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I'm just setting up a new apiary mainly for wintering my hives close to home. I have 6 hives in place at present and will be bring down another 4 in the next fortnight or so. I want to shield them from sight on one side as they can be easily seen at present by passers-by and am looking for some...

Anticipating a good bee-keeping year I made up super and brood frames in the late spring. Unfortunately the weather has been rubbish and I've now got four supers and one brood box full of frames with new, untouched by bee foundation. As this will dry out and become brittle over the winter I'm...

I recently collected a swarm which didn't want to go into either of the boxes I offered. One was a standard National brood box and the other was a poly nuc (which I thought was probably a bit small for the size of swarm). Anyway, after three days hanging on the front of one or the other of...

Am I a dozy sod or what? And no-one needs to answer that thank you, I know the answer! about 10/12 days ago I quickly checked one of my hives - two brood boxes, queen excluder and a super with quite a bit of stores topped with an eke and fondant. I was just grabbing a quick look to ensure...

Hi, I'm looking for a course for an absolute beginner or a local keeper to Eastbourne who would show me the ropes.