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I've seen a few 'adverts' for pre-drawn comb on some social media sites recently. As a very new beekeeper I don't have any drawn comb as I only got my colony last July/August so does anyone have any experience of the pre-drawn sheets? My initial thoughts are, how do they do it and if it is...

I ordered this suit from STBK a few weeks ago but when it arrived I found I needed the next size up (replacement XL now on the way to me), so I now have a brand new, still in wrapping, with spare fencing style veil and carry bag grey Defender suit. size LARGE I could send it back for a refund...

Hi all, I have bought a pack of Apivar, but only have 1 hive, so I will have 8 strips (enough for 4 hives) left over. It seems a shame to throw it away so if anyone would like any i'm happy to sell it on at £3 a strip, free postage (I paid £31 +postage from Thornes for the pack). I'm based in...

Where I work the gardeners have just found bees in a tree - not hanging in a tree as in a swarm, but flying in and out of a hole at the base of the tree (so nesting inside the tree). They seem to be very docile as i stood very close to the tree and didn't get pinged once, and hey were also very...

Saw on the local news this evening, and on various Facebook groups that a five hives (full of bees) have been stolen from an apiary in Cornwall. For those that have Facebook, more details here: Facebook လော့ဂ်အင်ဝင်ရန်

Afternoon all, i'm starting on my beekeeping journey this weekend with a beginners course. If all goes well with that i'll probably look to keep bees. My question is, is it feasible to keep bees in the garden? I have put a diagram below but as a general description the garden is about 30...

hi all, I thought I'd introduce myself, I'm Jim from East Devon and just looking to get into beekeeping. I have a beginner course in a couple of weeks so I'm really looking forward to that. I've also been watching lots of YouTube videos (mainly the @Black Mountain Honey channel - thanks...