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Dear forum, As a beekeeper in my 2nd year, one of my hives is causing me concern, and I'm hoping the forum might guide me. The hive went into winter feeling light. It was fed overwinter with fondant, and survived into the spring. On the previous inspection, I saw limited amount of brood, and...

Dera Forum, I'm having issues with the location of my beehives. I need to move a hive, and am looking for advice. I have a hive with a brood and 3 supers, which is to heavy and bulky for me to lift when strapped tight as a single unit. The hive would be "closed" at bight, and then moved early...

As a new beekeeper, about to start my second season, I'm looking for some advice. In the autumn, I removed the queen excluders from my hives, and placed the supers below the brood box. I'm wondering when I should put the queen excluders back, and place super(s) on top of the brood boxes...

Dear forum, As a newbie keeper, I'm looking for some advice. History: Nuc introduced into new hive on 9 May, and then fed with light syrup Hive progressed well, and super added on 29 May Hive swarmed on 1 June Inspected on 1 July, and unable to see queen or new larvae Inspected on 16 July, and...