Recent content by arwenevenstar

Great! Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. That was kind of what my head was saying. I'll check them again at the weekend if the weather has been kinder and see if I need to remove the queen excluder or spray with sugar syrup. I am LOVING this reply! Yes! You all know your bees so...

Okay, so I'm wondering what's going on here. Story is: I have a nuc that has done remarkably well and filled the brood chamber, therefore three nights ago, I put on the queen excluder and a super with frames. Hive two is a swarm collection who just have a brood box on and some syrup as a...

THANK YOU! And thanks for the previous poster with the links for the sizing. That was all I needed! Wonderful!

Hi, can you help a beginner please. I have two national hives and am looking to get my frames for both super and brood boxes. I can't believe I'm asking this as I've read all the books, but going onto the Thorne website there seems to be a multitude of frames under codes. I naievely thought I'd...

LOL! I might have known I'd have kicked up a swarm when asking a question about personal preferences! I know it seems like I have my spending backwards, but I spent a lot of time around bees when I was younger as my grandfather kept them and have been stung on several occasions. As I know I...

Hi, I'm new to beekeeping, I have been on my introductory course and have my hives and intend to begin next Spring after I've taken further training. However, I'm looking to get my basic equipment here and there through the year to spread the cost. I'm looking at clothing right now as I need to...

:laughing-smiley-004 It's from Lord of the Rings. If you knew my real name, you'd know why I need to be a beekeeper - but as I hardly know you all yet...;)

Hi, I'm in one of the outlying villages near Banbury and am looking into starting with Bees. My grandfather was an avid beekeeper until he died and I remember vividly his outhouses being packed with honey jars and extractors. Of course, at 28 when he died, I had no intention at all of becoming a...