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5 commercial supers, must be localism to Pickering, North Yorkshire. Pm please.

How early in the year do others start drone rearing. I'm guessing it's a case of selecting the colonies and putting a frame of drawn drone comb in the middle.

When's the optimum time to vape the bees, does it matter?

Does anybody vaporise swarms, if so how and when? Would I be right in thinking hive the swarm, let it settle for a couple of days, and then go at night/early morning, shut them in and vape under the mesh? How much Oxalic do I use, does it depend on swarm size?

I was bored today so I decided to do a cut out for fun. Also made a dummy board simultaneously.

Hefting the hive seems to be a trick only the very experienced have the knack for. How much should a hive weigh? My friend, Peter Hewitt happened to be on holiday in Wales and he was invited to the local Association's apiary meeting. The beginners where invited to try there hand at hefting the...

I found and marked a queen today, using the crown of thorns and a Uni Post a marker. I didn't press hard but the queens thorax seemed to sink, has anybody else come across this?

There is lots written or spoken regarding beekeeping, but does anybody ever test those things out for themselves or does everybody accept? Take the statement 'Never open a hive in thundery weather', how many people have done this?

I got a lot of aggression during inspections yesterday. I'm not sure what problem was, weather seemed good suit was clean. I wondered if it was the cardboard or if the hay I was burning had been treated with something. I've got some fresh hay so that eliminates that possibility. It could be...

What do users with poly hives do regarding mouse guards, is there a possibility of the mice chewing the poly around the guard?

Every year I seem to make some small improvements to my beekeeping.

I have a colony that came through winter and looked very strong in January, however it ran out of stores by the time I next got to it in March. The bees were mostly dead with just a few fluttering their wings, even the queen looked dead. After a spray of light syrup with some hive alive in it...

I'm looking at buying a new suit and wondered what other people wear and whether you've been happy with your choice.

This is something I haven't bothered with yet but am wanting to do this year. What's the best way of extracting, what are the pros and cons with each method. I'm not sure whether the steamer or the solar extractor is the best. I have been told the solar is the way to go and make it big enough to...

Due to family commitmentsand lack of time I need to reduce the number of colony's I am running. If anybody is interested in these please pa me. They are in Keighley, West Yorkshire at the moment.

I'll be trying my hand at queen rearing this year and wondered if there was any difference between introducing a queen cell or a virgin into a mini nuc? Also if using the stocked nuc to get a number of queens mated, does it become over populated with the 2nd and 3rd queens?

What triggers brood rearing in winter? Is it outside or inside temps? Is it day length? Is it the shrinking colony size due to bees dying off?

I'm wondering whether it would be best to move my bees now or wait until spring. If I move them now do I need to remove the roof/crown board and replace with a travel screen, or can I put the screen on top of the crown board?

I have 4 or 5 nucs for sale at £90 each. There is at least 5 frames of brood. Bees are local mongrel, temprament is ok. Bring your own hive and I'll transfer frames over, this will give you chance to inspect and ask questions before you part with your cash. PM me for more info. Cheers.

Do cells get polished for laying workers?