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I stayed in a very posh Scottish hotel a couple of years ago and there were portions of comb, that purported to be heather honey...

I prefer the lime flow for my comb honey. Excellent flavour and slow to crystallize.

DIg the wax moth trail out - bees have difficulty dealing with the crud the moth grubs leave behind but they will happily repair the...

That they need space to store the rest of the fondant - you may find that they have lots of stores in the brood nest and very little...

Unless a restaurant prefers to pay properly for local quality, they will buy the cheapest Chinese. We must get out of the habit of...

It's too late now and it's always a personal decision but I would have left them a bit longer. It's not been the best weather for...

I too put on the frame the year when it was made up. Rarely does that relate to when it's condition tells me it needs pulling

I’ve tried these. They get super hot if even the slightest direct sun hits them so I’d say best used in complete shade. I haven’t had a...

Advice and a link to Seeleys's paper on Swarm catching has been proffered to the OP on another thread - and very good advice it is too -...

I don't think it's for sublimating OA - I think it's a fogger - which have proved to be near useless ... Although ...

I think the days just seem longer to me because they weather is interminably dull, grey and wet. James

Cut comb with set OSR honey is not a pleasant experience to eat ... I'd wait until you can be sure that you are going to get comb with...

I think, as long as there are new(ish) beekeepers and people who are sufficiently motivated to answer their questions (Many of which...

I've joined Discord servers and Facebook groups on beekeeping, most, if not all are absolute tripe filled with terrible information from...

It is not normal for a swarm to leave a hive and then go straight to a new home. There is a gap in-between when the congregate somewhere...