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Morning I've found a place to keep my 3 beehive, it on an allotment near me. Last year the person who used to keep bees in thr same place had all their hives stolen in the night. So before I set my girls up is there anything/anyway to stop it happening again? I was thinking of padlocked...

afternoon I'm building some national beehives and I was wondering why they have metal roofs. I was going to put shed felt on mine unless I'm missing something. cheers

Hi My friend says he has a bee/wasp nest in his garage that he wants me to get rid off. He is about an hours drive so i asked him to send me a picture however i cant tell if its a bee or a wasp, Im leaning to wasp but happy to be wrong.

My bees are running low and i want to give them some fondant but all the delivery dates are for late next week and I'm nervous that it might be to late then. Is there something i can use in the mean time? Thanks

Went down to check on my hives yesterday and one of them has been completely destroyed by wasps. It was a weak hive anyway but still would of made it through the winter. So my question is do i take out all the frames and burn them?

Afternoon all I am doing a favour of a friends mum. she has a wasp nest underground in her garden. I said i will get rid of it for her. So i was just wondering if my full suit is wasp proof? My bees have never stung me through it but i dont know much about wasps. Any ideas? Cheers

Morning all I have been away from my hives for the last 2 months and I'm playing catch up with my hives. Im going to start to feeding them in the next couple of day and was wondering if i can kill two birds with one stone an treat them for varroa as well? Or have i missed the boat for both...

Hi I have 3 hives at the moment on one site 2 are doing really well, however every time i go and check them one of them seems to have fewer and fewer bees in each time. I can't see any eggs, i can't find a queen. What would be my best course of action to get it back to normal?

My house backs onto a graveyard. Its one of those wood land burial places with loads of wild and some very formal areas. I've set up a hive at the back of my garden, the honey i get is just for me and the family. However my wife has already said she will not eat it because its creepy. I think...

I have to buy some new QE for my 4 national hives and have found plastic and metal ones for the same price. Im thinking metal would be easier to clean but i still new at this and don't know. Any ideas or preference? Richard

Is there any benefit of having a double brood box on a hive? Loads of American websites seem to say thats the normal thing but i can't see any befits of it. Im just wonder if i should set one up this year to compare it against the single. Any words of wisdom?

Morning all I havent been able to visit my hives over winter (I broke my leg and couldnt get to them) however i planning to go and see them monday should i take any 2:1 sugar syrup just in case they need feeding? I will only be able to do one trip because im still on crutches. Thanks Richard

Afternoon all I went to my hive today to take off the feeder and noticed the bees are clumping in the super. Is that a normal thing for them to do? Any ideas? Richard

Morning all Someone ask me what type of honey bee i had, and the only answer i could give was a blank look. I know there are many types of honey bee but i don't know how to identify Buckfast from a British Black. Any ideas? Richard

Dear all I just ordered some labels from Vistaprint for my honey, going to sell some and give some away as presents. They are working out to be about 80p per label which seems a little high. My question is "am i a cheapskate or should i be buying my labels somewhere else"

My wife has just bought a diet book (she becoming a vegan), and it has so many lies in it hard to read without laughing. 1) bees are kept in cramped conditions like battery caged hens 2) We steal their honey 3) In the winter people burn hives because its cheaper than looking after them I...

I know I'm going to get my first call soon to collect a swarm. I just want to know the best procedure because it will be my first time. I was going to have a poly box and a sheet, knock the swarm into the box any that land on the sheet get put in the box as well, then leave the box till night...

After catching my first swarm i put them into a new hive. All went fine, until today when i went back to check. When i have put the brood box on i must have left a little gap between the box and the floor, and they are using that instead of the main entrance. Ive now closed that gap in hope...

Morning I did an inspection yesterday and everything was going fine, however when i was putting the hive back together i put the super on "wrong", it is 90 degrees to the brood box. I only noticed when i had packed everything up and didnt have time to go back it correct it. Is this going to...

I have a favourite bee. Her name is barbee. I think i am falling in love. Is this normal? Does anyone else feel this way?