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A lot of people going way off subject here, and ill-informed opinion. With the new queening season nearly upon us bee crime may rise again. You might find this link a useful summary of the legal situation, and /or use it to refer the police to (usual www etc)...

Diseased pig the answer! You don't own the bees but the hives remain your property unless you deliberately and intentionally abandon them. According to legal text Archibold's Pleading, Evidence, and Practice in Criminal Cases, even if someone discards something and does not intend to use it...

I understood it ok and the principle is valid. The others haven't hatched yet, and if the 1st Queen comes back it kills them either in the cell or as they emerge. There is some youtube video around of a new queen doing this. Apparently sometimes the workers will tear down the surplus cells after...

@Northern Soul - What do they look like when they are petrified? - exactly that, very very still!" Thanks to all for the well wishes. Unsuprisingly the Queen has stopped laying entirely and uncapped brood can be counted on one hand. I'm not panicking yet, it's also been very dry, and she...

We've just had a major forest fire here, with really heavy continuous smoke and falling ash since midday yesterday until mid morning today. All of the houses in the village have been properly kippered and my brand new TB hive bees got the brunt of it. They had been going flat out creating...

James, After a winter researching and learning, I'm looking for my first nuc/bees, do you have any 2010 nuc's left please? I'm in Berks but can travel. Although there are nearer possible sources I would ideally like dark bees.