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i have been worrying about one of my hives that had a DLQ and then had a lot of it stores robbed by wasps. stupidly i didn't realise quickly enough that there was a warped lath on the roof which let them into the super. they aren't taking the sugar solution down quickly enough and i am getting...

my original hive, though low on numbers due to the DL Q (very recently replaced) , has alot of stores. virtually a full super plus some in the brood. my question is would it stimulate laying if i put some syrup on? i am getting nervous that they are running out of time. unfortunately i have...

as a new bee i decided to make some candy to block in my about to be delivered mated queen (to replace drone layer). having read, enjoyed and followed clive de bruyn's book i followed his recipe. which was boil water add sugar until you reach 5:1 then boil for 3 mins @ 107 deg C. (can't...

i,m almsot certain I have a DLQ. there are masses of capped drone cells in the centre of frames and i can't find any normal capped cells. i treated the hive with oxcalic acid, on the advice of the bee inspector, 3 weeks ago as there was evidence of varroa. the hive had swarmed (which i had...

being a new and very inexperienced bee keeper i would appreciate some advice on the following point. we adopted our hive form the previous house owners last july. the hive was in a huge thicket of brambles and hadn't been attended for several years. we cleared the barmbles last autumn and found...