boywonder

Cleaned some dead bees out of the entrance of one hive, nothing needed for the other. Both still alive. Roll on warmer weather.

Best not to think of any 'F' grading.

Thanks all for your comments. Could not resist lifting the lid for a few seconds today. A few dead bees, and lots and lots of poo at...

If you have to roll big chunks of logs single handed you could try this: hammer 2 big anchors into the ground (or fasten to natural...

All the above shenanigans is the kind of heavy duty lifting, shifting, shunting and cutting I'm not up for....... but... and bear with...

Interesting. I had also chucked some wooden battens/nails/hammer into the boot of the car, with a view to sealing the cavities (but...

On Saturday afternoon, I received a call from a member of the public (dog walker), to let me know that a large tree in some local woods...

Sad sight. Ravaged by varroa, would be my own first thought (based on the pics, incl. the faeces, the mite drop on the large colony, and...

I heard once (maybe on QI?) that the early Meccano sets used to come in two level of quality, the Box Standard and the Box Deluxe...

When you're doing the autopsy & treatment, I suggest that you put it and the best combs into a 6-frame poly nuc.

If the bees are relatively fresh (and you can get access to a compound microscope), you could do worse than crush some up (or freeze...

One of Stan’s granddaughters is in Everton’s academy. You are not alone. His passion is worse. He watches girls play football!

Hi Michael (and from me, humble to be conversing with a Beekeeping legend) ... but I feel that post is wasted on here. In the UK, most...

What Garry R says. That's to say what you're prepared to pay, and what they're prepared to accept, assuming they are prepared to sell...

Warning: this post may upset those of a soppy or unthinking disposition That is the nub of the matter, because the guiding principle to...