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Only had a small order in comparison to some, but boxes seem OK. First time ordering in a seconds sale so wasn't sure what to expect, but pretty happy. A couple had knots in awkward places and needed drilling before nailing, I think that was 2 nails out of 7 boxes.

I was going to ask the same question, so probably best to keep it in this thread. How long should you normally leave between opening the tab on the queen cage and the next inspection/manipulation? I am slightly concerned that they will run out of space in the nuc if we leave it a full week...

I've come to the conclusion that you get what you pay for, tried quite a few in the interest of reducing set up coats, however after the hassle and poor quality I think we're sticking to Thornes and Maisemore frames. Even Maisemore seconds have been better than most of the cheaper suppliers and...

We inspected one of our hives on Monday and found two charged queen cells. The hive is currently on broad and half and have two undrawn frames of foundation in the broad box, and four frames of stores in the half, so queen cells seems odd. To be safe we're trying to work out the best way to...

Checked our hives today all seem to be going well, building slowly. Hopefully they'll start bringing in more nectar soon, brambles starting to show but still a lot of buds. One hive is on broad and half and doing well, a great classic honey arch in the 'half' which was rather fascinating to...

I may be wrong, but my understanding is that Somerton Beekeepers honey is from hives in the Somerton Beekeepers Association teaching apiary, not a mix of honeys from various beekeepers local to Somerton.

A weekend of mixed fortune here. This weeks inspection of the swarm we caught in May saw them doing well and we found and marked the queen. She's only the second one we have marked and it still makes me equally anxious and excited when handling her. They're over 8 frames now and doing well...

Thank you, it is a shame though.

If the weather plays ball, then we should be completing a Bailey Comb change on one hive this weekend as all brood will have emerged. Despite blocking the bottom entrance when we moved the queen into the top brood box, there was a reasonable amount of pollen in the old brood frames last week...

Clearly should have been more specific, it made sense to me when I wrote it:). Thankfully only the ring was cut, not the finger!

A simple task for yesterday, inspect two hives. I got stung on my ring finger which I didn't think about until I took my gloves off and realised that my finger was swelling and my wedding ring was constricting my finger. End result a visit to A&E to have it cut off! Another lesson learnt the...

If possible, 4 nationals, no frames, no holes would be great.

Hi, My wife and I took up beekeeping last year, undertaking sessions with our local BKA before picking up a hive from a retiring beekeeper. We now have two hives plusa recently caught swarm. Will