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Hi all can any one tell me how long it takes for the bees to go out of the super after fitting two new portal escapes, I left it one day and its still full of bees

Hi All I have lost one of my hives recently ,I noticed they had been quiet for a couple of days when I opened them they were all dead .Do you think its cold or starvation maybe a combination of both?

Apologies if this is posted in the wrong section. Can any one tell me why bee suit veils are black does any one use a white {or any other colour} veil? If bees are supposed to hate black why make our face the target :( . I'm sure there is a simple explanation but it's something that has been...

Hi I have my bees at the bottom of my garden and my neighbours have been trimming all their trees ,they have piled it all into a massive heap ready to burn . The smoke from this will go straight to my hive , how will this effect my bees ? do I need to worry:eek:

My bees seem to have survived their first winter with me :hurray: {so far so good} ;) Is it ok to take the mouse guard off now? They were out today and it was so nice to see them on the crocus and garden heather :)

I am going to plant this in my garden this year Echium Dwarf Hybrids , As anyone done this before ? And will it help my bees out so they don't have to fly for miles, To make me some nice honey maybe :)

Does Oxalic when trickled damage the Malpighian tubules (kidneys) of my bees and shorten their lives. ? if so how short :confused:

I treated my bees today with OA and I am hoping there are enough bees to last the winter. I started with the bees late on in the year they were on super frames which I put in a brood box [there probably wasn't enough time for them to switch to full frames] they have gone down filling the brood...

My feeder is in a super above the brood box so I have left the crown board open for them to get to the syrup, they are building comb up, what should I do ? any advise greatly appreciated

Hi All, I have looked on my first 3 frames and taken photo's to show , I can't see any capping is this ok ? I will look at the middle frames soon but I don't want to loose my queen. I am inexperienced learning as go. Can any one see any problem on the frames please? I bought the bees on...

I was using a feeder that I was given, { see piccie I know its old but thought it would be ok till I get a new one}, I noticed some of my bees were drowning in it and they didn't use it very often. So I made this one , they don't drown and now they are using it alot . What do think?

Hi all, I am very happy I have bought some bees today. They came in a super with about 10 frames .The man that I got them from is 78 and has kept bees all his life . He wrapped the super in a blanket and we took them home.He said to put the super on the floor and place the brood box...

I have small bumble bees in the loft, and now these bigger ones in a hole on the side of the house , I found a big one today that looks like its wings have rotted away, I presume its a disease {I don't have any honey bees as yet so not very knowledgeable }. I killed it because it seemed to be...

Hi I had some spare time so I thought I would make a national brood box and super from some scrap wood around the garden, what do think ? still got no bees yet though lol, going to make the roof now ;)

I have been fascinated today by one single bee in a hole on a my fence post , the bee was carrying leaves bigger than its self and has totally blocked off the hole, could it have been a mortar bee that has laid eggs in the hole?

Hi All, My wife made this suit for me what do you think? hope it will be ok. Its made from callico {an unbleached cotton} she is going to put some pockets on when I decide how many and shape/size I need. Elasticated legs and sleeve , the hood is zipped all the way round.

Hi All , Are these bees feeding by my hive, Honey bees ? If so will thay move in bee-smillie ,I am feeding them suger . thx

Hi All, I am new to bee keeping and as yet I have non. In an old building where my brother works , there are thousands of these ,my brother says their nest is massive but I haven't seen it as it is high up and behind the wall you have to climb up to see it. Some of the bees are dying...

Hi all, I am new to bee keeping and I don't have a single bee ,except the bumble bees in the loft which are flying all around the place as if lost and dropping like flies not dead but just seem tired. I have copied some plans from Dave Cushmans site and I don't know if what I have made...