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I have been beekeeping now for three years and this was the first season when everything seemed to be going well, until April that is.:nopity: I had one bereavement the beggining of April and another a fortnight ago. Just to lighten my mood I have had my redundancy letter, this is the seventh...

It sounds too good to be true. I have been using Vitafeed and the bees like it, I was wondering if anyone has tried Superboost at all?bee-smillie Cheers Pam

:banghead::banghead: I am hopeless at finding the queen and have a couple of hives of VERY stroppy bees. Yes, I know I should find the queen but boy do they get angry!:eek: I need to requeen, yet in order to do that I need to find the queen so its a vicious circle. Does anyone know of anyway I...

Hi, I am in trouble with my grandchildren if I dont get each of them one of these not worthy, I had no idea how popular they would be. There is a limit as to how much milk I can drink and the offer closes tomorrow, Can any help by sending me some? Thanks Pam

:eek: I am sixty now and live alone. I find the physical effort of lifting in beekeeping my main problem. I really struggle with it. Has anyone got any suggestions apart from a top bar hive? I was thinking of getting one, then I saw a Warre hive but that seems worse as you add to the bottom of...

Normally my bees are placid, but today I got stung twice just while sitting down! Earlier on I added some supers and put some Varroa Gard in. I was enjoying myself making up some frames in the sunshine when I got stung, which is very unusual. I changed my top from a red top to a mauve long...

I dont know where I go wrong but it always goes out no matter what I do! I have tried putting more fuel in, less fuel, different fuel., pushing the fuel down, not pushing the fuel down, making very sure its burning well before closing the lid, you name it. When I puff the smoker smoke comes out...

Hi, I have been keeping bees for a few years but really dont have time to go to the local beekeeping meetings as I commute. However I would be very grateful for a supportive person who can give me advice and support.:confused: Thanks Pam