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My 2 hives are on a meadow for some reason they have started stinging the family in a house next to meadow.can i move my bees further down the meadow or will this not solve the problem.

I have now kept bees for a full season ,the cost of 2 hives , frames,foundation,suit, smoker etc has come to a few hundred pounds.What have i gained ? several stings,4lbs of honey and so much FUN.The people at the chesterfield beekeepers meeting are very helpful full of advice(all...

HI all this is my first full year as a beekeeper i started with 1 hive which i split in may both are queen right have plenty of stores but i have only 1 super with 6 frames of capped honey on my 1st hive my 2nd has a drawn super but nothing in it my hives stand in a field with plenty of...

BBC 2 friday 9pm looks interesting .

any advice? i am a newbee and split my hive in may both hives seem to be doing well all was fine last sunday. when i looked today i have what looks like a small swarm about 100 bees under my hive they have built comb under the hive in one corner it is about 3" long and 1.5"across .I checked...

My mask on my suit in the slightest breeze sits against my nose,i have damaged it by keep pulling it away from my face.It has left 2 slits about a inch long and a inch apart in the mask am i best to sew it or glue it and any suggestions on how to keep it away from my nose!

split my hive on 2oth may posted a while ago it seems my queen was left in original hive 10 days ago on inspection no eggs (that i could see) in 2nd hive Today brood in 2nd hive all seems well,1st hive very busy added a 2nd super not sure what ive done but all seems well,beginners luck i think.

Did a a/s on the 20th may new queen hatched and laying well, bias put on 2nd super today .my hive with the old queen, not seen today is full of stores i frame drawn but empty but no brood,has my queen died? my hive was full of bees so i dont think they have swarmed thought i would leave alone...

I read a lot of books over the winter so many i think i have addled my brain! i am sure i read you can treat varroa with icing sugar but i can now find no reference to it in any of my own books but i borrowed a lot of books has any one else read or tried this ? i just thought i would give it a...

When i did my as on monday one of my frames in the brood box was very heavy full of honey part capped and very wobbley it is only attached at the top and one side,should i leave alone or replace with a new frame with foundation .

this is my second year so am still a newbee my 14x12 hive seems very strong on inspection today they have started to fill the super i have bias lots of stores and pollen coming in,i also have 3 uncapped queen cells this is the 2nd year for my queen so have decided to do a AS,do i need to feed...

wishing all beekeepers a happy new year,with plenty of sunshine very few swarms and plenty of honey at the end!

Hi can any one recommend books on queen rearing for winter reading? any courses going on in derbyshire?

hi just been looking at a thread on insulation covers dose every one insulate?what do you use? and how do you do it .thanks in advance.

I am feeding at the moment lots of bees looks healthy no super on do i take my queen excluder off and why?

I have fed my bees 3 times each with 6lb 2:1 how much do i give them?also i seem to have that many bees on all my frames i can not see if i have any brood, eggs or nothing! i have no supers on.i have seen my queen. thanks for any agvice.

HI first year beekeeper i have been treating for verroa for a week bees have a lot of pollen and honey stored and there is still a lot of flowers for them to forage from should i start feeding now or leave a little longer?thanks.

hi i am a new beekeeper have just removed my super wax well drawn no honey frames have plenty of honey and pollen still plenty of plants in flower i have but 2 bayvarol strips in and have 2 more cant find my notes from last meeting do i leave them in 1 week then replace with new strips or...