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After last weeks mistake with splitting a hive I wanted to ask for advice before i get myself into a pickle. One full colony of bees, i cannot see a queen nor eggs. I can see larvae and sealed brood, lots an lots of sealed brood. Today i found some queen cells that were charged with really...

I've managed to find a spot in the middle of a huge OSR field and have asked the farmer to let me know before he sprays the crop. As this is my first year with my colonies at this location i'm a bit unsure what to do when he sprays. I was under the impression that i could block up the entrances...

HI, newbie beekeeper here. I have one colony which are very very aggressive and have been for quite some time. No queen, eggs brood seen for a very long time. Have tried introducing a frame of eggs but nothing happened. Bought a new queen last week and put her and cage into the hive. I checked...

Hi, I've been browsing these handy forums for a while but only just now posting. Will hopefully be taking my bees from their current residence back to my house in the next week or so. Have been helping/annoying a very knowledgeable beekeeper with his hives for the last two years to try and get...