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would admin please pm me regarding my posts getting deleted an explanation is good manners i now feel like i am being victimized and singled out unfairly john t

it was mentioned on radio 2 this morning honey yields for 2018 are up 33 %

down here in Hampshire i have noticed a field in yellow flower, looks like oil seed rape ,maybe slightly brighter in colour ,im only able to see it briefly as i drive past, what is this likely to be any ideas ?

im considering trying some plastic foundation, has anyone any experience using this, is it as durable as they say ? any issues getting the bees working on it ?

last week i introduced an imported queen into a weak failing colony,after removing the drone laying queen- this was my only hive, on the Monday it was vandalized by kids throwing rocks, so i moved the remaining two frames of bees into a small nuc, and moved the now empty hive the other side...

What items do people have in their inspection kit, i thought it may be interesting to compare notes and for beginners to get an idea,as to what are essentials. smoker + fuel+lighter ,queen cage, marking cage+marker,nitrile gloves,hive tools, bee brush, note book+pencil,screwdrivers+few...

Just been for a drive this afternoon, noticed OSR fields in full flower, with this warm weather we could get a good honey flow,

This may be of interest, as for the practical use im not sure but welcome comments. I have been monitoring the internal hive temperature /humidity using a small data logger, I have placed the device in the hive inside a sock, it was placed on the top bars which are covered with insulating...

This is an account of my first attempt at vaporisation with oxalic acid crystals , i had been keeping bees for many years but had a break for about 10 ,before I took my break varroa hadn’t been around that long and I had only treated colony’s with bayvrol strips so vaporisation is completely...

Hello to you all, i am a returning beekeeper after a 10 year absence, i first started in the 1980 s where i use to live a few miles from the Thornes factory in wragby ,i had about 10 national hives most of the honey was from oil seed rape, also moved them to the heather on the Yorkshire moors...