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Yellow pollen Our mahonia is in full bloom and on sunny days the honey bees and the occasional bumble have been very noticeable.

Use vermiculite granules which will float on syrup but still allow bees to feed without drowning.

My allotment association (self managed not Local Authority) are very encouraging about me keeping bees on my plot for which I am grateful. I would however commend Nottingham City Council as they permit bees on their sites on condition that the keeper can demonstrate that he or she has a degree...

Echium vulgare - Vipers bugloss

A dummy board can also be utilised as a cover over some of the frames during manipulation in lieu of a cover cloth the use of which is now frowned upon in some quarters especially if used in more than one hive as it could be the medium for transfer of pathogens between hives.

Small amount of brood in super immediately above queen excluder.Am I imagining it or have I read that workers may transpose eggs from brood chamber and place them in a few cells in the super or have I just been careless or it possible that queen was slimmed down so much that she did pass through...