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    I hate honey extracting! so any tips please.

    It takes over the kitchen leaves a stick mess takes ages and generally is a pain. About 5 years ago I was told at the Devon County show that you could use a paint striper gun to remove the cappings - wow! who would have thought it? I have upgraded to a 9 frame electric extractor, but that...
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    Drone laying Queens and after 38 years the secret of beekeeping!

    First check of my bees and i found 2 out of 10 hives with drone laying queens, something i have not seen that often over 38 years of small scale beekeeping. Both had capped queen cells which i assume would be viable? Given this is the earliest i have checked my bees, it got me wondering if...
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    2nd swarms (not casts)

    With the fantastic early conditions that we are experiencing, at least in my part of Buckinghamshire, resulting in so many early swarms i was wondering what the view is regarding 2nd swarms. To be clear i am not talking about casts here. I have never had a swarm building up to such a point it...
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    Rearing a queen how late is too late ++

    I am trying to get my son interested in beekeeping he has his own colony, which was of a lovely nature but this has swarmed this year (lost). Parent colony suspected to be queen -ve 5 weeks after swarming so frame of eggs given august 26th from relative of original hive - queen cells produced...
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    School boy error!

    went through my 7 hives last night, when taking my veil off i noticed i had done so with my flies right down! :iamwithstupid::eek:
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    moving bees urgent advice needed

    :mad:i have kept bees for years and for the last 15 years they have very happily been located next to my brothers agricultural yard. He has hosted an event there every year for the last 5 years with no issues - on one occasion the marquee was errected 4 foot from the hives - and no attacks even...
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    help please! queen introduction

    how long do you have to wait after making a nuc before you can introduce a new queen! My friend (not me honest) has purchased a new queen in the belief that his swarm queen had failed to mate. new queen arrived today and his swarm queen is now laying. Supplementary question is how long can you...
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    Wasps - time to go!

    I don't like doing it as they do a fair bit of good at this time of year, but this evening I have dispatched 4 wasp nets in my house. I'm afraid it looks like a phenomenal year for them, i assume for the same reason its been a good year for bees (if not honey). We grow trees and for the...
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    Economic value of a pound of honey

    Anyone worked out what a pound of honey has cost to produce taking into account all kit + charging your time? Assume minimum wage for labour. I know you all do it for the love of it but all the same i tell my friends that a jar of home produced honey is the bargin of the centuary given how...
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    swarm - what happens if the old queen can't fly

    Just going through my hives today having been away - One colony has sealed queen cells - 2 have hatched - some uncapped queen cells no eggs and youngest grubs probably 3 days from being sealed. Last year i was convinced that the same hive (and queen) had swarmed (caped queen cells)~ only to...
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