The Hive Guide™

queen bee marked with a green sticker attendant bees surrounding her

How to mark a queen honey bee UK

Making a queen be is a simple way to allow you to find the queen during bee hive inspections. You can mark a queen bee with either paint or a sticker. ...

How to mark a queen honey bee UK

Making a queen be is a simple way to allow you to find the queen during bee hive inspections. You can mark a queen bee with either paint or a sticker. ...

a swarm of honey bees hanging from a tree

How to stop your honey bees from swarming UK

Swarming is a bee colony's means of reproduction. When a bee colony swarms the queen leaves with some workers and starts a new colony. This is a natural process and...

How to stop your honey bees from swarming UK

Swarming is a bee colony's means of reproduction. When a bee colony swarms the queen leaves with some workers and starts a new colony. This is a natural process and...

fondant being fed to honey bees through a hole in the top board

How to feed bees in the UK fondant

If your hive is feeling a bit light mid-winter then the only way that you can feed them is with fondant. It's easily available off the shelf in 12kg blocks...

How to feed bees in the UK fondant

If your hive is feeling a bit light mid-winter then the only way that you can feed them is with fondant. It's easily available off the shelf in 12kg blocks...

What is Nosemia in honey bees?

What is Nosemia in honey bees?

Nosemia is a fungal infection of the digestive tract in bees and is caused by two fungi:  Nosema apis - common in temperate regions and affects bee digestion and weakens...

What is Nosemia in honey bees?

Nosemia is a fungal infection of the digestive tract in bees and is caused by two fungi:  Nosema apis - common in temperate regions and affects bee digestion and weakens...

a male removes a frame of honey bees from a nuc colony lots of honeybees and a smoker present with a hive tool too

How to split a beehive UK

What is splitting a beehive?  Splitting a beehive is the process of taking some brood (the young larvae of bees), honey, and bees from one established bee hive and forming...

How to split a beehive UK

What is splitting a beehive?  Splitting a beehive is the process of taking some brood (the young larvae of bees), honey, and bees from one established bee hive and forming...

How to introduce a mated queen into a beehive UK

How to introduce a mated queen into a beehive UK

The easiest way to introduce a mated-queen to a beehive.

How to introduce a mated queen into a beehive UK

The easiest way to introduce a mated-queen to a beehive.