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Morning all, After a tough summer managed to get a couple of supers from my hives. They thankfully look strong going into the winter. Just one question the honey in some of the frames is a very dark colour and very hard to spin out. What sort of honey is this?

Evening all, On my regular inspection today I noticed queen cells being formed in one of my hives. Nuc’d my queen with 2 frames of brood. However I was a bit stupid, panicked and ended up knocking down all of the queen cells in the original hive. My question is if it is okay to go back in to...

Evening all, quick question. On a recent inspection I noticed one large capped queen cell on the side of a frame. I also found the queen, eggs and larva. Would this be a typical supersedure? For the time being I have left the queen j the hive and was going to leave the hive alone for a few...

Evening all, Thanks for all of the advice so far that i have received. Two hives are on site and going well. Just one question and it may be case of me being over anxious. On my 7 day inspection today I did not see either of my queens, there was eggs, larva and brood in the hives. My issue...

Morning all, All going well will be collecting my nucs this weekend. Looking ahead the forecast is showing rain on and off at some stage all weekend. What are my options in terms of time length for the bees to orientate when transferring from Nuc to the hives? What would be the ideal...

Evening all, apologies as this question has probably been asked numerous times before but I have decided to ask it again!! I am aiming to start beekeeping this year and currently completing a course and will have a mentor. Just in terms of what I need to purchase to start with (excluding bees)...