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I received a call last night from a beekeeper who told me that he was calling as a matter of courtesy to let me know that another beekeeper was putting 12 hives into the farmers field where I have kept my bees for several years. The beekeeper who phoned me said they were disease free, that there...

Can I use the cigarette lighter from my car with the necessary extension? Obviously I would keep the engine running to avoid depleting the car battery. I have read several threads on the forum and each has suggested using a car battery but if I can use the cigarette lighter for power it would...

I saw honey bees on cow parsley in field next to my hives last evening.Anyone know what colour pollen? I wonder what the honey would taste like. Plenty of blackberry and other forage around so surprised to see honey bees on this flower.bee-smillie

The books and this forum make it clear that it takes 8 days before a QC is sealed and the queen ill hatch on the 16th day. However if the bees raise a queen from an egg more than 1 day old e.g. 4 days old will the cell be sealed after 4 days i.e. does the time table for sealing a QC and the...

Have 2 of my 5 hives on 2 brood boxes this year. I did this because I had two prolific queens. Both are Langstroth hives. I read that if you use two brood boxes they should be swapped over to help prevent swarming every two weeks. My question is, is this correct? To date the queens have laid...

i AM LOOKING FOR A CHEAPER WAY TO COVER 5 BEE HIVE ROOFS. HAS ANYONE TRIED ALUMINIUM ROOF FLASHING. YOU CAN GET A 300MM X 10 METRE ROLL WHICH IS SELF ADHESIVE MADE BY EVO STICK FROM B & Q FOR £31.00. LOOKING ON THE WEBB BUYING THE TRADITIONAL GALVANISE METAL ROOF COVERS LOOKS EXPENSIVE WHEN YOU...

A farmer is allowing me to put some hives on his land this year. He told me that there is a lot of wild garlic growing near to where the hives are likely to be positioned. Does anyone know wether it will adversely affect the taste of the honey?