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Ok so i inspected today and there seemed to be a lot of drone cells in there. There was worker brood and eggs in the cells in normal formation from what i could see but i was just wondering why there would be so many drone cells.

I have 3 hives in an area,two polpulated nd one empty but the empty one will soon be populated with a colony that i have in a nuc box. How many hives can you comfortably have together please.

HI, I have looked on flee bay and can get jars for around 40p, is this good or is there anywhere cheaper that i can get them?

I undertook a hive inspection today with a view to performing an artificial swarm. i could see no eggs or queen. there were several sealed queen cells. It has thrown me a little as i am not sure that the colony has already swarmed although the hive looked pretty full to me or something has...

i did an insepction yesterday and everything seemed ok although we found several small twigs. have the bees brought these in as they are stuck to frames

HI, I have only started this year but am preparing for next year,what size jars should i order as i was told that the sizes and weights were due to change and what sort of price should i be paying for jars ( i know that the how long is a piece of sting) what sort ofprice do you pay for jars...

Hi, My colony has finally started to grow and i have eggs and larvae on 6 frames in the brood box. there are two or three frames of undrawn foundation and i am wondering whether to add a super to enable the queen to lay more to help the colony grow as big as possible for winter. or should i...

got stung last night through my suit.didnt feel too bad. this is the 4th sting i have had so far,the first one swelled up on my ankle the other two were fine but this one i was stung on my right lower arm. my right hand has swelled up and has started to swell my fingers and they look like...

Hi, a long story but i had two queens, i put one in another hive with a few frames of bees and eggs and then introduced my bought mated queen to the original hive. after a week i have inspected the 2nd hive and all the bees and queen are gone. having looked in the first hive i couldnt see the...

hi there, i need a mated queen and would like to know if any of the users can recommend any suppliers of good quality queens

good evening, i have inspected the hive tonight and found an emergency queen cell,what i would like to know is:- does this mean that they have made this cell from an egg less than 3 days old and is it probable to grow into a queen? any advice appreciated

could you look at this frame for me pleae and see if it looks healthy. i undertaook my first inspection today and was expecting something different. saw a few new bees emerging from cells, but more worryingly i was queen cells. the colony has only been with me for a week and on inspection today...

ok its me again, how do i set up the ashforth feeder please. i mean which way round does it go?

i have just bought some beekeeping equipment and am now really confused as a few people have said to have 10 frames in the supers which i have done and used the already castleated spacers. no problem with that With the Brood boxes i have been told to use 11 frames with a dummy board but need...

apologies if this is a silly question but i would like to know how many frames to use in a brood box,as you can see i am a complete new bee. some are sayin 11 with a dummy board and some are saying 12. what is the difference please would it be possible for someone to explain please thanks

Hi, I am looking for someone who i can call on,ask advice,get me out of the poo in the Tamworth area,not started yet but will be in the next couple of weeks and am really keen on doing so. many thanks ade

Hi, does anyone know of any beekeepers courses being run near Tamworth in the near future please ade

Hi i am a new starter and am after a NUc for my hive in Tamworth,i am not a member of a club.please PM me if you have anything near me. thanks ade