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I colllected a prime swarm about 3 weeks ago, they have built up very well nearly filling a brood box, compared to my other bees these seem to be workaholics even flying when it rains, they are a different colour to my bees more ginger probs a bit of buckfast in them but I'm sure they came from...

Hello all what do you all do after extracting your honey, ie with your extractor and buckets, I have been told to leave them out near my bees and they will clean them out but I think it will attract wasps etc, what do you all do

Can someone please advise me on a good supplier of queens, I only need the 2 but must be from proven good natured stock. thanks

I am after some used smith BBs, a local beek who is giving up is wanting to sell some, his gear is a bit rough, in need of repair etc, he said make me an offer, I offered him £20 for a brood box plus super, he replied I'd rather put a match to them:banghead: I wish people would just say what...

Just a little post to ask what is your favourite sites to see in or around your hive. I recently put some frames of foundation in the brood chamber of one of my hives and looked in today to see they are drawn out and the queen has layed in them, all of my other frames are a bit dirty so this...

Whatching the girls coming and going the other night one bee came out fell on the ground and crawled away, wings chewed up, opened the hive tonight seen about 6 more bees with chewed wings and disformed abdomens, the queen is still laying well, what are my options, bee gental

I am after increasing my stocks this year and you can never have enough spares, I am after second hand brood boxes supers roofs etc, pm me if you have any going thanks:cheers2:

Hello all, this being my first full season with bees I am starting to plan already and will need feedback. My plan is to get my 2 colonys ready for the oilseed rape. I also want to increase this year another 2 colonys at least ready for the heather. After reading Polyhives post on swarming I...

Hello all, I have been reading with great interest the last couple of weeks some very informative posts, I'm new to beekeeping and was thrown in at the deep end last year when I let my brother keep one of his hives in my back garden. He moved it in early may as he was giving up his allotment and...