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Hello, So second year of beekeeping for me. Started the season full of beans and really enjoyed it. After harvest and at the wind down stage of feeding for winter etc I got a feeling of burnout. Felt like it took a lot of effort to motivate myself to do anything beekeeping. The hives are all...

Just a thumbs up for Abelo. I bought one of their 20 frame Lyson Premium extractors and found a fault with the bottom of one of the legs. Seems a hole in the leg they use to screw it down for transport had become stressed and through movement cracked off....this was within 1 day of delivery...

Most of you will have seen this already...but last post of it I could find was 2011, so might be nice for some new members to watch. How the Germans did skep beekeeping, pollination services, honey extraction, beeswax processing and skep repair. It's now in 1 full video over 2 hours long. So...

So started the year with 1 hive and now have 4....could have been 5 if I didn't make a rookie mistake and bugger something up! Next year I'm hoping to go for 15-20 hives and will need to prepare for that over winter with equipment... I'm finding a lot of inefficiency with equipment...I take...

Any one who buys a maisemore poly hive will know the entrance reducers are rubbish, might as well be made of digestive biscuit. If your handy with a table saw, this is quick and easy. If your not confident with a table saw, then I suggest you avoid. This wood comes in at 20mm thick, 150mm...

Hi Folks, Just introducing myself before getting into posts :) I live in Perthshire, Scotland. In my second year of beekeeping so far and things going relatively well. I started last year with a nuc from my local association after completing their beginners course and got them prepared for...