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All depends 🙂. Do you actually need to do anything? How many frames of brood? Is there still space for queen to lay? I run double...

I can see lots of white varroa poo on the lips of some cells.

As Dani implied above, Nosema can only be diagnosed for definite by microscopy. It may cause dysentery with poo staining in or on the...

Same problem here. Did a quick inspection as was sunny and 15C, and will be out of action for a few weeks. Queen seen but no eggs or...

Mine were well out of the way too, with trees between them and rest of site. Still had to go. It started with a chicken ban

Kept bees on allotment with written permission from council for 10 years. No problems. Then we get a new town clerk and bees and any...

I split my double broods as above. It puts some brood right under the QE, and I find is good swarm prevention. Not had any queen cells...

Bay leaves are toxic for dogs. My dog had an overnight stay at the vets after eating just a few leaves. He was very poorly. I now clear...

I found the list and dimensions of frames in the Thornes catalogue very handy in my early days

If it is good comb, just with stores in, why render it down? Drawn comb is a valuable asset to the bees. Get the bees to clean it up...

Agree with all of the above. Surely adding a QE will only decrease the amount of space for the queen. I would just heft it. If lifted...

Have taken over as apiary manager in my new home division in Devon. There was a tatty looking WBC which was to be chucked. However it is...

You had a systemic reaction. The site of the sting is irrelevant. Totally agree with your GP. before further tests and possibly...

Made up 2 more nucs ready to follow Mike Palmer’s double nuc management regime this year.

Most of mine do winter on double brood, I usually find the brood nest centrally placed between the boxes. Let them expand until...