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I live in the sticks and have rape seed on all four sides of me so about 50yds tops whilst ignoring everything else

nice frame of brood :sifone:

My mentor lives about 100 miles from me, he checks my hives in person whenever he can , usually early spring and the rest of the time it's me with a mobile wedged under my chin, inside my bee suit and him a saying "tell me what you can see" :D When he's not advising me in the field we exchange...

Exactly the same thing happened to me last week I was gardening, heard the roar and watched a colony leave their hive and settle on the hawthorn hedge across the lane by the time I had got my suit on and a box to collect them in they had returned to the hive I left them alone for a couple of...

This is my 3rd season now and I was feeling quite proud about getting my 4 hives all safely over wintered, I've got 3 strong colonies which are expanding fast and I've just supered them today, the 4th colony was from a caste late last summer, but I think it will be ok, it has brood and stores...

yes they are :)

no probs would you like them by post or should i just point them in the right direction:cheers2: the bees are the Italian kind and I would be happy to accept the going price of a standard national nuc which seems to be around the 125 earth pound mark

5p per bee ? :biggrinjester: but seriously, tbh i wasn't sure what to ask for, I've never bought or sold bees before. I know what the going rate for a 5 or 6 frame nuc is so i thought i would leave it open to offers

Hi there Due to unforeseen circumstances I have a full colony of bees for sale. Bees are on 10 national frames, are healthy, calm and productive, the queen is this years although not marked or clipped. Located on the Glos/Worc border, buyer will have to bring own national box to transport...