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Hi I have two National hives and have a problem with the bees going into my neighbours garden pool which upsets him and his wife. They can't enjoy their garden with dozens of bees flying around. I am considering selling my hives unless I can find a way of stopping them. I don't want a pond...

Hives and bees for sale. Hive 1 National pine - purchased June 2009. Open mesh floor, Brood box + frames, Queen excluder, Super + frames, Crown board, Galvanised sheet metal covered roof. Varroa insert, mouse guard. Hive 2 National cedar - purchased June 2010. Open mesh floor, Brood box +...

I have seen a number of what look like small wasps actually landing on my bees and attacking them. They are not after honey or nectar just the bees. I put a jam jar with honey and jam near the hives but they ignore it. Any ideas on what these insects are and how to get rid of them. thanks

I have two hives and had yet another swarm (a caste I think) from hive 1, which I caught in a box. Having nowhere to put it I asked an experienced beekeeper what to do and he said dump them on the floor in front of hive 2 and they will sort themselves out. I thought this a bit strange as I...

I have successfully got my two colonies through the winter and they are doing very well with a couple of supers on one of them. Although I am a newbie beekeeper I believe in disturbing the colony as little as possible. I have inspected them only three times this year but have never been able to...

Hi I have two hives and so far both have survived the winter. The bees were collecting pollen last week when we had a warm day. I can only accommodate two hives so I would like to unite the two I have and then artificially swarm into the now spare hive. My question is when and how do I unite...

Hi I have two hives and this is my second season with bees. I inspected the other day and both hives are very clean with brood and stores. I have had only 1 or 2 varroa drop per week. So I am not going to treat. After all that what I want advice on is shown in the attached pictures. Some bees...

Hi This is my second season with bees. Last year I had problems with being supplied with a poorly mated queen - it's a long story but didn't get any honey. I expected this. I now have 2 hives each with a super. Hive1 has brood box, queen ex, super, crown board, roof. Hive2 is the same. Each...

Hi I have a small colony which, after a few problems with the queen, is doing very well with plenty of brood. I put first Apiguard tray in my hive 23/09 and two weeks later removed it. The bees had not eaten all the Apiguard in the tray. Should it all be eaten? The plastic sheet under the...

Hi I am a new beekeeper. I bought a nuc in late June and got off to a bad start due to my queen being very small and not laying. It's a long story but now I have a good queen but a small colony. I have very few varroa but have bought some Apiguard. I have a mesh floor and I have heard that it...