ekasal · Sonoma Nevşehir · Beginners · Jul 21, 2026
Hi, Should I add sugar to my hive?
Hi, Should I add sugar to my hive?
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Fondant's been on three weeks and hasn't moved — do they not need it, or can they not reach it?
Ontario, second year, two colonies after the unite. I put a fondant slab on each hive at the start of October, on the top bars under an eke, following the advice on here …
BethsBees · Ontario, CA · Beginners · Oct 28, 2026 · ▲ 2 · 💬 2 · ✅ Solved
First-year debrief: two hives, no honey taken, and eight things I'd do differently. What else did I get wrong?
Yorkshire, end of my first season. Everything's closed up for winter and I've written up the year. Here's the honest version, since this forum carried me through it. What…
YorkshireNewbee · Yorkshire, UK · Beginners · Oct 26, 2026 · ▲ 13 · 💬 5
When does the winter cluster actually form, and does it break up again on a warm afternoon?
Vermont, second year. I've read the word "cluster" a hundred times on this forum and I realise I don't understand the mechanics of it, which makes it hard to judge anythi…
VTBeeHannah · Vermont, US · Beginners · Oct 26, 2026 · ▲ 12 · 💬 4 · ✅ Solved
First winter with a hive on my apartment roof in İzmir — sun all day, wind off the sea, no shade
İzmir, second year. Two of my hives are on family land outside the city but one sits on the flat roof of our apartment building, which seemed like a clever idea in April …
elif_arici · İzmir, TR · Beginners · Oct 25, 2026 · ▲ 9 · 💬 4 · ✅ Solved
Dead-out in October with honey still in the box and heads down in the cells — starved ten centimetres from food?
Galway, second year. Lost one of my three. I went out on Wednesday, saw no activity at one entrance on a mild day when the other two were flying, and opened it up. What I…
GalwayBees · Galway, IE · Beginners · Oct 23, 2026 · ▲ 13 · 💬 5 · ✅ Solved
Everything's wrapped, fondant's on, guards are fitted — what does a beginner actually DO between now and March?
Minnesota, first year, two hives. Thanks to this forum I've done the whole list: mite treatment finished, fed to weight, frames rearranged so the stores touch the cluster…
mn_newbee · Minnesota, US · Beginners · Oct 21, 2026 · ▲ 13 · 💬 4 · ✅ Solved
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