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The warming cabinet is home made. Big enough to fit 2x 30lb buckets. External digital temperature control. 2 large bulbs provide the heat. We have used this for 2 years and have had great results. The extractor is a manual 4 frame extractor which is in excelent working condition. Pictures can...

This beastie nearly carried off one of my children. Found in an urban street it was about 40mm long and you could hear its wings flapping against the wind breaker which it was on, sounding like a moth. I've never seen one of these in my life before.... it flew off after I took a few pictures.

Hey All I need to get the newly proven queen from the Apidea into a nuke. What’s the best way to proceed? Should I give them a frame of brood to help them along? Should I give them drawn comb only? What to do with the sealed brood in the apidea? Whatever happens, I will feed them! Thanks...

I am considering buying a small incubator. Which ones do you guys use, would you recommend them and where did you get them? Thanks

Hi I have 6 hives right on the edge on a large field of rape which is due to be sprayed tomorrow. The farm manager says the field is not being sprayed with insecticide, but with a treatment which stops the flower petals falling off and sticking to the stalks which damages the plants. I know...

Hey All Just sitting looking out of the window, watching the snow!!!!!!! Were in Fife and its ffffreezing

Hey Where do you buy your foundation? The cheapest I can find is £7.03 for a pack of 10, wired, for a national broodbox. Cheaper stuff must be available somewhere?? Thanks

Hi Every night some of the bees in this hive decide its better to spend the night on the porch. Do you think this is because it is very mild, and they are comfortable outside or may there be another reason that I have not have considered? This was a five frame nuke, placed in a full size...

Hi again My recent swarm controll has left my garage completely free from surplus equipment. I am now considering purchasing some new gear, mainly brood boxes and roofs. Where do you guys purchase this equipment. I have found brood boxes for just under £20 from Maisemore, which i think is...

Hi again Can some of you experts put together a list of the top ten crops/flowers that enable the bees to produce a high yield of honey? My bees have a lovely big field full of rape within 2 mins flying time, once the flowers have gone i would consider moving them to another area if i thought...

Hi again Am I doing the right thing? My second colony seems to be rather weak! The queen is present and given the right conditions the bees are flying and returning with pollen. There are far fewer bees in this colony that my other and there is a small patch of brood (fist sized) on maybe...

Hi I am considering purchasing some bees and hives from a company called Easy Bee Products based in Gloucestershire Has anyone had any dealings with this company? I am sure that they use imported queens, and this seems to be disapproved of by some people. I am thinking about ordering the...

Hi once more This is my first full year as a beek, I obtained my first two hives last July. They over wintered well and one in particular seems very strong, with bees covering even the outside frames. There are plenty stores and 5/6 frames of brood. Queens are both present and all seems well...

Hi Again With good weather and a strong colony, how long would you expect it to take for the bees to draw out a whole super? I ask because I have no supers with drawn foundation and know there will be OSR near by. Thanks Again

Hello All Do my bees visit Daffodils as I have never seen a honeybee on one and also there is an abundance of Gorse in flower just now,very close to my hives, how much use is that to the bees and are they likely to get nectar from it? Thanks very much