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# Talking With Bees

regaining my sanity through beekeeping

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## Posts

- [Posts](https://talkingwithbees.com/posts) - Beekeeper Blog - Posts from a novice beekeeper who is regaining his sanity through beekeeping.
- [Brian Sherriff Obituary](https://talkingwithbees.com/brian-sherriff-obituary) - It is sad news about beesuit legend. The innovator Brian Sherriff has passed away at the age of 94.
- [Never Lose a Queen Again](https://talkingwithbees.com/never-lose-a-queen-again) - BJ Sherriff have launched the QueenSafe bag. Beekeepers can safely manipulate their queen bees with ease: transferring queens, colour marking, wing clipping.
- [Bee Suit Warranties And Repairs](https://talkingwithbees.com/sherriff-in-house-repair-service) - Many of us will discover holes in the veil or the knees of our beesuits. Some beekeeping clothing manufacturers offer warranties and in-house repair services.
- [Festival Of Bees 2021 - Kent, Bath, Yorkshire](https://talkingwithbees.com/festival-of-bees-2021-kent-bath-yorkshire) - The Festival Of Bees is for beekeepers and those who are interested in becoming beekeepers. Events in Kent, Bath and Yorkshire in July 2021.
- [When Getting Stung No Longer Feels Worth It](https://talkingwithbees.com/when-getting-stung-no-longer-feels-worth-it) - There’s a moment in beekeeping that most people don’t really talk about. It’s not your first sting - that’s almost a rite of passage. And it’s not even your worst day. It’s the moment when something shifts in your head. For a long time, you accept the compromises. The beekeeping suit that’s a bit too
- [Fit for a Princess (and Actual Beekeepers): The PollenMaid Bee Suit Review](https://talkingwithbees.com/fit-for-a-princess-and-actual-beekeepers-the-pollenmaid-bee-suit-review) - There are very few occasions where I feel like a prince when I’m beekeeping. Sweaty. Swollen. Smelling like woodsmoke and propolis. It’s hardly the vibe of royalty. But then I stumbled across the PollenMaid Bee Suit and suddenly, I got it. Why Kate Middleton donned one on World Bee Day and looked like she was
- [HiveGate | A Bee-Sized Spa Day](https://talkingwithbees.com/hivegate-a-bee-sized-spa-day) - I love how the HiveGate encourages hygiene. Bees pass through a series of barriers that groom them, reducing pathogens . It’s like a bee-sized spa day!
- [Monitoring Varroa Mite Levels](https://talkingwithbees.com/monitoring-varroa-mite-levels) - To ensure the health of your honey bee colonies, it is essential to regularly monitor and check varroa mite levels. VarroCheck was recently launched by Vita.
- [New Wedding Speech Writing Services](https://talkingwithbees.com/my-wifey-launches-speechy) - Speechy is a wedding speech writing service utilising the talents of professional TV Scriptwriters and it's coming to a marquee near you.
- [Kate Humble Beekeeping On Escape To The Farm](https://talkingwithbees.com/kate-humble-beekeeping-on-escape-to-the-farm) - It was nice to see a reminder of last summer's beekeeping, and something to look forward to next summer, as I watched Kate doing some beekeeping last week.
- [Part 2: Failed Queen Leading To Wax Moth](https://talkingwithbees.com/part-2-failed-queen-leading-to-wax-moth) - Introduced mated Queen who was killed; there must have been a Virgin Queen as drone comb appears; dwindling colony; leading to wax moth destroying all the comb
- [Part 1: Are An Introduced Queen & A Swarm Related?](https://talkingwithbees.com/part-1-are-an-introduced-queen-a-swarm-related) - I introduce a queen to a colony and a swarm goes over my garden a few hours later. Are these incidents related? I don't know the answer to this question, yet. I'll post next week.
- [New Food Supplements For Bees](https://talkingwithbees.com/new-food-supplements-for-bees) - Sometimes we need to feed honeybees and Vita have launched some new feeds: VitaFeed Patty, VitaFeed Power; complementing VitaFeed Nutri, VitaFeed Gold
- [Season 7 - I Still Don't Know What I'm Doing](https://talkingwithbees.com/season-7-i-still-dont-know-what-im-doing) - My beekeeping doesn't go to plan. In the end I use the 2 new Queens to create 2 new colonies.
- [Beehaus Review - Season One](https://talkingwithbees.com/beehaus-review-season-one) - Independent review of the Beehaus. This post comments on health of bees, honey production, ease of use, ergonomics of the hive and my frustrations.
- [Thermosolar Hive - Guest Review](https://talkingwithbees.com/thermosolar-hive-guest-review) - Independent review includes supering, honey production, varroa treatments, health of bees and more. Read post to understand the Thermosolar Hive in practice.
- [Wax Moth Infestation](https://talkingwithbees.com/wax-moth-infestation) - I found thousands of wax moth larvae in my beehive and frames stuck together by a very sticky and thick cotton wool like fibre. The frames were beyond repair.
- [Buying & Introducing A Buckfast Queen Bee](https://talkingwithbees.com/buying-introducing-a-buckfast-queen-bee) - I bought a 2018 Buckfast Queen from a local bee breeder. A Buckfast scores well against all Queen traits, see table comparing with Carniolan, Italian, others.
- [A Respectable Honey Yield?](https://talkingwithbees.com/a-respectable-honey-yield) - Summer 2018 has been hot with little rain. This has been good for honey production. I produced 15.5lb of cut comb per production hive. See photos & video.
- [BEE Fayre - 11 & 12 August - Cornwall](https://talkingwithbees.com/bee-fayre-11-12-august-cornwall) - Charitable and educational BEE Fayre - Enys House and Gardens, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9LB - Saturday 11th or Sunday 12th August 2018.
- [Beehaus Up & Buzzing](https://talkingwithbees.com/beehaus-up-buzzing) - In May 2018, I set-up my Beehaus and installed bees. Please click link to read more about finding Queen, splitting hives, combining hives, adding supers, etc.
- [Efficient Beekeeping](https://talkingwithbees.com/efficient-beekeeping) - As I become a more confident beekeeper I am observing the honeybees more and inspecting them less. This in turn is good for the bees and saves me time.
- [The Bras And The Bees](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-bras-and-the-bees) - Launching Brian Sherriff’s biography ”The Bras and the Bees – the Remarkable Life of BJ Sherriff". Brian is a beekeeper and bee suit designer. Sign up at BBKA Convention.
- [Cut Comb - Reusing Thin Drawn Foundation?](https://talkingwithbees.com/cut-comb-reusing-thin-drawn-foundation) - Q1. Can I reuse thin foundation that was drawn last year? Q2. Can I use mouldy foundation? Q3. Could I have no foundation to start with?
- [14x12 Nucs For Sale & Downsizing](https://talkingwithbees.com/14x12-nucs-for-sale-downsizing) - I have six 14x12 Nucs For Sale. The bees are healthy and flying with new queens. I live in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, Glos. GL12
- [Beehaus - Breaking News](https://talkingwithbees.com/beehaus-breaking-news) - Visit www.talkingwithbees.com to find details of 10% discount on the Beehaus.
- [Forlorn Beesuit](https://talkingwithbees.com/forlorn-beesuit) - It's been hanging there several months asking to be washed ...and now with forecasts of 15C this weekend, I'd better start getting my act together.
- [14x12 Thermosolar Hives For Sale](https://talkingwithbees.com/14x12-thermosolar-hives-for-sale) - 14x12 Thermosolar Hives For Sale. Buy Now.
- [14x12 Nucs For Sale From £175](https://talkingwithbees.com/14x12-nucs-for-sales-from-175) - 14x12 Nucs For Sale
- [Cut Comb Honey Success?](https://talkingwithbees.com/cut-comb-honey-success) - Description, photo and video of making cut comb honey using comb cutter. Placed in plastic cartons.
- [Bees Installed Into Thermosolar Hives](https://talkingwithbees.com/bees-installed-into-thermosolar-hives) - Installed bees from hives on same sites into Thermosolar Hives. It was simply a question of lifting out the frames and placing in the new hives. Read more.
- [Thermosolar Hive Arrives](https://talkingwithbees.com/thermosolar-hive-arrives) - I am the owner of two Thermosolar Hives which claim to kill 100% of varroa using a chemical-free treatment. I will independently assess these hives.
- [Thermosolar Hive - Kills 100% Of Varroa Mites](https://talkingwithbees.com/thermosolar-hive-kills-100-of-varroa-mites) - Thermosolar Hive - Read more about this hive which it is claimed can kill 100% of varroa mites without chemicals.
- [Thermosolar Hive - Further Answers & Video](https://talkingwithbees.com/thermosolar-hive-further-answers-video) - Thermosolar Hive - More Q&A with the Thermosolar team as well as thoughts from Professor Ratnieks, Labatory of Apiculture & Social Insects (LASI).
- [Chaos In The Apiary](https://talkingwithbees.com/chaos-in-the-apiary) - The events: busy at work, 3 swarms, no nucs; put swarms in supers and combined on top of hive that had 3 separate colonies; peaked at 10 colonies. Read more.
- [Beautiful Swarm For The Beehaus](https://talkingwithbees.com/beautiful-swarm-for-the-beehaus) - Photos, close-ups and videos of a beautiful swarm and its collection. Now hived and ready to transfer to a Beehaus.
- [Supering-Up With Ross Rounds](https://talkingwithbees.com/supering-up-with-ross-rounds) - It's section honey this summer and in yesterday's glorious weather I added Ross Round (RR) supers to my 3 strong hives (with no queen excluders this year).
- [Ross Rounds (Honey Sections) - Assembly & Harvesting](https://talkingwithbees.com/ross-rounds-honey-sections-assembly-harvesting) - Ross Rounds - Assembly & Harvesting. My experience and top tips making honey sections, placing on the hive and harvesting. Includes photo and video.
- [Bee Gym Review - Does It Help Bees Self-Groom & Remove Varroa?](https://talkingwithbees.com/bee-gym-review-does-it-help-bees-self-groom-remove-varroa) - Bee Gym Review - Helps bees to self-groom & remove varroa. This article describes how it works and provides independent research evidence from trials.
- [Emergency Feeding Bees - Part 1](https://talkingwithbees.com/emergency-feeding-bees) - Dead and starving bees on landing board. Solution: thin sugar syrup, hand sprayer, sprayed down each seam directing into the comb, jumbo feeder.
- [Emergency Feeding Bees - Part 2](https://talkingwithbees.com/emergency-feeding-bees-part-2) - I pulled out frames with honeybees and sprayed and poured the thin sugar syrup into the cells as part of the emergency feeding. The cells held it all.
- [March In The Apiary](https://talkingwithbees.com/march-in-the-apiary) - Honeybees are flying and the beekeeping season is kicking off. I am anticipating the arrival of the Thermosolar Hives, a Beehaus and the anti-swarm method
- [The Sound Of Spring](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-sound-of-spring) - The sun is gathering power and we are experiencing the odd warm day. My honeybees are flying, buzzing and carrying pollen. Birds are tweeting. I felt energised!
- [Sherriff Bee Suit - 10% discount, offer, voucher, coupon, code](https://talkingwithbees.com/sherriff-bee-suit-10-discount-offer-voucher-coupon-code) - Sherriff Bee Suit - 10% discount, offer, voucher, coupon, code.
- [Thermal Images Show Honeybee Cluster](https://talkingwithbees.com/thermal-images-show-honeybee-cluster) - Thermal Images Show Honeybee Cluster
- [The Five Hour Beekeeper](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-five-hour-beekeeper) - Using a low effort approach to beekeeping I have got it down to 5 hours per hive. Approach: Thermosolar Hive, Anti-Swarm method, Ross Rounds sections
- [Bye Bye Bees](https://talkingwithbees.com/bye-bye-bees) - Star Beekeeper To Quit Beekeeping: My Yorkshire beekeeper cousin has won numerous awards but he has received stings that have resulted in trips to hospital.
- [The Nuc Seller & The New Beekeeper](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-nuc-seller-the-new-beekeeper) - Brian arrived to pick up his nucs, a wannabe beekeeper. He left a keeper of bees. He arrived home with his own beekeeping stories to tell! Read more.
- [14x12 Nucs & Beekeeping Equipment For Sale](https://talkingwithbees.com/14x12-nucs-beekeeping-equipment-for-sale) - For sale: 14 x 12 honeybee nucs in poly hives (6 frame, 5 frame), honey ripener, honey jars, honey buckets. Location: Wotton, Gloucestershire, GL12
- [September & October In The Apiary](https://talkingwithbees.com/september-october-in-the-apiary) - We are ready for autumn and winter. Hives healthy. Apiguard applied. Varroa low. No feeding required. Hives weigh more than 12.5Kg each side.
- [Technology & Beekeeping In 2016](https://talkingwithbees.com/technology-beekeeping-in-2016) - Beehive design, technology and the cloud will make beekeeping better for honey bees & beekeepers by reducing harm from varroa, Asian hornet, small hive beetle.
- [BREAKING NEWS - Asian Hornet Found In Gloucestershire UK](https://talkingwithbees.com/breaking-news-asian-hornet-found-in-gloucestershire-uk) - Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina) reported in Tetbury. Bee inspectors in the area trying to make sure any nests are destroyed. Fingers crossed.
- [August In The Apiary](https://talkingwithbees.com/august-in-the-apiary) - August In The Apiary - beekeeping, inspections, swarms, varroa treatment, Apiguard, feeding, honey, harvesting, photos. Read more.
- [Honey Yield 2015](https://talkingwithbees.com/honey-yield-2015) - Honey Yield 2015 - After spending £250 on bees and equipment, putting in 100 hours of beekeeping and extracting, I have a yield of 2.5lb. Read more.
- [What I Learnt From Making Ross Rounds](https://talkingwithbees.com/what-i-learnt-from-making-ross-rounds) - I have learnt that Ross Rounds honey sections are easy to assemble and harvest. They make a beautiful, artistic product. Read more to see videos and photos.
- [Swarm Control Made Very Easy - Apparently](https://talkingwithbees.com/swarm-control-made-very-easy-apparently) - Anti-swarming research shows a colony can focus on spreading its genes by producing many drones rather than by swarming. The colony then supercedes.
- [Honey Sections](https://talkingwithbees.com/honey-sections) - Honey Sections - The challenges & options for producing honey sections. Discuss: Should I do it? Which type (round sections, square sections, cut comb)? How?
- [Swarm Control - The Rhythm Method!](https://talkingwithbees.com/swarm-control-the-rhythm-method) - I'm calling this the Rhythm Method as it is a calendar-based method to estimate when the swarm season is upon us and due to the lack of other swarm management.
- [First Inspection Of 2016](https://talkingwithbees.com/first-inspection-of-2016) - The bees have had 8 months with little human interference. I'm glad I fed them well in the autumn and that they had their bee cosies.
- [Catching & Hiving Large Swarm](https://talkingwithbees.com/catching-hiving-large-swarm) - Catching a swarm of honeybees should be on everyone's bucket list. It is one of the most beautiful, exhilarating & rewarding experiences life has to offer.
- [Crunch Accounting Review & Vouchers](https://talkingwithbees.com/crunch-accounting-review-vouchers) - Personal review of Crunch Accounting. Vouchers available. Crunch is focused on freelancers, contractors & small businesses, with amazing online software.
- [It's Emotional! First Opening Of The Hives In 2016](https://talkingwithbees.com/its-emotional-first-opening-of-the-hives-in-2016) - It's been 6 months since I closed the hives for winter. So when it comes to opening them up I feel a wave of emotion. Nostalgia, hope and fear.
- [Honeybees - 3rd April 2016](https://talkingwithbees.com/honeybees-3rd-april-2016) - Honeybees - 3rd April 2016. All three hives have flying bees with lots of pollen coming in.
- [Bee & Beekeeper Gifts](https://talkingwithbees.com/bee-beekeeper-gifts) - Bee & beekeeper gifts and presents for your beekeeping husband, wife, child or friend. Lots of ideas that you can buy online now.
- [Flying Bees, 3,200 Varroa & Beesuits](https://talkingwithbees.com/flying-bees-3200-varroa-beesuits) - It's February and I have flying bees, but I also have up to 3,900 varroa in one of my hives. Oxalic acid has been discredited. MAQs or Apiguard?
- [Honey Labels USA](https://talkingwithbees.com/honey-labels-usa) - Infographic explains obstacles beekeepers experience and gives tips on how to keep bees healthy and how to properly label honey jars.
- [A Year In Beekeeping – The Results Are In](https://talkingwithbees.com/a-year-in-beekeeping-the-results-are-in) - As the beekeeping year came to end, I packed my suit, my sanity and any excuse I had to desert my wife with the two toddlers. It was time to evaluate.
- [Simon's Beekeeping Year 2015 (Ilkley, Yorkshire)](https://talkingwithbees.com/simons-beekeeping-year-2015-ilkley-yorkshire) - Simon's Beekeeping Year (Ilkley, Yorkshire, UK) - Simon tell's us about his swarms, neighbour troubles, requeening, heather honey and wins a prize!
- [October In The Apiary](https://talkingwithbees.com/october-in-the-apiary) - October In The Apiary - Insulation, Feeding, Varroa Treatment & Active Bees.
- [September In The Apiary](https://talkingwithbees.com/september-in-the-apiary) - September In The Apiary - My beekeeping year starts and ends in September / October. Feeding, varroa, hefting, insulating, cleaning, storing.
- [Hive Ventilation & Configuration](https://talkingwithbees.com/hive-ventilation-configuration) - Hive Ventilation & Configuration Advice - Top or bottom ventilation or both. Which is best to reduce condensation? What do I do?
- [Top Tips For Preparing To Winter Bees](https://talkingwithbees.com/top-tips-for-preparing-to-winter-bees) - Top Tips For Preparing To Winter Bees - strong colonies, varroa control, feeding, hefting hives and insulation. It's all covered.
- [Hive Insulation & Bee Cosy](https://talkingwithbees.com/hive-insulation-bee-cosy) - Hive Insulation & Bee Cosy. The modern hive is cold. Hive insulation reduces the amount of stores required by bees and increases colony survival rates.
- [Jumbo Feeder Plus Eke Plus Apiguard](https://talkingwithbees.com/jumbo-feeder-plus-eke-plus-apiguard) - Jumbo Feeder Plus Eke Plus Apiguard - Advice needed. Are there issues with my current set-up?
- [Wasp Warning](https://talkingwithbees.com/wasp-warning) - Wasp Warning - Due to a mild winter there has been a lot of wasps this summer and the National Bee Unit (NBU) has issued warnings. I take action with traps.
- [Requeening Aggressive Hives](https://talkingwithbees.com/requeening-aggressive-hives) - Requeening Aggressive Hives - Aggressive bees need a new Queen. We moved aggressive hives 3m and set to work. Describes approach, example, video.
- [Charity BEE Fayre @ Enys Gardens, Cornwall](https://talkingwithbees.com/charity-bee-fayre-enys-gardens-cornwall) - Charity BEE Fayre In Cornwall
- [BBKA News: Which Is More Complex – Keeping Bees Or Children?](https://talkingwithbees.com/bbka-news-which-is-more-complex-keeping-bees-or-children) - BBKA News: Which Is More Complex – Keeping Bees Or Raising Children? Raising a functioning child who isn’t addicted to Peppa Pig is more stressful ...
- [ApiShield Hornet Trap - Review](https://talkingwithbees.com/apishield-hornet-trap-review) - ApiShield Hornet Trap - Review. After 5 days, it had captured 20 wasps and no honeybees. 4 wasps a day. Hopefully will trap hornets soon. Read more.
- [Hornet Trap Installed](https://talkingwithbees.com/hornet-trap-installed) - Hornet Trap - I use the Vita ApiShield Hornet Trap, which is also a floor. Protects against hornets, Asian Hornet, wasps, wax moth and robbers bees
- [The Queen's Beekeeper (John Chapple)](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-queens-beekeeper-john-chapple) - John Chapple maintains beehives at Buckingham Palace, Clarence House & Lambeth Palace. He clearly knows how to look after a Queen or two. Read more.
- [BBKA News: Melissophobia – Fear Of Bees](https://talkingwithbees.com/melissophobia-fear-of-bees) - Melissophobia, or Apiphobia, is an unreasonable fear of bees. Surely, there should be a word for a reasonable fear? Read BBKA News article.
- [Aggressive Bees & A Physiological Reaction](https://talkingwithbees.com/aggressive-bees-a-physiological-reaction) - Aggressive Bees & A Physiological Reaction - People think aggressive bees make more honey but I have only experienced terrifying attacks. See video.
- [Bee Sting - Face Swollen, Eye Closed](https://talkingwithbees.com/bee-sting-face-swollen-eye-closed) - Bee Sting - Face Swollen, Eye Closed - I think Dad has been getting over-confident with bees and this time he got too close.
- [Swarm Trap Success](https://talkingwithbees.com/swarm-trap-success) - Swarm Trap Success - I set up 3 swarm traps with pheromone lures in the middle of May and one of them has now attracted a medium swarm.
- [BBKA News: Seven Species Of Beekeepers](https://talkingwithbees.com/bbka-news-seven-species-of-beekeepers) - It’s taken me 3 years to recite the seven species of honeybee, but just as distinctive and varied are the different species of beekeeper. BBKA.
- [Brood Comb - Photos](https://talkingwithbees.com/brood-comb-photos) - Brood Comb - Photos and descriptions of healthy and diseased comb. Includes AFB, EFB, Nosema, Chalkbrood, Bald Brood, varroa. Read more.
- [Supering Up & Supering Down](https://talkingwithbees.com/supering-up-supering-down) - Supering-Up & Supering-Down - Advice on number of supers required, when to put them on, when to remove them to maximise honey.
- [Honey Extraction - Bristol, Glos](https://talkingwithbees.com/honey-extraction-service-bristol-bath-gloucestershire-glos) - Honey Extraction Service - I extract honey from supers for beekeepers with hives in Bristol, Bath or Gloucestershire (Glos). Please contact me.
- [Swarm Trap & Pheromone](https://talkingwithbees.com/swarm-trap-pheromone) - I set up a swarm trap containing the pheromone Nasanov. I have read best to place 150m from hives, up a hill, in a tree. Let's see how effective.
- [Guests Checking Out Of Bee Hotel](https://talkingwithbees.com/guests-checking-out-of-bee-hotel) - Guests Checking Out Of Mason Bee Hotel - They stayed 11 months from May and June to April the following year. Mud plugs being removed.
- [BBKA News: Is Beekeeping The Perfect Hobby?](https://talkingwithbees.com/bbka-news-is-beekeeping-the-perfect-hobby) - BBKA News: Is beekeeping the perfect hobby? Article in February 2015 issue. In my twenties I thought a hobby involved going out and ‘socialising’.
- [Grieving For Bees](https://talkingwithbees.com/grieving-for-bees) - Grieving For Bees - For some this may seem overdramatic. Logic doesn’t account for emotions, and my comeback is ‘it’s my hive and I can cry if I want to.’
- [Colony Post-Mortem](https://talkingwithbees.com/colony-post-mortem) - Colony Post-Mortem - I ask blog readers to determine how this colony died over winter. Was it starvation, varroa, disease, cold or something else?
- [Nosema - Advice Required](https://talkingwithbees.com/nosema-advice-required) - My bee colony may have died due to Nosema. Advice on identification, symptoms and treatment. Destroy boxes and frames or treat. Read more.
- [Best Bee-Friendly Flowers (Evidence-Based)](https://talkingwithbees.com/best-bee-friendly-flowers-evidence-based) - Best Bee-Friendly Flowers (Evidence-Based) - Research has identified the best bee and garden friendly plants and flowers. Read more.
- [February In The Apiary](https://talkingwithbees.com/february-in-the-apiary) - February In The Apiary. Some hives have died from varroa mite overload and cold due to the hive configuration. Lessons include insulated roof.
- [Are You A Social Bee Or Solitary Bee?](https://talkingwithbees.com/are-you-a-social-bee-or-solitary-bee) - I run a poll on my beekeeping blog to find out if readers are social bees or solitary bees? Take the poll!
- [A Christmas Present From The Bees](https://talkingwithbees.com/a-christmas-present-from-the-bees) - It's the middle of winter - but that hasn't stopped the bees taking an opportunity to give me a sting - their Christmas present to me! Read more.
- [Plastic Beehive Frames](https://talkingwithbees.com/plastic-beehive-frames) - Plastic Beehive Frames - A review of plastic beehive frames and a cost comparison. Includes Beesy Frames and Beehive Bits.
- [MAQs Strips Or Apiguard?](https://talkingwithbees.com/maqs-strips-or-apiguard) - MAQs Strips Or Apiguard? Pros, cons, Varroa mite effectiveness, side effects, application, advantages, disadvantages, timing, August treatment.
- [Hay Fever Cure - Local Honey](https://talkingwithbees.com/hay-fever-cure-local-honey) - Hay Fever Cure - This year I didn't need any medicine from June till July. My local honey came from last years June and July nectar flow! Read more.
- [Not Talking About Bees](https://talkingwithbees.com/not-talking-about-bees) - Talking About Bees - For our mutual sanity I agreed not to talk about bees and she agreed not to talk about her expanding body. Read more ...
- [Apiguard Varroa Treatment](https://talkingwithbees.com/apiguard-varroa-treatment) - Apiguard Varroa Treatment - Based on emails & conversations with 3 beekeepers (25-300 hives each), I have concluded that Apiguard is best for August treatment.
- [Honey Harvest 2014](https://talkingwithbees.com/honey-harvest-2014) - Honey Harvest 2014 - In mid-July I had 11 supers in operation & was sure I had about 150lb of honey and on track to produce 200lb from my 4 hives.
- [Hive Trolley](https://talkingwithbees.com/hive-trolley) - Hive Trolley - Review, recommendations, links to bee hive trolleys in UK and USA. Read more.
- [BBC Radio Gloucestershire Interview](https://talkingwithbees.com/bbc-radio-gloucestershire-interview) - BBC Radio Gloucestershire wanted to interview Gloucestershire bloggers, understand their motivations and how they keep-up the momentum.
- [From 2,000 to 0 Varroa In 8 Months](https://talkingwithbees.com/from-2000-to-0-varroa-in-8-months) - The timeline, varroa counts & interventions to reduce varroa to zero. My interventions: Apiguard (Aug/Sep), Oxalic acid (Dec), drone culling (May).
- [BBKA Basic Assessment – “You Look Nervous”](https://talkingwithbees.com/bbka-basic-assessment) - BBKA Basic Assessment - My experience. Tougher than I presumed. I wrongly assumed there would be a beekeeping suit and gloves for me. Read more.
- [Roger's 15 Minute Meals](https://talkingwithbees.com/rogers-15-minute-meals) - Greedy bees. I take an early harvest, I leave them all their uncapped stores and it turns out they’ve gobbled the lot by early September!
- [Bristol Honey - 2014 Harvest](https://talkingwithbees.com/bristol-honey-2014-harvest) - We have extracted the Bristol 2014 honey from Redland allotments. Raw honey - not heat treated, roughly filtered, keeping all nutrients & enzymes.
- [Taste Of Honey](https://talkingwithbees.com/taste-of-honey) - Taste Of Honey - I'm interested in describing honey flavours. Descriptions: floral, aromatic, spicy, malty, tangy, peppery, blackberry, toffee, mint.
- [Starving Bees](https://talkingwithbees.com/starving-bees) - Starving Bees - The hive was quiet. I pulled out a frame to find dead bees with their heads in the comb. Below the brood box were dead and dying bees.
- [The Beekeeper’s Wife](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeepers-wife-the-other-side-of-the-story) - Beekeeper’s Wife – I’ve asked Heidi (new wife) to let you know the reality of sharing your partner with a hive. In her own words ...
- [The Super Results Are In](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-super-results-are-in) - Forget the EU vote & stop calling the Big Brother line (I doubt beekeeping types would). You have told me how many supers I need on my bee hives.
- [Eleven Guests At The Bee Hotel ](https://talkingwithbees.com/eleven-guests-at-the-bee-hotel) - Bee Hotel (or Interactive Mason Bee Management System House as it's known in the States) Update. I now have 11 guests. Read more.
- [Giant Poppies & The June Gap](https://talkingwithbees.com/giant-poppies-the-june-gap) - Giant Poppies, Honeybees & The June Gap - A neighbour gave me poppy seeds. They are 150cm (5ft) giants, single & double headed, pink, red, purple.
- [How Many Supers? Vote Now! ](https://talkingwithbees.com/how-many-supers-vote-now) - How Many Supers Do I Need On Beehive? I have been optimistic when estimating how many supers I need. This time I am asking you for an estimate.
- [4 Hives With 4 Laying Queens](https://talkingwithbees.com/4-hives-with-4-laying-queens) - … and 3 of them are marked! At some points last year I thought I would never reach this level of beekeeping! Read more to find out how I got here.
- [Piping, Squealing, Hissing In The Hive](https://talkingwithbees.com/piping-squealing-hissing-in-the-hive) - During my inspection there was a high pitched squeal (like a hiss of steam) when I placed frame with Queen cell in the hive. Queen bees make piping ..
- [Attack Of The Swarm!](https://talkingwithbees.com/attack-of-the-swarm) - Forget Godzilla... this summer's thriller is about bees. They have been swarming all over the country & now my lot here in Gloucestershire are at it!
- [Bee Inspection: Swarm Cells & No Queens](https://talkingwithbees.com/bee-inspection-swarm-cells-no-queens) - Just as I thought I was becoming a better beekeeper I have realised beekeeping is even more of a challenge than I thought.
- [First Guest At The Bee Hotel](https://talkingwithbees.com/first-guest-at-the-bee-hotel) - Despite lots of rain, Spring is in the air! I was bought a solitary bee hotel for Christmas & now it's got its first guest! It might be a Mason Bee.
- [Wild Garlic Pesto & Pasta](https://talkingwithbees.com/wild-garlic-pesto-pasta) - Wild Garlic Pesto & Pasta With Cream - Besides keeping bees I like foraging because it's free, yields tasty foods & is slightly dangerous. Read more.
- [The Beekeeper's Bible & Bee Update](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-beekeepers-bible-bee-update) - The Beekeeper's Bible - I've treated myself to The Beekeeper's Bible - "Collins Beekeeper's Bible". The book is charming. Currently at 35% discount.
- [The Malborough Man](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-malborough-man) - An opportunity presented to prove my manliness - buying my first cigarette lighter. I stumbled on my words. I clarified it was for my beehive smoker!
- [Honey Jar Labels - Join The Talking With Bees Network](https://talkingwithbees.com/honey-jar-labels-join-the-talking-with-bees-network) - Honey Jar Labels - Use the Talking With Bees label & get a free page on this website. It's a label that says the honey is local & independent.
- [Forget Gorgeous George - It's All About The Queen](https://talkingwithbees.com/forget-gorgeous-george-its-all-about-the-queen) - Prince George might be causing a stir down under but back here on the allotment it's all about the Queen. Read more.
- [Bees For Free](https://talkingwithbees.com/bees-for-free) - Bees For Free - My apiary has grown from 1 to 3 colonies in a day by splitting a hive and creating two new hives with Queen swarm cells. Read more.
- [First Inspection Of 2014](https://talkingwithbees.com/first-inspection-of-2014) - First Inspection Of 2014 - Queen, eggs, larvae, capped brood
- [5 Things That Improved My Sanity This Week](https://talkingwithbees.com/5-things-that-improved-my-sanity-this-week) - Regaining My Sanity - It's been a good week and this is why - in order of what cheered me up the most ... read post
- [Hive Three & A Confession](https://talkingwithbees.com/hive-three-a-confession) - Beekeeping Confession - Life is busy at the moment - that's what I told myself as I succumbed to the temptation of buying an ASSEMBLED hive.
- [The Bees Are Alive](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-bees-are-alive) - The Bees Are Alive - It's March and I'm happy to report that the bees are flying. They have survived the Winter. Read more.
- [Eglu Review](https://talkingwithbees.com/eglu-review) - Eglu Review - If you are looking for a personal and honest review of the Eglu chicken coop with pros, cons and a cost comparison, then look no further.
- [Honey Goes To London](https://talkingwithbees.com/honey-goes-to-london) - Pieminster Takes Honey To London - My ultimate aim now is getting Nigella to lick my honey off her spoon.
- [Evidence-Based Beekeeping](https://talkingwithbees.com/evidence-based-beekeeping) - Evidence-Based Beekeeping - What can we learn from scientifc journals on how we should keep bees? I explore Natural Selection and Natural Comb.
- [Beekeeping Podcast](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-podcast) - Beekeeping Podcast - Beekeeping, Kiwi hippys interviewed me for their podcast . We chatted about how I got into beekeeping and why I'm still afraid of bees.
- [UK Beekeepers Needed](https://talkingwithbees.com/uk-beekeepers-needed-for-study) - Anthropological Analysis Of Beekeeping Practise In The UK - A research study within Archaeology & Anthropology Department at Bristol University. Read more.
- [Good Value Chicken Coops (USA)](https://talkingwithbees.com/good-value-chicken-coops-usa) - Chicken Coops - Good Value USA Chicken Coops
- [Good Value Chicken Coops (UK)](https://talkingwithbees.com/good-value-chicken-coops-uk) - Chicken Coops - Good Value UK Chicken Coops
- [Acid-Resistant Bugs](https://talkingwithbees.com/acid-resistant-bugs) - Acid-Resistant Bugs - I may have lost my battle with Varroa but the good news is, I have not yet lost my sanity. In fact, I am surprisingly quite calm about it.
- [The Bees Are Back In Town](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-bees-are-back-in-town) - It was like a scene from ET as we headed up the quiet estate on the back of an old Land Rover in our white (bee) suits with a radioactive device (beehive).
- [2,000 Varroa In Hive Two](https://talkingwithbees.com/2000-varroa-in-hive-two) - Unbelievably I have 2,000 Varroa In Hive Two, after a low count 3 months ago. Read more.
- [Batkid - Real-Life Superhero](https://talkingwithbees.com/batkid-real-life-superhero) - Batkid - Real Life Superhero
- [It's A Sticky Business](https://talkingwithbees.com/its-a-sticky-business) - Harvesting Honey - Whoop! Whoop! One of my hives has produced a 13lb surplus of honey. Not bad for three frames of bees plus Queen hived on the 9th June.
- [Guest Beekeeper With No Pants](https://talkingwithbees.com/guest-beekeeper-with-no-pants) - Guest Beekeeper With No Pants - For the sake of any American readers, what I mean by pants is underpants - but this should become apparent as the story unfolds.
- [I find the Queen alive and create a "nuc"](https://talkingwithbees.com/i-find-the-queen-alive-and-create-a-nuc) - I saw the marked Queen alive and with less than a cupful of honey bees. I decided to create a "nuc".
- [Local Honey For Sale](https://talkingwithbees.com/local-honey-for-sale) - Local Honey For Sale - Read more about where you can buy Bristol Honey and the benefits of local honey.
- [An Inspector Calls (Visit 3 of 3)](https://talkingwithbees.com/an-inspector-calls) - EU Honeybee Surveillance Programme - My apiary was 1 of 200 randomly selected in the UK to be part of an EU study to better understand colony collapse disorder.
- [Bees - RIP](https://talkingwithbees.com/bees-rip) - Bees RIP - I wanted to quickly inspect the honeybees to see if they were dead or alive or if there was brood in the colony. The video speaks for itself.
- [Regaining my sanity without bees](https://talkingwithbees.com/regaining-my-sanity-without-bees) - Regaining my sanity without bees - I have enjoyed foraging and making sloe gin, gardening and planting honeysuckle.
- [Combining hives = less to worry about](https://talkingwithbees.com/combining-hives-less-to-worry-about) - Combining hives - I unite the colonies using the "newspaper method"in order to strengthen the stronger colony and help it to survive the Winter. Read more ...
- [Beekeeping Equipment Suppliers](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-equipment) - Beekeeping Equipment Suppliers - If you are looking for UK suppliers of beekeeping equipment, then look no further.
- [My Dad - The Swarm Catcher](https://talkingwithbees.com/swarm-catcher) - Swarm Catcher - I was meant to be The Man, or better yet, The Beeman. But The Old Man is taking all the glory. Read about the Swarm Catcher ...
- [“Look, no smoke” & a Varroa problem](https://talkingwithbees.com/varroa-mite-calculator-apiguard) - Varroa mite – Based on the daily mite drop calculator I have 500 Varroa mites. It’s August and I plan to use Apiguard after I remove the honey supers.
- [The joys and guilt of harvesting my first honey](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-joys-and-guilt-of-harvesting-my-first-honey) - Extracting Honey - The joys and guilt of harvesting my first honey.
- [EU Honeybee Surveillance Programme (Visit 1 of 3)](https://talkingwithbees.com/eu-pilot-surveillance-programme-for-honey-bee-health) - EU Pilot Surveillance Programme for Honey Bee Health - I signed-up to the National Bee Unit's, BeeBase, and soon received a letter inviting me to participate.
- [The course of true love never did run smooth](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-course-of-true-love-never-did-run-smooth) - You just want to enjoy the bees. You don’t want problems. Just good times. But as the saying goes “The course of true love never did run smooth”. Read story.
- [Honeybee Photos – Please Help](https://talkingwithbees.com/honeybee-photos-please-help) - Honeybee Photos - I would be grateful if you emailed me quality photos of honeybees - Queen, Worker, Drone. If published, you will be credited & links provided.
- [Laying Workers Killed My Queen](https://talkingwithbees.com/laying-workers-killed-my-queen) - Laying Worker Bees Killed My Queen - Sounds like a sensationalist headline, similar to “Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster” - but in this case it’s probably true.
- [Life Without Bees](https://talkingwithbees.com/life-without-bees) - Life Without Bees - You may be wondering how life has been for an obsessive beekeeper such as myself without bees. I have descended further into insanity ...
- [Beehaus - Free Bees with Every Beehaus](https://talkingwithbees.com/beehaus-free-bees-with-every-beehau) - Beehaus - June 2012 - Buy any Beehaus in June 2012 and Omlet will supply a colony of honeybees, worth £180, absolutely free. Follow link for code.
- [A Visit To Maisemore](https://talkingwithbees.com/maisemore-beekeeping-equipment-supplier) - Maisemore Bee Supplies - My Visit To Maisemore Apiaries - Beekeeping Equipment Suppliers
- [Bee stings – numbers 2 to 15](https://talkingwithbees.com/bee-stings-numbers-2-to-15) - Bee stings – Even walking through long grass brings me out in a skin rash, so perhaps I should have known better. I had become blasé ...
- [Manliness Already Under Scrutiny](https://talkingwithbees.com/manliness-already-under-scrutiny) - Manliness Already Under Scrutiny - Crikey. My first bee experience of the new season, and my manliness is already under self-scrutiny. Read more ...
- [Talking With Bees Gets Published](https://talkingwithbees.com/talking-with-bees-gets-published) - Talking With Bees Gets Published - Crikey, someone liked my ramblings enough to put them in print.
- [Beekeeping Comedy – John Cleese & Rowan Atkinson](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-comedy-john-cleese-rowan-atkinson) - Beekeeping Comedy - I thought it was time for some beekeeping comedy and I found the following live sketch with John Cleese & Rowan Atkinson. Enjoy!
- [Dead Bees - The Body Count](https://talkingwithbees.com/dead-bees-body-count) - Dead Bees - I last heard some activity about 3 weeks ago when I knocked on the side of the hive and heard a friendly buzz, but nothing recently. Read more.
- [The Bodge Hammer Returns](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-bodge-hammer-returns) - Bodge Hammer Returns - I am dissolving away the idealist in me that wants to make perfect square hives. I am not yet that person. “Where’s the bodge hammer”?!
- [2012 – What I Learnt From Talking With Bees](https://talkingwithbees.com/2012-what-i-learnt-from-talking-with-bees) - Well, for starters, they have NOT helped me regain my sanity. In 2012 they made me more anxious than being a parent.
- [“Every man needs a workbench”](https://talkingwithbees.com/every-man-needs-a-workbench) - Every man needs a workbench - A real man would chop down a tree and build their own workbench. I went online, and bought a BiGDUG flat pack workbench for £78.
- [Proud Dad](https://talkingwithbees.com/proud-dad) - Proud Dad - I should probably tell you that the 20 week scan my wife and I went to this week shows that we are probably going to have a ...
- [Sugar dilemmas for beekeepers and parents](https://talkingwithbees.com/fussy-baby) - Fussy Baby - My breastfeeding Wife is a Sugar Monster. She loves Sugar Puffs,hot chocolate, Ginger Bread Men, chocolates and ice cream. Baby was very grisly.
- [It's a girl! I tell the bees of the new arrival](https://talkingwithbees.com/its-a-girl-i-tell-the-bees-of-the-new-arrival) - Whilst Queen bees can easily bang out up to 2,000 eggs a day ... this is not the case for humans. Next time we're booking in for an elective caesarian!
- [On being a Dad](https://talkingwithbees.com/on-being-a-dad) - New Dad - A Q&A of some of the manliness issues this beekeeper is dealing with on having a new baby
- [My Beekeeping Highlights & Lowlights In 2012](https://talkingwithbees.com/2012-highlights-lowlights) - Beekeeping Highlights & Lowlights - Heidi would like me to point out that these highlights are only to do with bees and not my life in general.
- [A Wild Food Walk](https://talkingwithbees.com/foraging-will-a-wild-food-walk-improve-my-sanity) - Foraging - I am about to go on a Wild Food Walk but will it improve my sanity or give me some new self-sufficiency skills?
- [Is Foraging The Answer (to regaining my sanity)?](https://talkingwithbees.com/is-foraging-the-answer) - Foraging - Who would have guessed that foraging is like an extreme sport with more bravado than a skate boarding park? Read about foraging in Bristol.
- [Communicating through the medium of dance](https://talkingwithbees.com/bee-wisdom-communicating-through-the-medium-of-dance) - Waggle Dance - Reab about how I am going to try some bum-waggling to improve communications with my nearly-wife.
- [Beekeeping - Smoking the hive & more to worry about](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-smoking-the-hive-more-to-worry-about) - Beekeeping - Smoking the hive & more to worry about
- [Swarmy bees – am I responsible?](https://talkingwithbees.com/swarmy-bees-am-i-responsible) - Swarmy bees – This is what a hive looks like 30 minutes before it swarms.
- [Bees on the outside of the hive – is this normal?](https://talkingwithbees.com/bees-on-the-outside-of-the-hive) - Bees on the outside of the hive – is this normal? I make my second check of the hive but somehow end up with lots of bees on the outside of the hive.
- [In the hive - looking for bee eggs](https://talkingwithbees.com/in-the-hive-looking-for-bee-eggs) - Bee eggs - I am on a mission. I need a structure to my hive checks. Objective: Look for eggs, Queen and Queen cells.
- [Hiving a swarm](https://talkingwithbees.com/hiving-a-swarm) - Hiving a swarm - Dad & I hiving a swarm.
- [I Am Not A Beeman](https://talkingwithbees.com/i-have-joined-the-beekeepers-club-but-it-dawns-that-i-am-no-beeman) - Beeman - Reality strikes that I have joined the beekeepers club but I am no beeman. How will I deal with the reality and my inadequacy fears?
- [Manliness - Learning to use a hammer at the age of 39](https://talkingwithbees.com/manliness-learning-to-use-a-hammer-at-the-age-of-39) - Manliness - Building a beehive with my 70-year-old Dad, it's never to late to learn how to use a hammer.
- [Breaking an unwritten family rule](https://talkingwithbees.com/breaking-an-unwritten-family-rule) - Beekeeping can be quite stressful at times and as a result I swore in front of Dad. In fact, I broke a whole load of rules and swore at Dad.
- [The first sting is the deepest](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-first-sting-is-the-deepest) - Bee Sting - I didn't go into an anaphylactic shock! I had thought about provoking a bee sting before investing in beehives … but I wasn’t brave enough.
- [Beekeeping ambitions – pure emotion](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-ambitions) - Beekeeping Ambitions - I want a second hive, because for some reason, one just isn’t enough. Rest assured, my need has nothing to do with logic ...
- [Building more beehive parts – by myself](https://talkingwithbees.com/building-more-beehive-parts-by-myself) - Building A Beehive - I felt confident enough to put frames together myself and I was chuffed that I managed to get the Black & Decker workmate up. Read more ...
- [The Honey Jubilee - but where's my Queen?](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-honey-jubilee-but-wheres-my-queen) - The Honey Jubilee - The Queen is everywhere. On a boat in the rain; standing beside a hula-hooping Grace Jones ... But my Queen is nowhere to be seen.
- [Hive envy – according to Freud](https://talkingwithbees.com/hive-envy-according-to-freud) - Hive Envy – I braced myself and decided it was time to check out Darren’s hive. I’d showed him mine so, you know, it only seemed fair.
- [Hiving a swarm … again](https://talkingwithbees.com/hiving-a-swarm-here-we-go-again) - Hiving a swarm of bees - I was exhausted from multiple bee, but when my new beekeeper friend caught a large swarm I was keen to give it another go.
- [Warning - novice beekeeper alert](https://talkingwithbees.com/warning-novice-beekeeper-alert) - Novice beekeeper alert - On inspecting the hives I am not sure what is happening. Are there eggs? Is there a Queen? Have they swarmed?
- [An encouraging(?) email](https://talkingwithbees.com/an-encouraging-email) - Encouraging email from a friend - Sometimes I am not sure if friends are encouraging or just a bit too jubilant when things go wrong. This email arrived a few days ago …
- [Holiday reading for beekeepers](https://talkingwithbees.com/holiday-reading-for-beekeepers-and-non-beekeepers) - Cormac McCarthy - Words jumped off the cover of The Border Trilogy: desolate, award-winning, cowboys, journey, drifters, coming-of-age. Read my review.
- [The Barefoot Beekeeper](https://talkingwithbees.com/the-barefoot-beekeeper) - Barefoot Beekeeper - If you would like to read a book review of Philip Chandlers "The Barefoot Beekeeper", please visit my beekeeping blog.
- [We have swarmed](https://talkingwithbees.com/we-have-swarmed) - We have now swarmed. We have left our nest in Bristol, started a new colony (of two) in the countryside and the Queen is ready to lay.
- [Conversations with bees – an opportunity to unleash all your crazy ideas](https://talkingwithbees.com/conversations-with-bees-an-opportunity-to-unleash-all-your-crazy-ideas) - Conversations With Bees - A conversation and collaboration amongs beekeepers and designers (The Honey Club, Wolff Olins, Rob Phillips) to develop a new beehive.
- [Learning from mistakes - the cheesecake story](https://talkingwithbees.com/learning-from-mistakes-the-cheesecake-story) - Learning to be a beekeeper is a constant struggle. I read books and ask for advice but I think it is true that you learn best from your mistakes. Or do you ..
- [What is going to kill them first: Varroa, starvation … or me?](https://talkingwithbees.com/what-is-going-to-kill-the-bees-varroa-starvation-me) - Varroa or starvation - My brain went into overdrive trying to understand why there was no brood. Was it the lack of food or due to the Apiguard.
- [Breaking News - No Eggs](https://talkingwithbees.com/breaking-news-no-eggs) - Breaking News - It is a lovely day here and I have just been to visit my one remaining colony hoping to find evidence of a laying Queen.
- [Giving My New Queen Bee A "Good Home"](https://talkingwithbees.com/clipping-marking-queen-bee) - Marking & Clipping A Queen Bee - He opened the nuc with bare hands and within seconds found the Queen, marked and clipped her. Watch this instructional video.
- [What is your attitude to beekeeping?  Please vote.](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-survey-jan-mar-2013) - Beekeeper Survey - What is your attitude to beekeeping? Please vote.
- [A tree bumblebee?](https://talkingwithbees.com/bumblebee) - Tree Bumblebee - I photographed this huge bee in my lounge. There are so many varities of bee and bumblebee in the UK but I think this is a tree bumblebee.
- [Bee Cause Petition](https://talkingwithbees.com/bee-cause-petition) - Bee Cause Petition - Calls on the Government to adopt a National Bee Action Plan to help bees get back on track
- [Easy come, easy go](https://talkingwithbees.com/easy-come-easy-go) - Hived bees absconding - By the time I got home, they were all gone. They hadn’t even started to draw out the foundation into comb. How common is this?
- [Will “religion for atheists” help me regain my sanity?](https://talkingwithbees.com/alaindebotton-will-your-religion-for-atheists-help-me-regain-my-sanity-see-you-festivalofideas-in-bristol-on-16th-may) - Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer’s Guide to the Uses of Religion. Alain de Botton argues that religion has important things to teach the secular world
- [Beehaus Tip #1: Installing Bees Into Your Beehaus](https://talkingwithbees.com/beehaus-tip-1-installing-bees-into-your-beehaus-from-a-nuc-with-standard-national-frames) - Beehaus Tip #1 - Options, and their pros and cons, for installing bees into your beehaus (or 14x12 brood box) from a nuc with standard National frames
- [Ready-To-Go Bees](https://talkingwithbees.com/ready-to-go-bees) - Beekeeping - An opportunity to buy a beehive with bees in it already.
- [Thunderbirds are go! Well ... almost.](https://talkingwithbees.com/thunderbirds-are-go) - Beekeeping - I am ready to start and am just waiting for the beehaus and the bees.

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- [Honeybee Videos](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/honeybees/honeybee-videos) - Videos and film of honeybees, swarms and beekeeping.
- [My Honey Yields](https://talkingwithbees.com/my-apiary/honey-yields-uk) - Honey Yields UK & South West - I compare my honey yields with the UK and South West yields as per the results of the annual BBKA honey survey.
- [Thermosolar Hive Guide](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/beehives/thermosolar-hive-guide) - The ultimate guide to the Thermosolar Hive. They have given me two and I review the hive and investigate the claims to eliminate 100% of varroa mites.
- [Catching A Swarm](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides/catching-a-swarm) - Catching A Swarm - Method and guide includes: shaking bees into a box, setting up a bait hive and vacumming bees. Video clips and instructions.
- [Beekeeping Equipment](https://talkingwithbees.com/my-apiary/beekeeping-equipment) - Beekeeping Equipment - I kept worrying about "do I have enough supers if my bees are super productive and fill a super per week for the next 6 weeks?"
- [Honey Labelling (UK)](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides/honey-labelling-uk) - Honey Labelling - One Stop Shop for UK honey labelling advice & guidance. Includes BBKA advice, Food Standards Agency guidance and Honey Regulations.
- [Bristol Honey](https://talkingwithbees.com/i-love-honey/bristol-honey) - Bristol Honey - The apiary that produces this Bristol honey is sited in the Redland allotments. Please visit page to find shops selling this honey.
- [Weather At Apiary](https://talkingwithbees.com/my-apiary/weather-at-apiary) - The weather at my apiary.
- [Beekeeper Presents (UK)](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeper-presents-uk) - Presents For Beekeepers - Diverse range of present ideas for your beekeeping partner, relation or friend.
- [Bee Hygiene](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides/bee-hygiene) - Bee Hygiene - Healthy bees and hygienic beekeeping practices are essential. Read more on disease recognition/prevention and apiary hygiene.
- [Honeybees (More Info)](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/honeybees) - Honeybees are amazing. They are the Angelina Jolie of bees: sexy, edgy, complex and happy to look after another’s brood. This is my blaggers guide.
- [Honeybee Photos](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/honeybees/honeybee-photos) - Honeybee Photos - Photos Of Queen, Workers & Drones. Also, please send me your photos. Read more.
- [How-To Guides](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides) - Beekeeping - How-to guides for round the year beekeeping procedures, techniques, inspection and tips. Includes videos & easy to follow instructions.
- [Asian Hornet - Vespa velutina](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides/asian-hornet-vespa-velutina) - Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina) - Beekeeper's guide to method of attack on honeybee colonies, colony losses, identification, lifecycle, controls, traps
- [Hiving A Swarm](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides/hiving-a-swarm-how-to) - How-To Hive A Swarm - Not much beats hiving a swarm, observing the bees and realising that you created a honey-making factory.
- [Bee Friendly Plants](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/bee-friendly-plants) - Bee-Friendly Plants & Flowers - Description of bee-friendly plants, flowers, wild flowers and herbs and where to buy, incl rosybee. "Flower Power"!
- [Bee Suit](https://talkingwithbees.com/equipment/bee-suit) - Bee Suit Review - I relate my experiences & stings with economic half suit and full beekeeper suit before graduating to quality Sherriff bee suit.
- [Equipment](https://talkingwithbees.com/equipment) - Beekeeping Equipment & Supplies - My review of beekeeping equipment and supplies. What's essential and what's nice-to-have.
- [My Colony Losses](https://talkingwithbees.com/my-apiary/my-colony-losses) - Colony Losses UK & South West - I record my honeybee colony losses and winter losses and compare with BBKA data. I also record reasons for losses.
- [Wotton-under-Edge Honey](https://talkingwithbees.com/i-love-honey/wotton-under-edge-honey) - Wotton-under-Edge Honey - The apiary that produces this honey is sited in Wotton (South Gloucestershire, Glos., GL12). Find shops selling this honey.
- [Small Hive Beetle](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/honeybee-pests-diseases/small-hive-beetle) - Small Hive Beetle - Guide for beekeeper's around the world. Describes impact, lifecycle, geographic spread, photos, detection, control, traps.
- [Create An Artificial Swarm](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides/swarm-management/create-an-artificial-swarm) - How-to create an artificial swarm: skill level, timing, benefits. A step-by-step guide made easy.
- [About](https://talkingwithbees.com/about) - Beekeeper - More about the author of the Talking With Bees blog and his Inner Beeman.
- [Honey Facts](https://talkingwithbees.com/i-love-honey/honey-facts) - Honey Facts - Learn about honey and honeybees. How many bees in a hive? How many miles do bees fly to make jar of honey? And more.
- [Honey](https://talkingwithbees.com/i-love-honey) - Local Honey has a number of benefits - Improves hay fever symptoms, more interesting & varied, better taste & nutritional properties, saves bees.
- [Varroa Management](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides/varroa-management) - Varroa Management - Please read this FERA, National Bee Unit guide to managing Varroa. Also includes link to Varroa calculator.
- [Hive Three](https://talkingwithbees.com/my-apiary/hive-three) - Hive Three (14×12) – Record Card
- [Hive Two](https://talkingwithbees.com/my-apiary/hive-two) - Hive Records - Record of all activity, including, feeding, varroa, swarm control, inspections
- [Hive Five](https://talkingwithbees.com/my-apiary/hive-five) - Record of beekeeping activities, status of bees, stores and brood for my hives in Gloucestershire, UK. Read more.
- [Hive One](https://talkingwithbees.com/my-apiary/hive-one) - Hive One
- [Harvesting Honey](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides/harvesting-honey) - Harvesting Honey - When to harvest & how-to extract to ensure ease & maximum honey production. Includes warming honey, uncapping & filtering.
- [Beekeepers Anonymous](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/beekeepers-anonymous) - Beekeepers Anonymous - Beekeepers Support Group to help us deal with our grief when we have failed a bee colony. ‘Hello, I am Roger and I miss my bees’.
- [Laying Worker Bees](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/honeybees/laying-worker-bees) - Laying Worker Bees - A description and photos of Laying Worker Bees and their eggs. Includes guide to treatment. Please read.
- [Plastic Hive Components](https://talkingwithbees.com/equipment/plastic-hive-components) - Plastic Beehive Components - I review the various beehive components made of plastic. Include frames, foundation, feeders, hives. Read more.
- [Gloucestershire Honey](https://talkingwithbees.com/i-love-honey/gloucestershire-honey) - Gloucestershire Honey - the honey I produce is floral and aromatic.
- [Honey Labels](https://talkingwithbees.com/honey-labels) - Honey Labels - Join the Talking With Bees network. Includes honey jar labels and a free page on the website to promote your honey. Find our more.
- [Honey Recipes](https://talkingwithbees.com/i-love-honey/honey-recipes) - Honey Recipes - Including Rhubarb Crumble
- [Poly Nuc](https://talkingwithbees.com/my-apiary/poly-nuc) - Maisemore Poly Nuc - Record Card
- [Combining Hives](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides/combining-hives-uniting-hives) - Combining Hives - If you want instructions on how-to combine hives (also known as uniting hives) please read on and watch the clips.
- [Splitting Hives](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides/swarm-management/splitting-hives) - Splitting Hives - We created 2 bee colonies plus the original colony. The colony with the Queen produced a surplus of 13lb of honey. Read how.
- [Swarm Management](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides/swarm-management) - Swarm Management - Beekeeping books contain diagrams with beehive boxes moving left, right, up and down. It's makes you dizzy. Read simple guide.
- [Urban Beekeeping](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/urban-beekeeping) - Urban Beekeeping - Urban honeybees can make award-winning honey but there are challenges to keeping bees in the city. Read more.
- [Top Bar Hives](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/beehives/top-bar-hives) - Top Bar Hives - Read about a beekeepers personal experience of Top Bar Hives and their review of the pros and cons, please read on.
- [Beehaus Promotion](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/beehaus-review/beehaus-promotion) - Beehaus - Details of beehaus promotions, discount codes or vouchers will be published here.
- [Beehives](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/beehives) - Beehive - If you are considering which beehive to buy then this review gives ratings, pros and cons of different beehives to help you decide.
- [Books (UK)](https://talkingwithbees.com/books) - Beekeeping Books UK - My personal recommended reading for people looking to improve their beekeeping and their sanity.
- [Oxalic Acid Treatment](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides/oxalic-acid-beekeeping) - Oxalic Acid - A Varroa mite treatment for honeybees. In this beekeeping, how-to guide I describe the Oxalic Acid trickling method. Read and watch the clip.
- [Books (USA)](https://talkingwithbees.com/books-usa) - Beekeeping Books USA - My personal recommended reading for people looking to improve their beekeeping and their sanity
- [Create A Nuc Of Bees](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides/swarm-management/create-a-nuc-of-bees) - Creating A Nuc Of Bees - Step by step instructions on creating a nuc of bees
- [Getting Started](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/getting-started) - Beekeeping For Beginners - If you want to know the steps involved to become a beekeeper then read this page.
- [Robbing Screen](https://talkingwithbees.com/equipment/robbing-screen) - Robbing Screen For Honeybees - How to stop bees robbing your hive. More about the robbing screen. What it is and when to use.
- [Beehaus Review](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/beehaus-review) - Beehaus Review - If you are looking for a personal and honest review of the beehaus hive with pros, cons and a cost comparison, then look no further.
- [Beekeeping](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping) - Beekeeping - I believe keeping bees is the ideal antidote to modern life. If you want to improve your mental health, read why beekeeping might be for you.
- [Beehaus For Sale](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/beehaus-review/beehaus-for-sale) - Beehaus For Sale - If you have a beehaus for sale or are looking for a second-hand beehaus, please feel free to use this page to find each other.
- [Bailey Comb Change](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides/bailey-comb-change) - Bailey Comb Change Guide - A description of how-to carry out a Bailey Comb Change. Includes rationale, process, diagram, video. Uses FERA, NBU advice.
- [Honey Tanks](https://talkingwithbees.com/equipment/honey-tank) - Honey Tank With Valve - A review of honey tanks (plastic, stainless steel, 25Kg, 50Kg, 100Kg) and where to buy for best value.
- [Hive Record Card](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping-how-to-guides/hive-record-card) - Hive Record Card - Please see attached guidance on honeybee colony record keeping and beehive record cards to download.
- [Private](https://talkingwithbees.com/private) - Family Photos & Videos (Private) Note: First video might be still uploading. 16 Weeks Senen Chatting http://youtu.be/vcxrf5aLiqk Senen Chatting ... Again http://youtu.be/uoqnPCHUe38
- [Dwarf Drones](https://talkingwithbees.com/beekeeping/honeybees/dwarf-drones) - Dwarf Drones - I came across Dwarf Drones when my Laying Workers put their eggs in worker cells. Read more.
- [Surveys](https://talkingwithbees.com/pollsarchive) - Beekeeping Surveys - What is your attitiude to beekeeping? Please vote.
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