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I don't believe it. If you remember a few weeks back I posted this: http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=11862 but it was not a viable colony, just a few left over so a local beekeeper took the brood to add to one of their hives. By this time I had already bought a new hive and...

Do you have any old or interesting customs in your area. This is a topic which fascinates me and I would love to collect (here for everyone to enjoy) any beliefs, customs and lore surrounding bees which you may have come across. There are one or two books which are highly detailed (The sacred...

A friend in Germany sent me these photos of a hive in a museum just south of Hamburg (Freilichtmuseum Kiekeberg). She said the label calls it a 'Banishing hive', it is made from Fir roots, rye straw and insulated with cow dung. The face on the front (entrance) is carved from wood and is meant...

Hello everyone. I am new here and have never kept bees before BUT, wanted to for some years now and even went on a local (Lancaster NW UK) beginners bee keeping course last year but with one thing and another (in the middle of building a house) I knew I couldn't offer the time this last 12...