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Hello beekeeping fraternity, I have a hive that was queenless last week. I put in a frame of brood and eggs from another colony to check. This week, there are two frames of drone brood. What can I do? The local bee institute says the colony is doomed if there are drone laying workers. When...

Hi all, I inspected last week, all went well, but saw some strange behaviour, and wondered if anyone could explain why I saw what I saw. I have one really productive hive, but noticed that they had gone through supersedure, one opened queen cell in middle of top brood box. Spotted brood, no HM...

https://www.psychologistworld.com/superstition.php Renowned behaviour specialist B.F.Skinner showing our innate need to see patterns when none really exist.

Not to throw a spanner in the works, but, if ley lines existed in any meaningful way other that our human propensity for patterning, surely some layline/dowsing practitioner would have claimed the James Randi million dollar prize?

I live in the Czech Republic, where we have Carniolan bees. On a visit to the local bee institute, the man in charge handed me a frame of bees, without veil or gloves and picked out the queen, letting her walk all over his hands. No attack. My bees on the other hand are the same breed but would...

Hello all, I wonder if you have an answer to this: my hives, all four of them, are in the garden doing quite well. No-one bothers them apart from me once a week, and the kids and mrs Praha often wander around them picking raspberries and strawberries and the like. Whenever my father in law comes...

Hello all, I have a weak colony, after a swarm, with an unknown quantity as queen (she is laying, eggs and uncapped brood present) and a smaller colony with an artificially inseminated queen from the local bee institute, again with eggs and uncapped brood. When would be the best time to unite...

Hi all, Having received my gift hives on Friday, did a first inspection. Bloody hell. Three brood boxes a piece, four hives. Two collapsed frames, one opened supercedure cell. Runny bees pinging off me. And this for a total beeginner. I was on for two hours, sweating like a pig, telling the...

Why not buy a queen? Reliable, cheapish and sort of guaranteed to lay?

Hi guys, I have received my four hives and an extra - a small Q- swarm in a nuc box. As I live next to the local bee institute, I can acquire artificially inseminated queens for next to nothing (a fiver). I propose to put the new queen in the nuc, bang in a couple of BIAS frames, a frame of...

We had a hornet's nest in the eaves of the house last year. Occasionally one would ping off the roof, and you've got to watch out in the night as they are nocturnal, but no wasps. At all! We could eat out in peace without the little jam stealing bastards getting everywhere. I hope we get them...

I've just been offered four hives plus equipment for nowt. Well looked after, oldish hives, requeened last year,productive. The current owner is a friend of my in-laws and he has been beekeeping for 50 yrs, but his wife now needs round the clock care and he wants the bees to go to a good home...

Hello Beekeepers, Am thinking about buying the following hive http://www.burinsky.cz/senior.html From a maker in the Czech republic. After lurking on the forum for a few years, am about to make the leap into beehood. Question is, could I run the hive without foundation? Frames are 39 cm by 30...

The hornets we see around these parts are a good inch and a half long, and have a distinctive, deep buzz. They also like to come in through yr windows at night if the lights are on. I found one in the bed last year and nearly had a heart attack. They are, as long as you keep out of their way...

I thought EFB could be cured with a shook swarm and destruction of brood and comb plus antibiotics? AFB is a different beastie.

Yup, they're all gone! Thanks for advices.

There are too many for a drinking session, I can see tonnes inside, but canny get tablet too close for fear of stings.

Here goes. Leg and closer up.