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We are planning to attend a local show next Saturday to sell honey and to talk to people about bees. The star of the show is usually the observation hive but I’m seeing forecast of temperatures over 35. Whilst I’m hoping that this might be a daily Star “phew what a scorcher” headline what sort...

Does anyone use certan to protect stored supers from wax moth? Thinking of trying it this year as I really don't like using acetic acid and don't have a spare freezer to put them in Thanks

Just making up another batch of syrup and as I'm not going to be able to visit the bees for a few days I want to put a larger volume on than usual. I don't have any thymol to add but have heard that vinegar works to prevent mould growth. Does anyone else add vinegar? Thank you

Hello - does anyone have any experience with the kochstar candle dipping station that Th***s sell? Due to retire shortly and have been asked what I would like as a gift and thought this might be nice

hello Just thinking about what to spend last years honey money on and would like to try a poly hive. Does any one have any recommendations as to which one to go with? Thanks

Hello One of my hives is up to something and I would be gratefully for advice. The hive in question is the result of a combination made at the end of August. We combined a hive where the queen had stopped laying (no eggs or brood for weeks and wall to wall stores in the brood frames). Both...

Before I commit card to printer I'd just like to check on the colours I should use for the prize cards for our association honey show. This is what I'm planning to use: 1st = Red 2nd = Blue 3rd = Yellow VHC = Green HC = Pink C = White Is this OK thanks H

We did a Bailey comb change at the weekend to remove some very black comb that came with a nuc last year. They seem ok and could be seen in the top box through the crown board when I went to top up the feed yesterday evening. There seemed to be a lot of activity under the hive and so on hands...

Hello - I'm thinking of buying a refractometer as a stocking filler does anyone have a recomendation? £30 from Amazon £80 Th*n*s is there any difference thanks H

I have today bottled 40 jars of the best honey I have ever tasted (may be a little biased here). So thank you to all who have patiently answered my beginners questions:thanks:

Hello, I would greatly appreciate some advice about what to do with one of my hives. The hive contains a swarm from my original colony and last years queen. They have been doing really well and inspecting them today I saw HM and there were 3 frames of good looking brood and cells with single...

Hi - well Enrico did tell me to make sure I checked the old queen after my artificial swarm... When out for my usually viewing of the comings and goings this morning I spotted a swarm around the gate post close to my hives. We managed to persuade them to take up residence in a fine cardboard...

I'm happy because the small colony I went into winter with look to have come through in fine form. Lots of bees with stacks of pollen going in. A quick inspection on Saturday showed eggs, nice fat larvae, capped brood and stores. BUT they don't seem to be in a hurry to draw more comb (I only...

I had to put some wire netting around my hive pretty smartish before Christmas as our green woodpecker found it and tried (unsuccessfully) to get himself some lunch. As I'm not going in to the hive at the moment it is not a problem but in a few weeks we are going to start thinking about...

I've noticed lots of reference to winter bees and as a new beek nervously heading into a first beekeeping winter I was wondering if there is any physical difference in these bees or are they just the ones that will be in the hive over winter? I still have lots of brood and lots of pollen going...

Hello - I observed what I thought was worring behaviour on my evening tea drinking session viewing the comings and goings last night, but as I'm new to this is might be quite normal and so would like your advice. A number of quite small bees were walking out of the hive and straight off the...

Hello, I have had my colony for 6 weeks now - I have brood on 4 frames and stores on another 2 but they don't seem inclined to draw out the emptry frames that are in there. They have made a start on one but no stores in it yet. As we head into autumn should I restrict the space they have or...

I'm very new to bee keeping having taken delivery of a 6 frame nuc 2 weeks ago. As advised I started feeding with 1:1 syrup to help them draw out the 5 new frames added to the hive. On my second inspection I noticed that there is what looks like grey mould in some of the stores on the outer...