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Hi All I have a problem, the summerhouse where i keep all my bee equipment is infested with wasps, i don't know if there is a nest in there, or they made a home in some hives which i then carried into the summerhouse, How/who do i call to get rid of them, most wasp control people will only use...

Hi All Went to take a super off both hives today and the bees were very very aggressive and once the super was off, they were queuing to get in the hive, i had to put an empty super back on to house them, so one hive has two supers on and the other back to its 3, is this normal for this time of...

Hi All I am sure this has been asked before, but is there a recommended place that is cheap to order supers and assembled frames, or in kit form. They just seem so expensive for what they are from the big suppliers, this beekeeping malarky is getting costly, I'm only trying to save the...

Hi All HAs annyone got a recommend for a good honey extractor? there seems to be quite a few different examples on ebay, i only have 2 hives atm so we are not talking factory production ;) Thanks JD

Hi All My hive swarmed yesterday, it was in a tree in the garden, i managed to get it into a second brood box though, so currently its still got a few twigs in there and about 4 brood frames, tonight i will remove the twigs/leaves and fill with brood frames, i don't have a feeder ATM so can the...

Hi all, well my hive survived another winter, today should I swap super/brood order, remove mouse guard and apivar the colony? JD Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

Just wondering....I only have one hive, we had a bit of a warm spell until this last week, bees were out foraging, but seemed to have stopped now, its dropping to 4C in the evening now. Is it time to take off all but one super and swap the brood and super round, then fit mouse guard ? Can i just...

Hi All I found a small swarm last night with a queen i think, i put them in a spare brood box with frames last night, and they seem really lethargic today, no entry/exit to hive, is there anything i can do like put a frame from my other hive in there to get them going ? JD

Hi All Just been into the hive and swapped brood and super round, the queen is alive but there were a lot of mouldy frames, and no bees on the outer 2 frames, i have enclosed some pics, can anyone tell me if this is normal, i have removed the frames you see photoes of, and replaced new ones on...

Hi all I am going to swap the brood and super over and insert the queen excluder today as we are in for 3-4 days of warm weather, if i insert the queen excluder again, i guess i have to be 100% sure the queen is in the brood? what happens if i can't locate her, also if there are any frames in...

Hi All When my bees seem to have survived the winter, and a lot of activity yesterday in the sun, i put a super on top of the brood yesterday with a sugar syrup in there, should i move the super from the bottom of the hive (winter mode) and place it on top of the brood now? JD

Is there a recommended place for ordering jars ? JD

Hi All So i finally have my first 2 supers of honey in a tub, two questions i have. 1 I had to use a sieve to separate it from the wax, so there are a tiny bits of wax in the honey still so it looks a little cloudy, how best to second filter it before I jar it? 2 How long before i should jar...

Hi All I am going to Apilife my hive today, but i have a question, i have just the one hive with 3 supers on it, i havn't taken any honey from the hive this year, so it is a plenty, for winter should I cut the hive down to two supers and take the top super off so it is easier for the bees to...

Hi All I must move my hive tonight from the garden, our new puppy has been stung 3 times now, even though i have it cordoned off. Its going to oxfordshire tomorrow morning, what time should i seal the hive tonight/tomorrow morning, and should i do anything special when the hive is in its new...

Hi All I just took two frames of honey out of my hive (3 supers) they were from the middle super and are full and capped apart from the middle of both on one side which is dark brown and uncapped, is this anything to worry about ? JD

Hi All I have 3 supers on my hive ATM, and its pretty full, how much can i take out this year, and how best to do it if I don't have any honey extraction equipment, can i just remove the comb with the honey in it? JohnnyD

Hi All I need to move my hive in the garden by about 5 metres facing the same direction, can i do this in one move today ? We have just aquired a puppy, so i need to fence an area off. Thanks JohnnyD

Hi I have a bit of an issue tonight, i have a lot of bees blocking the entrance to the hive tonight, i have 3 supers on the hive, and the top super looks full, can this BEE ? or is it another issue, what should i do? Best Regards John Devine

Hello everyone.... I am new to Bee Keeping and fear i have lost my queen, if i post a link to some pics taken today, could anyone give me advice on what condition the brood is in please? Thanks JohnnyD