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Hey, I'm based up in Swansea, Wales and my Queen from last year still hasn't started laying yet. There are no eggs, however the colony is out and about collecting pollen. Just wondering if anyone else is still in the same boat? My may concern is that the colony is starting to diminish and...

It's getting quite late in the year and my colony I started in May hasn't ventured into the Supers. I even tried leaving the queen excluder off for about 4 weeks. Bees seem to clean in there but there's no attempt at drawing out the frames. The bees seem really rammed in the brood box and...

Hi there, I've got the chance to purchase an observation hive like this. I was just wondering if anyone has seen one similar to this and if it's possible to keep it outside. I don't like the idea of having bees indoors, however it would be nice to have a hive that we can see inside clearly...

I put MAQS in my hive a week ago. Today I opened it up to check that the queen was still alive. I found her and she appears to be laying, however I noticed these potential queen cells at the bottom of a frame. I'm fairly certain they are just drones, however I wanted to check to see what you all...

Just discovered the slow motion setting on my mobile. I decided to place it on top of the hive and film the bees land and take off. It makes for relaxing viewing so I thought I'd share it with you. https://youtu.be/PjfaK4S0Bd8 Enjoy!

Hey, Before I'm accused of any thing of the sort... I have not and do not work for or am not affiliated with this company. AT ALL :nono: Now we've sorted that :-)... Has anyone used, own or have opinions on the Arnia Hive Monitors? Details here: (arnia.co.uk) I'm not sure quite how useful...

I went to inspect my Hive for the first time in about a week and a half. I had a thorough look through the hive and didn't notice any queen cells. However I noticed a very large pupae at the top of a frame but couldn't see if there was any empty queen cells around it. The bees seemed to be...