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Lately there has been moisture on the observation board, and I'm not sure if it's condensation mixed with the pollen, or if there's...

[This is all from memory, so may not be the full detail. It's only just been recovered from whichever filing cabinet my brain stored...

Just Google lab grade thymol crystals

Thank you for the thymol threads! This is so helpful :) is there a certain kind of thymol crystals to use? Ive been using a natural...

We had a week of mid 60's, I waited. For the second day of 66° and sunny with no wind. I was quick and did my check and got out. My bees...

About 8 years ago we had an unseasonably warm January and several swarms were found in January and March in North London. That...

I didn't take photos this time 😏 I was trying to make the observation quick because it was a little chilly. I was very moved by the...

Check the thorax closely for traces of paint; if there is truly none, she is likely to have been superseded late last year and as this...

I know if my Queens change as the older ones wing is clipped.

Seems pretty normal, capped brood, uncapped brood, with plenty of pollen and nectar

Demaree method - slight modification of the original 1894 method which also allows for making increase Most methods of swarm prevention...

Thanks so much! So kind of you to share the link! I appreciate the feedback.

Thank you, that was very informative! I saw no traces of paint at all. The biggest worry to me is her not being mated well because it...

Bees will do what bees do ... if they decide to swarm they will make queen cells. It's no use worrying about it, the only thing you can...

G'day Bex. So if I understand correctly, you are looking to have three colonies the first being the original one, the second a new nuc...