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Hi All I was planing to make up two new nuc's to re-queen two very aggressive hives later in the summer. I had two weeks ago put another new brood box with pulled out frames on top of a Queen excluder on top of a calmer colony with the intention of going today and swapping the frames from...

Happy Easter to all. Always wanted to have a go as I have several people ask me in work do I sell comb honey , which I dont. Any tips would be useful on how to use , ie do you pack the super out around the jars also when the best time as for me August September with HB in full flower is when...

Hi All, I was thinking of giving the brood boxes/roof a lick of Danish oil before winter sets in, is it ok to use and will the smell upset the bees. Also does anybody use anything else ie linseed etc Grub

Hi For the 1st time ever from my two hives that filled out nearly 5 supers between them, each hive had only capped a couple of frames in fact 2 in each , I have HB in abundance in my area as you can see from my photo , so I do leave it late with removing supers usually 1st or 2nd week of...

I have a poly nuc from Paynes & bees are covering 6 frames , I was thinking of leaving the feeder on over winter to give them more insulation (without syrup in) Whats your thoughts good idea or not Grub

Hi All, Dont know if this has been asked before now, but I did try to search 1st. I will be overwintering two colonies in Paynes Poly Nucs 14 x 12 both are covering 5/6 frames both with new Queens this year. What is the ideal product to use and do I just reduce by half to administer ? or/...

Hi All, Quick question , when fitting mouse guards do you leave in the entrance block or take off Grub

Hi All I look and read more than post which I do find very useful, but I can not get over the amount of new beeks opening up the hives now and checking through the frames like it is summer time , worrying them selves silly that they cant find the queen or eggs etc . Or is it just me...

My mate is thinking of uniting (one queenles to a queen right colony) he was going to treat then all 1st, then unite but after reading the instruction on the tin it says do the other way around. Can anyone explain why Grub

Hi All Any good tips on Virgin Queen introduction to a nuc . Grub

Hi My mate spoke to me a couple of weeks ago saying his hive had swarmed and he had reduced to two queen cells ? (his choice I only leave one). He left them for 4 weeks before re-checking to see if the new queen had started laying, he has found no eggs but he did find the two queen cells he...

Hi All Quick question , bees in 14 x 12 brood box nucleous been instaled three week plus being fed now drawing out frame 7 , do I leave in for now or take out , my gut feeling is leave in , but I would appreciate your knowledge especialy with the weather realy picking up next week and I have...

Hi All I will be planting Comfrey at my New Apiary site :D I have been offered some roots of bocking 14 aka Russian comfrey and I have been told doesnt set seed ?? or plants of Comfrey officinale that does set seed and that could spread if not kept under control. Which one is more useful to...

Sorry probably been asked before . If a national is roughly 50 thousand cells what is the capacity of a 14x12 Grub

Hi All I was helping my mate Saturday his bees swarmded about 7 weeks ago , I helpded check them yesterday , new queen laying realy well lots of bees both BB full of honey (problem or not?) , 1 super nearly full and HB in bloom and lots off . He wants to change over to 14x12.. I have told him...

Hi All Just wondered how late in the day do beeks check their bees in July. Taking in to account its sunny warm and little wind :Angel_anim: Grub

Hi all Any tips , my new queen arrives next week (Saturday) Deffo no queen have put test frame in queen cells started I checked 3 days later ., so that is sorted out . Grub

Hi all A lady in work was given 6 jars of honey and she told me it sort of fermented and went frothey on the top, it was in payment from a person who keeps hives on her small holding I havnt a clue, Any ideas Grub

Hi All Nice sunny day My bees swarmed on the 9th April I had taken the Monday off that week to go through them anyway it was to cold and windy so my next time would of been the Saturday 10th !!!! To cut a long story short, I checked the hive the same day and put a drawing pin on the frame of...

Hi all I have had the super on all winter, so whens the best time to sort out with QE and moving the queen into the brood chamber what if they have taken over the super with eggs and larvea , what if you cant find the queenbee-smillie I know none of this will happen until April ??:banghead: Grub