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Hi All, Have some honey that has granulated with a sealed tank from last year - what is the best method of heating and degranulating the honey so I can bottle it up. Thanks

Hi All, I have a colony that is currently doing very well - it's a national on double brood but there are 8 frames covered in both the top box and the bottom, I'm worried about swarming so would like to make up some nuclei. Question is, when spiliting the original colony to make a nucleus, is...

Hi All, Haven't got round to oxalic treatment as felt the weather was too warm around December, is it ok to oxalic the bees when it warms slightly by next weekend/week after? Secondly, my hives are in need of some wood treatment, what is best to use and can I apply it while the bees are...

Hi again, About to extract 3 supers of honey - 10 frames per super. Never extracted before and very excited - the colonies are on double brood and the top boxes are also crammed with stores. How many Jars of honey or/and weight do you think I will obtain this year? Would be good info to have if...

Hi All, Looking at extracting my first 3 supers ever this week or next. I am looking to apply apiguard after removing the supers, will it do any harm to put the supers back on when extracted during the apiguard treatment? Don't really want any tainted honey. They are on double brood in which...

Hi All, Posted on Monday that I thought both of my hives from an AS we're queenless. Found now eggs or queen present, went in today to put a test frame in each but found two large queens with a few sporadic eggs on the central frames. This is roughly 2 weeks after the queens hatched from the...

Hi All, It's been a few weeks since two of my colonies on double brood had been artificially swarmed, Q cells have all hatched out and even had a cast swarm last week. Upon inspection yesterday, there were no visible queens or eggs in the hive.... I have two nucleuses doing very well and are...

Hi All, Where is the best place to sell NUC's? I don't have anymore room to increase my stocks so could do with selling them to invest in some more equipment. Thanks Andy

Hi again A Friend looking after my bees while i was away, mistakenly could not identify the queen and there was no eggs in a double brood hive. He then made up a nucleus with her in a few weeks back (accidently put her in it without realising) as he saw queen cells. I inspected the hive...

Apologies if this has been asked many times but I have a colony on double brrod with 1 super. The 1 super has 6/7 drawn and filled frames. I'm wondering where and when I should put on the next super? Is or best to get them drawing out the wax ASAP before the next honey flow? Thanks again A

Hi All, Put up a post not so long ago about some complaints from a neighbouring plot holder on the allotment. Basically he and now other people are complaining that bees are "bumping" into them when they are around the site. We have another plot holder who also keeps bees on his plot too...

Hi All, Been keeping my bees on an allotment for over a year now and no problems. The plot holder next to me has decided to take on some spare land behind my apiary (but has already got a plot at the side of them. I did warn him that it can be possible for bees to chase or warn them off if they...

Hi All, I'm currently away but my friend who is looking after my bees has (last week) put on another brood box (now double brood) and 1:1 feed on both of my hives as they are pretty wall to wall with brood in 8-9 frames. On inspection yesterday they have drawn out the wax in nearly All frames...

Hi All, I am going away for 8 weeks starting next week but have organised someone to look after the bees. I have 2 over wintered colonies on single brood (no supers) that have done very well and are covering 6/7 frames back to back with brood. Ideally the guy would come every week to inspect...

Hi All, So maybe I should have done this earlier but I need to preserve 2 hives for use this season. I know this is quite debated, but what is the best/most common way to preserve a pine hive? Someone mentioned to me ronseal clear? Can anyone give any specific names for tried and tested...

Hi all, My two hives have done well so far and upon placing fondant on both hives late last week there seems to be a huge amount of bees in each hive but only less than 2 full frames of stores remaining...I am concerned about this but was contemplating 1:1 syrup due to the warmer...

Hi All, Saw the lovely sunny weather in Manchester this morning and thought I would do the oxalic acid treatment for two of my colonies. Seems to be a main cluster with lots of bees between the other frames. Still the odd drone or two though? 6/7 frames of fully capped stores still in the...

Hi, Does anyone know the instructions for washing please? Can veil go in too? Shed got wet and now mould on it :( Thanks

Hi All, Hope you have all had a nice christmas. I am looking at administering oxalic acid very soon and at the same time putting some fondant on the hives. My two questions are:- 1. Are there any recipes or is it easier to buy fondant? 2. If I am making it myself then I will be placing it in...

Hi all, I agreed to look at a certain organisations apiary after not being inspected due to various excuses but mainly because they have installed 3 colonies without any prior knowledge of beekeeping - stupid I know! and that is not the point for discussion either. So I require some of your...