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Hello, My parents have some space for a couple of hives, it is a good area for bees and alongside some organic fields of beans. They are located in Brailsford near Ashbourne. If you are intersted please let me know and I will pass on your details?

I have only been keeping bees for about 5 years and I always put a bag of fondant on at Christmas as a bit of insurance just in case stores are getting low, for the cost it's not worth not doing it.

wasps My trick is to use an old jam jar with a couple of holes pierced in lid with a screwdriver, half fill with water and a teaspoon of jam. Hang it up with string and wait for the wasps. Last year I filled 2 jars to the top with flies and wasps.

Thanks for the feedback, at the weekend a newish colony who are expanding quickly(bought as a nuc at end of May, already on brood and half and filled 1st super) were a bit grumpy on Sunday afternoon. Yesterday encouraged a colony from inside a tree in a friend's garden into a nuc box and then...

What time of day are you doing your inspections?

Has anyone found that their bees are more inclined to sting in this hot weather?

Great news for you. I placed a bait hive on a friends garage roof approx 2 months ago, he had not seen any bees in his garden until wednesday last week when he saw a couple of bees aroung my hive. On Thursday morning the swarm arrived, landing on a nearby fence, garage door and roof, within a...

Thanks tazbee, bought an excellent nuc/colony at the weekend from Sputnam. Regards Paul Helston

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I have lost both of my colonies over winter and I am looking for a replacment please.