Recent content by beeatshellards

now Im off lunch as well!!:)

now you have put me off my breakfast, bananas with cornflakes, !

welcome to the forum Titch and Susan, I am going to disagree with what Susan said in an earlier post, "dont depend on anyone" , more experienced beekeepers will be a lifesaver in a crisis (or what you think is a crisis situation ) they will be able to soothe your brow and be your best friend...

If a bee stings me and looses its abdomen is it cruel to put your foot on it deliberately to kill it, or should one just leave it to die naturally, a moral dilema as I dont like to kill anything if I can help it,

thanks for this, I might do a print out and try some :)

I too make sloe gin but I prick the skins by putting in a bowl and hitting them with a stiff wire brush , so much easier

no frost this way, just lovely bright sunny days, aren,t we lucky!

would they also dig up bees nesting in the ground? over the last few days we have had a badger dig looads of holes in the garden , disrupting rocks etc maybe this explains it

I would personally research the site myself , this is better for me and better for my bees as I can assess everything in my criteria, eg good forage, safety etc, usually if you ask in the vicinity someone will point you in the right direction it is usually word of mouth or by asking in your...

dont think you have any worries admin, we like it here!:)

:iagree: admin

a pad and pen , so I can write a list for all I plan to do for early next year to have healthy happy productive bees . ::)

I agree that blatant advertising that this forum does not allow, should be stopped. I do not like it when people join the forum just to peddle their wares knowing a captive audience may be looking, this should not be confused with someone saying I need help I need ...so and so, where someone on...

good news it has obviously survived without intervention lets hope it stays for the next 65 years

well done, it will encourage you to enter again next year too:)