I have the following items for sale which would be ideal as a starter kit for a new beekeeper.
- established national hive with laying queen (approx 6 months old),
- 2 national supers with drawn comb
- 2 bee suits (one Sheriff)
- 2 boiler suits
- 2 pairs of gloves
- hive stand
- smoker...
I am unfortunately having to sell my bee equipment as sadly after a number of bee stings the reactions are getting steadily worse, and have decided to call it a day on beekeeping!
Therefore I have the following items for sale. This would be ideal as a starter set for a new beekeeper, but we...
I think this is a useful post, but have to agree with Johnmc and Jackbee. I'm relatively new to beekeeping and like this site as it has loads of info - but often don't feel knowledgeable enough to offer my opinion. I had a couple of supers with some OSR in today and now I have an idea of what...
I have a nuc with a new queen (emerged early June) and have waited to make sure she mated and has started laying – checked yesterday and all going well with plenty of brood, larvae and stores.
There are 5 National frames, I want to hang on to the nuc box so buyer should have something they can...
Thanks so much for the tips. I did do my basic training with D in Colchester so think it will be worth going back and learning a bit more now that I've had some experience.
I'll also take the advice regarding proper swarm control and read up on this. Thanks again. First time I've used this...
Hi all. Feeling a bit despondent after a bad couple of weeks of beekeeping. I'm only in my second full year and my hive (I only have one) swarmed a couple of weeks ago. I had done a full inspection the week before and removed all queen cells as existing queen seemed fine (didn't spot her but...