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Hi all!

My mother had me banging anything that would ring loudly to make a noise when the bees were swarming. I can't say whether it worked or not. If they landed in their usual place, it was a...

Hi Russ,

I use pounds to pints, ie 1 or 2 pounds sugar to 1 pint water, but it might be a good idea to check if there are any leaks in your feeder, 'cos if air is able to get in, syrup will run...

Hi Johnathan,

The best few quid (UK pounds) I ever spent was on a beginners course with my local beekeepers club. I got lots of information and contacts for people to pester with my problems. I...

I had a problem similar to yours a couple of months back. See my post (re:Hiving "wild" bees in November). There were some good suggestions came back from that one, particularly the one regarding...

Hello and thanks for all the feedback

Clayton asked about the colonys makeup. Well there is one comb with a patch of brood + larvae + eggs some 5 inches in diameter on both sides and two more with...

Thanks Joseph.

Your suggestion re: using a spare super seems a good idea. I have a square feeder that I can use for this.

Regarding sugar syrup, I use 2 pounds of sugar to 1 pint of water,...

Hello all

Last week (4th November), I got a call about some bees on a honeycomb in an apple tree. When I went to se, sure enough, there were bees clustered on several combs suspended from a...