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I have looked in a friends top bar hive today and all bees are dead. The colony was a package put in early July and it appeared to progress well with a good increase in bees. There had been lots of ac ... | |
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I have a weakish colony and wonder about the pros and cons of leaving a tray of fondant for them over the winter. I am generally confused about feeding fondant....
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Barbara, thank you that is very helpful. They bees came as a package so no comb. When feeding the heavy syrup in September how long should this be given?
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I have just started a new hTBH colony and wonder how best to support them from now to through the winter. I have given them some light syrup and would like to know how long I should keep giving this t ... | |
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We are starting a new group covering East Devon and West Dorset for anyone interested in keeping bees in a natural sustainable way. Our first meeting is on Tuesday 7th March at The George in Charmouth ... | |
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A hive that was doing very well suddenly lost 75% of its bees last week. On inspection the bees have sealed the mesh floor with propolis. No dead bees in the hive and lots of honey. I suspect some swa ... | |
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I am talking to some kids tomorrow and suspect it may be a question they will ask! | |
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Can anyone advise where house bees in their first couple of weeks after hatching poo? I am assuming foraging bees sort themselves out while out of the hive
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Here is a link to some pictures of comb in a hive that only just survived the winter. https://flic.kr/ps/2e4qZV
There is no brood, no stores just lots of drones. There is also a strange invader that ... |
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