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Do any of you just use brood sized boxes for broods and as supers? My rationale would be that everything is the same. It comes to mind because I ran out of supers this year and used a brood box as a super with new foundation. Other than the super sized super being a tad heavier than normal it...

I have six hives all with mesh floors. Last winter I had an issue with damp in one hive and had to change the comb on 5 frames due to mould. The colony survived and built up ok but obviously had to draw out new comb. Since then I have cut ventilation holes in all of my roofs (with mesh behind)...

I have an old nuc in my back garden that requires a new lid. Before I got round to replacing it a small swarm colonised it in July. Of a great temperament (4 kids and a dog just a yard away) with no pinging or aggression I finally moved the swarm into a full sized national today. They have drawn...

I am a large lad (but getting smaller slowly) and need a new bee suit. Can anyone recommend a place where I can buy a suit that's 60" across the chest or get one made to measure? Thanks in anticipation.

Earlier in the summer I added a supper but was called away before adding the frames. Returning two days later and the girls had undertaken a building project on their own and filled it with comb. I left it hoping to get honey comb. Having removed it today I have a solid super filled with lovely...

This is my second full year of being a bee keeper. I started off with one colony and very quickly acquired two more. Ever mindful of the logic that if you only have one colony and you lose it then you are no longer a bee keeper I though, with three, even as a novice I should come through the...

I collected my first nuc from friends yesterday and despite a broken cambelt and a ride home in an RAC truck the hive was positioned in the apiary this morning. Due to the weather few girls are venturing out but they seem to have settled. Transfering them from one nuc to another last night was...