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Has anyone used a Queen tower to mate queens. 1) were the results good 2) What is the advantage over other types of mating nucs and Apiedia?

I'm looking to use a grease pattie for the first time I've found several recipes online and in books but have no operational experience. I intend laying it on top of the frames as I would candy. However as this is a Pattie the chances are it will dissolve and drip down the frames. Does anyone...

I have come to the point in the season where I need to repair a few old crocks as I've used everything else. I have a couple of Payne poly's that require some TLC, they have been chewed at the edges, mouse damage, so they are no longer water or bee tight what is the best material to repair them...

I have been trying to requeen a Colony since early May, they appear to be queenless, as they initially tried to raise a queen themselves, which failed. Since then they have had two test frames both with no results, I then introduced a mated queen, which laid a few eggs then they decided to...

I remember seeing somewhere that clover nectar starts to flow when the temperature is higher than 24C. Is that about right? I usually go by the fact if you can smell it, its producing however we aren't getting the temperature just now so might take the suppers off and feed heavy syrup to give...

I have been offered Poly National hives what is the best way to clean them?

Melted down the old combs yestarday, now preparing the wax smelter for the next part of the process. Filter and clean it then maybe tommorrow we can make some wax sheets!

At this time of year its the damp that kills off a colony so how you set up your colony going into the winter will determine how strong they are in the spring. With this in mind what is the best solution to the damp for a single wall colony Personally I remove 2 of the outer bars and seal the...

I have been keeping bees since I was 9, my father gave me my first hive. He's still around making sure I do things the right way.. well what the head beekeeper dictates as being right... four beekeepers having a discussion there will always be five solutions etc.. So I've got quite a few years...