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Hi Guys, I was checking one of my hives today and I have a new queen who has started laying. However the brood (larvae) looks a bit milky, a bit like royal jelly but in all cells. Any thoughts what this could be? You can still see white larvae but they are definitely milkier than in my other...

Hey Guys. I have had bees for 3 years now. I have never had much of a reaction to a sting, just a bit itchy. I have had 100s of stings. Today I was stung at 10AM on the back of my hand. The hand has been a big swolen bubble all day! For 12 hours its been very swolen and aching, even after...

Hi Guys. I have a split in a nuc that has requeened successfully :) Its building out nicely and I would like to move them into a full size hive. However the hive is around 4 meters away, and won't fit in the same position as the nuc. Is there any way I can achieve this without moving them...

Hey Guys, Quick swarm control question. when you perform a swarm control nucleus split. what is the trigger for this? do you wait until you have royal jelly and a built out queen cell, or could you do it earlier when you see an egg in a queen cup or just an exceptionally busy hive for instance...

Hey Guys, I have 3 hives, two of which are doing well. they have plenty of stores and good laying pattern. One hive is full of bees, but there is not a single egg! All I found was 2 open swarm cells. (I have no idea when they may have swarmed, as I don't remember seeing these last year unless...

Hey Guys, I have had bees for three years and have never had any trouble with them re. disturbing the neighbours. However just today the neighbour got in contact to say they were nesting in their boiler flue. This flue is a new addition and wasn't here last year. I'm sure they are not nesting...

Hey Guys, I have 3 hives, and two of them are really busy, I even peeked inside and they are pretty packed with bees (including a super I left on over winter) and have a good flow of pollen coming in. Is there any chance these hives could swarm now? Is it too early? I'm concerned that by the...

Guys, I have a sweinty poly hive. I would like to reduce the size of the entrance for autumn, I currently have none. Does anyone know what type of entrance block i need to purchase? I cannot find them online. Thanks for your advice, Felix

Hey Guys, I performed my first inspection yesterday. It is the first time I have ever overwintered bees. I think the colony looks quite weak, however there is a laying queen which I guess is good news. The brood box contains no bees and contains quite a lot honey. It looks like they haven't...

Hey Guys, So I have overwintered my first colony of bees :) I have now just purchased my second hive and am planning on splitting the hive later on this Spring. As a beginner, what do you suggest is the best option for hive splitting. Do you recommend buying a new queen? Should I wait for...

Hey Guys, With winter fast approaching, i'm looking for some advice :) I have had my first colony of bees since April. They have packed out the brood box, however they never bothered to expand into the super that I added at the end of July. What are the key things I should be doing now that...

Hey Guys, I received a nuc of bees in May, they filled out the brood box very quickly. 4 weeks ago I added a super (with no queen excluder). They haven't built out any of the super frames, i'm not sure why they are not expanding. There are plenty of eggs/brood and honey in the brood box, but...

Hey Guys, I received my first nuc in May, and have been enjoying my first summer as a beekeeper. However, during recent inspections the brood box is absolutely packed with bees/brood/honey, there doesn't look like there is any room for any more expansion. Because of this i'm worried the hive...

Hey Guys, I am a beginner beekeeper. I have had a nuc of bees in a brood-box for about a month now. I think the hive is going ok, I don't think there is enough honey for them so i am feeding them sugar solution. The problem i have is that i think the gaps between the national frames were too...

Hey Guys, I'm a very new beekeeper and have had a hive around 4 days since getting a Nuc delivered on Saturday. I have a feeder in a super above the hive with a 1 to 1 sugar water solution inside. I also had a queen excluder below the feeder & crown board. I noticed that no bees were...

Hi, I am looking for a Nuc of easy going bees. I have a new hive and kit which has been set up in my garden, all ready to go. I have almost completed a beginner course at my local bee association and have spent a short amount of time at the local apiary. Please let me know if you have any...