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I have for sale two british national hives with colonies for sale. Both colonies doing very well and building by the day. One of the colonies is a 2009 nuc and marked queen.The other is a 2009 swarm that i collected late last summer. The hives were new last year and consist of two brood...

I know there are a lot of threads concerning OMFs,but if some beekeepers still have solid floors,what would be the advice about over wintering? I know the first thing many of you will say is,get OMFs,but,seriously,what would be the best methods to use?

I have been up to my hives today,very busy bringing in pollen. I changed the floors for OMFs wich i converted from the solid floors,cut out the solid floor and replaced with mesh. I also removed the entrance blocks completely,and have put on the mouse guards.Now,im not sure if i have done the...

Do i still need to be doing weekly inspections at this time of the year?

I am about to change my floors to omfs. Can any body give me any advice about removing the solid floors and replacing them with the omfs? Mainly worried about lifting the brood boxes off the floors,am i going to loose my queen etc

I have entrance blocks on my hives as shown. Do i need to put mouse guards over these or will they be okay as they are? I do have two metal mouse guards if i need them.

I had a look into one of my hives today and found this cell. Think it is a queen cell but not 100% sure. The cell is empty. This colony is a swarm that i collected on 15 june.There is plenty of brood covering 8 frames. Any advice would be much appreciated.

I decided to have a look in my two hives this evening as not been able to check them for about a week mainly due to the grotty weather.I was advised to check them in case they were short on supplies.Any way, lifted the roof on the first hive,masses of bees,but not feisty. As they are being...

I picked up another nuc for myself at the weekend and placed it in the brood box on sunday morning. I was advised to put a feeder on to help them get going. Had a quick look in tonight and have noticed they have not touched the syrup at all. Is this normal?

I have about 40 frames of foundation that i will probably not use this year. What would be the best way to keep these till next year as they have not been sealed for a couple of months.

My two new hives appear to be doing well. I have stopped feeding now. What do others do regarding the feed holes? My crown board has two feed holes. Do i cover the or leave them open?

I have for sale,one nuc,five frames,2009 queen. Available this weekend. £110.00 PM me if interested.

I have for sale,one nuc,five frames,2009 queen. Available this weekend. £110.00 PM me if interested.

I really need some help. I have just started with beekeeping and have had some conflicting advice. I picked up a nuc a week last sunday. This nuc was very kindly given to me by a highly respected beekeeper. The nuc had been made from a split. It contained five frames of young bees and last years...

I am starting out,have two nationals ready to go. I am having a few problems getting the nucs that i have been waiting for. Any help in getting some bees would be really appreciated. I live in the Newton Abbot area,in Devon.

Im in a real panic, i have just been up to my site to check every thing is in order for my new bees, and i have seen a huge badger hole right next to the hive stands that i have made. Is this going to be a problem for me? Please, any advice would be really appreciated.

Im finally picking up my two first nucs this weekend. Im a bit concerned about the weather forcast. Can somebody tell me if its a good idea to pick them up and transport them about 40 miles if its raining? As these are my first bees,i dont want to get it wrong.

I cant seem toclick on to the Questions! Questions! Questions! section. Is there a problem with this link or is it just me.