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Dear all, I have searched the forum and read lots in this but haven't found a clear answer. My wife and I attend from time to time local craft fairs etc selling honey and other related products, ie Honey Mustard, Marinades, Cup Cakes to name but a few, ( both of us have our Level 2 CIEH ) we...

Hi all.. Housed a large swarm which I have put in my new apiary.. Alas first bees to go to this apiary.. I put them into a BB with 6 frames foundation and a queen excluder on the floor so to keep her in, if she is there...which by the way they are bearding on the front of the hive I don't think...

As topic, Can I add water to Ambrosia Syrup so that it converts it from 2:1 to 1:1 if so how much water per litre, my maths thinks 10% ?

I am moving bees to a new apiary, is it best to do this early while colony is smaller or later when they are stronger? They are moving 4miles.

Whilst watching over the weeks for the queen reducing laying, there was minimal eggs and larvae and sealed brood. As it was all going nicely I decided to leave them for a couple of weeks to the next full inspection but instead at the mid point of the 2 weeks I start with ApilLife Var as the...

Hive is reduced down to just the BB 14x12 some brood in all stages not a lot plenty of stores with 2 frames left to be filled. Problem is I cannot get inspection board under the mesh floor as a clump of bees is covering the underside of the mesh floor almost motionless, Queen is inside the...

I have been watching my bees and for the past few weeks I have noticed bees with a lighter colour and also with marks on their heads. I have been trying to get a picture of them but this is the best I have managed so far. You will notice, the bee in the middle has different markings, I can't see...

I have been watching my bees and for the past few weeks I have noticed bees with a lighter colour and also with marks on their heads. I have been trying to get a picture of them but this is the best I have managed so far. You will notice, the bee in the middle has different markings, I can't see...

This is only in certain areas and only on old comb that came with the Nuc, new drawm comb laying fine although she has refuced the amount she is laying but that said nothing is flowering at the moment so she might have taken foot off the gas until the flow improves....everything else looks...

Just done an inspection, this is a Nuc from beginning of May, now over all 11 frames and 3/4 of their way through first super. However one frame in only this patch looks like as pictured, it's purely over these few cells all the rest of the frames are fine. All normal brood around but this...

I am feeding 1:1 syrup, and they are taking out down 3 litres last week, they were nosema free last autumn and 2 weeks ago I treated for nosema as a precaution. Colony on 4 frames brood pattern is good and stores are low although they are taking the syrup fine and storing.

Inspected and everything all looking ok... However I notice a few ants crawling around inside on walls of bb, and on inspection board under OMF...I didnt see them on comb. The colony is still rather weak from the cold months, but getting stronger by the day. Are ants a problem or will the bees...

My wife has recently made some rather nice beeswax lip balm with completely natural ingredients, and now thinking of trying some other things like hand lotion etc.. Idea being to try on a few friends and get their opinion and then possibly look to sell on a craft stall. Being cosmetics I would...

Hi been reading plenty on this but remain unconvinced whether its ok to do or not. I want to keep my hives as wood and just treat so they retain their colour a little longer. I bought some Teak Oil, a major DIY chains own brand... Now all the Teak Oil they have states they are high in VOC's is...

This coming season I would like to change 5 frames of comb from the Nuc I got earlier in the year.. The comb was told to me it is 2 years old... I want to change these out but are currently at the centre of the brood... What is the best way to change single frames without doing an entire...

One thing that has played on my tiny little mind is... Why is a super called a super? Is it because what you find inside (honey) is super?!?!

I'm sure this has been asked before but cannot find a thread... I am looking for some reading material for the quiet months on the subject of Queen Rearing. ( a practical guide ) so I can start to learn this part of the craft. Can anyone suggest a good book or where on the web I can find good...