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The following outlines the early part of Snelgrove method 1. I’ve had brood and a half over winter and expect to find a small amount of brood in the super on first inspections today. Will put on my QX but that does mean I may have brood in the super for up to 3 more weeks. I will probably want...

First year of beekeeping. I had a swarm in April (my first bees), they swarmed again in mid June. Both colonies have done ok but I was worried neither were strong enough to make it through the winter so I reunited them. Having moved the brood and the best stores to the bottom brood box, the...

I have two hives. One of them has bees with what looks like a white stipe down their thorax. I‘m guessing it’s more to do with age than forage. Although some of them are returning with similar color in their pollen sacks most are returning with nectar. Are these just old bees?

Hi. I’m new to beekeeping. I have a 2 week old colony, from swarm. My first inspection was yesterday. They are progressing nicely, with beautiful comb and excellent drone to worker brood ratio. I have observed several times in past two weeks a late afternoon flurry of activity outside the...