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My first hive back in July. And yes, I KNOW the base is on the wrong way round:) I was a bee keeper of about three hours at the time!

Ignore the mess, this is where the new fruit cage is going and is looking West. I will take those old paste tables away when the fruit cage is comple

New hive with the FIRST swarm in it now and doing rather well:) Second swarm beside it. Note the back screen, this is looking North. Please, no ped

Left hand side of area with first hive bought and the nuc box we captured the second swarm in. This has to be checked for the queen then she is to be

My first hive back in July. And yes, I KNOW the base is on the wrong way round:) I was a bee keeper of about three hours at the time!

This is the new hive I just bought and put together for the swarm that swarmed three weeks ago and has been in a nuc box all that time.

As most of this companies flat pack hives are made from recycled "stuff", I got this pretty jazzy picture on the ali roof!! I Got KUNG FU SHAOLIN CIR

My first hive back in July. And yes, I KNOW the base is on the wrong way round:) I was a bee keeper of about three hours at the time!

Poggle
Oct 4, 2011

I think we are on the same wavelength here-Walnut Allotments

I am sure you are going to have lots and lots of fun, and laughter and tears and frustration and frenzied hair pulling like we did

Turn the roof 90˚ that way when it rains it won't drip over the entrance

Oh bother. You know, I have spent a lot of minutes looking at that hive and the image trying to suss what was wrong!! Thank you for telling me