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I have a colony, a very angry colony, that I know has a queen cell in it. What happens if it hatches when the bees are unable to fly (i.e. likely this week)? There will be the existing queen and a newly emerged unmated one. Can anyone tell me what will happen? Will the old queen kill the new...

I have a beautiful white Wisteria in bloom and I noticed the bees have discovered it. A quick online search suggests, albeit inconclusively, that it might be poisonous to the bees. Does anyone know if this is the case? If it is, why are the bees foraging on it?

I've heard that you can get mites that eat other mites. Does anyone out there have experience of using Hypoaspis mites to control Varroa loads? From what I've read online they are widely used to control mite infestations in reptiles etc, but do they work within the confines of the hive? And if...