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I wish my bees made money too...

Ok, thanks all. Colony is strong so I think nothing to worry about.

Hi, Does anyone know what these grubs are that the bees have evicted from one of my hives? Thanks, Matt

That sounds good Ashley, thanks! I've got feeders and mouse guards on the way - I'm hoping they'll be here by the end of the week so I can get the feed on. The bees were very active for a couple of days after we split the hives, especially the last but one we opened, loads of bees crawling...

Finally getting around to uploading a few photos as requested. These were taken after the initial clearing just to get near to them.

Thanks again Ashley for today. Really enjoyed opening up the hives and starting to get to know what's what (obviously still with very much to learn!) and I really appreciate your very knowledgable help. The fact that only 4 of the original 6 hives remain present/active means that it's slightly...

Is there a way to feed without opening the hives? Sorry if that's a daft question.

Thanks for all the replies. I am in Buckingham, so north Bucks. I agree that so many hives is a bit daunting and I want to do a course, although I'm struggling to find details of any local courses for the remainder of this year or 2013 online. From what I can tell, the hives are National and...

Hi again. I'm in Bucks. Just to confirm, I would like to keep and look after the bees. It's something I'm interested in and whilst I wasn't planning on it just yet, this opportunity is too good to give up! I do intend contacting someone local, but I didn't think there was any point at this time...

Hi, I have just taken on an allotment which has 6 bee hives on it which were left by the previous tenant. I know that the bees have not been looked at for at least 18 months, possibly as much as two and a half years. From flying activity it looks as though they all have active bees in them. I...