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Hello i've just looked at my hive, and there is a lot of activity outside and I'm wondering if i should inspect them? I left them with a super of honey before the winter and I've put fondant on in Janurary, but I left the queen excluder off and wanted to reinstate it pre the season, its 14c here...

I bought a colony back in June that seemed to be doing well but then August arrived and my queen stopped laying when I checked at the end of the month. I’ve just checked the hive, there seems to be lots of supplies and bees but I didn’t see the queen, but spotted 4 queen cells, so I presume...

I've just inspected my two hives and discovered in one my queen is missing, i can only presume as I didn't/can't find her and there is no brood on the frames its 11 frames of honey... I have a second hive which has 8 frames of brood and no supers, should I try and join them together or put out...

My hive has failed, I’m not sure why. But their is mould on my frames. Can these frames be reused ? Can I recover the honey from the frames or should I burn them? I’m worried they may be diseased. The frames have a bluish mould on them. I’ve attached some pictures. I’ve been feeding, but i don’t...

I got a my first swarm into my hive back in May, i had a hive with undrawn frames that i introduced them to. Fast forward a few months and the bees have drawn 4 frames of brood, queen is laying on these 4, and one other frame which the bees are storing with honey. There are still 4 frames...

Hello I have a new hive, i.e. recently bought and constructed the frames myself so everything is new. I have received a swarm from the local beekeeping society I am a member of. We introduced the swarm with one old frame with drawn out comb, this was 3 weeks ago and the frames are pointing...