticking straight out from the comb? A bit like a super sized drone cell? I've got a failing queen who is laying a bit too much drone and the bees have obviously decided to replace her, there is a nice fat queen cell on one side of a comb, on the other side is...

I have a hive that appeared to be queenless a little over a month ago, no brood, eggs etc. I have tried several test frames and they have produced nothing the bees just rear the brood and it hatches out. They aren't making QC's and there are no laying workers. They are quite placid when...

I was watching Cbeebies with my two little ones this afternoon and they had a pretty good feature on beekeeping on Mr Blooms Nursery. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/cbeebies/episode/b01qylgm/Mr_Blooms_Nursery_Get_Set_Grow!_Joans_Throne/ From 6 minutes onward. Who says all childrens TV is...

I am interested in opinions on why the top bar hive is considered to be more natural than traditional beekeeping? I use poly hives and was accosted today by a top bar hive beekeeper who was quite forceful in their opinion on poly hives being the root of all evil. I can see the arguement for...