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  1. beeboybee

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Still no First inspection this year...... Currently feeding 4 out of 5 hives.... Sunshine Please.....
  2. beeboybee

    Replacing old frames

    I write the year on the frames with permanent pen - then each spring if I spot a dodgy looking frame I take it out if not full of brood or stores / then I usually add the new frame to the outside of the colony they can find it when ready - dont like splitting colony in half in spring with a new...
  3. beeboybee

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Quick check yesterday. All hives flying, small amount of fondant left on each hive, considering moving to surup - it’s looking warmer over next two weeks but still long time till dandelions are out….
  4. beeboybee

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Combined Q- Colony with Bad tempered Small Nuc - if they make it through winter will ReQueen pronto - Did a little feed on three other colonies - and did a little apiary tidy up and some bramble management! My hives are in a part shaded part of a woodland - the strongest hives always are on the...
  5. beeboybee

    Hello from Somerset

    Welcome, I am in the middle between the wet flat bit and the windy bumpy bit.
  6. beeboybee

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Five Supers Collected... most frames now uncapped or empty - we probably extracted 12 frames from this boxes.... very disappointing. going to add supers back to hive above crown board with hole to get bees to empty any left overs.
  7. beeboybee

    Shepherd Hut Build

    yep - for me building it myself is only financial option - and thanks to the Strikes in USA I do have a lot of free time at moment...
  8. beeboybee

    Queen Rearing - first go Grafting...

    hmmm - checked Fram very carefully to see what's going on - kept upright. bees have been busy enlarging cell with war in cell formation - will take camera tomorrow. 13 days since Grafting -
  9. beeboybee

    Shepherd Hut Build

    Enrico - seriously nice spot you have for it…. been looking at roof profiles so getting that drawn up one evening this week,
  10. beeboybee

    Shepherd Hut Build

    Hi Malcolm, yes I will be using a mixture of corrugated And timber for the exterior, thanks for your note on the Walls built before the floor sheet is installed, something I will bare in mind as the finished will be oak planks, I Use Sketchup for work purposes so using it for these plans - also...
  11. beeboybee

    Shepherd Hut Build

    Rainy Day - Some drawing time. Has anyone on here built a Shepherd Hut-type cabin? started designing my build but have a few questions about the Vapor barrier.
  12. beeboybee

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Clearer board on - might get a two full supers out of Six after this rain...
  13. beeboybee

    Extraction cut off date?

    fields around here are a Barren wasteland of Something that gets cut for a Bio Digester. - blackberry well & truly gone / Any Ivy they can keep for winter.
  14. beeboybee

    Extraction cut off date?

    this weekend, - did have six lovely full supers, doubtful I have two full boxes between them now with the rubbish weather. going to extract - and then get on with treatments and winter prep. My thinking is I really want to be in a good place next spring - I have a lot of hawthorn around me so...
  15. beeboybee

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Got the kids - 7 & 9 to help feed some of the smaller Colonies, went up about 18.00 when bee's where a little less active. retrieved a little scoop of honey from the strongest colony for there reward.
  16. beeboybee

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Turned round my entrance Block to the smallest entrance - about 12mm wide…. In preparation for wasps. lots of fallen fruit in gardens around here so always have plenty of wasps. using a Under floor entrance on one hive this year - made a smaller entrance block for this also - every little helps🤣
  17. beeboybee

    Queen Rearing - first go Grafting...

    Wanted to be sure so took a very quick - Gentle look. plenty of activity - But only one Cell looking promising. can see plenty of Royal jelly & a Larva inside So Fingers Crossed Looks like this hive might get a new queen / Best plan to Combine my other hives without another queen from this...
  18. beeboybee

    Queen Rearing - first go Grafting...

    Success - well Sort of - Looks like possibly three Larva have been excepted - sign of cells been drawn, 1 - looks full of royal jelly 2&3 - wax been drawn but not so obvious that there is a Larva in them - Will Take my glasses up with me tomorrow... 1 out of 16 - going to take that as a step...
  19. beeboybee

    God I love growing our own

    Excellent work James.. greenhouse envy. shout when your doing tours. 👍👍👍
  20. beeboybee

    Queen Rearing - first go Grafting...

    well I was 100% percent until today - been culling Queen cells for 10 days. now after finding the empty cells less so!
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