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Hi I noticed some odd behaviour from my bees today, whilst not the greatest of weather down here - today has been a mixture of showers and a little sun. I tend to wander down to the hives on a weekend just to check activity (they are in the garden) and both hives have been very active with a...

Hi Im new to beekeeping, I set up my first hive last year after a 28 year permission from the wife wait! I obtained the bees from a local friend, but had a niggle about the quality of them. However they seemed very busy and quite prolific, but I did notice a lot of bees wandering around in the...

I was doing my usual watching the activity around the hive and checking for wasps etc, when I noticed a very large insect land on the adjacent shed. It looked very much like the dreaded Asian Hornet, so fly swat in hand I approached for a closer look and managed to get this photo below. A quick...

Hi everyone, I have been reading a lot in this forum and found some great information and advice. After 28 years persuading the wife, as I need to keep the hive in our garden, I eventually got the green light, and am now up and running with the help of a local beekeeper. I think I'm lucky in...