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Does anyone know if Wally Shaw has any talks planned in the Yorkshire area this year?

Hi. can any one out tell me what rating of bulbs to use in a warming cabinet. I have read that 40 watt bulbs are the ones to use but does this still apply to the new energy saving bulbs. My cabinet will be large enough to take 2 x 30lb buckets so how many bulbs would be needed. Thanks Steve

Hi everyone, advice needed please, I have an overwintered 5 frame nuke that that I recently purchased which I am going to hive tomorrow. This nuke is feeling really quite heavy and has only been fed a small block of fondant. As the weather may be a couple of degrees below the ideal temp for this...

Collected a small swarm (approx 2-3 frames of bees) 2 weeks ago in a nuke box. I got it home and fed it over the following week. On the sixth morning I noticed that the bees appeared to be quite agitated and a lot of bees congregating at the entrance, this after being completely calm and gentle...

Hi there, I am new to beekeeping and about to pick up my first colony this weekend. Recently my wife has very kindly bought me a nuke box (no bees) but it is made for 14 x 12 frames. My question is, can I convert it to 14 x 8 frames by inserting a new floor at the correct depth or being a...