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I write the year on the frames with permanent pen - then each spring if I spot a dodgy looking frame I take it out if not full of brood or stores / then I usually add the new frame to the outside of the colony they can find it when ready - dont like splitting colony in half in spring with a new...

Quick check yesterday. All hives flying, small amount of fondant left on each hive, considering moving to surup - it’s looking warmer over next two weeks but still long time till dandelions are out….

Combined Q- Colony with Bad tempered Small Nuc - if they make it through winter will ReQueen pronto - Did a little feed on three other colonies - and did a little apiary tidy up and some bramble management! My hives are in a part shaded part of a woodland - the strongest hives always are on the...

Welcome, I am in the middle between the wet flat bit and the windy bumpy bit.

Five Supers Collected... most frames now uncapped or empty - we probably extracted 12 frames from this boxes.... very disappointing. going to add supers back to hive above crown board with hole to get bees to empty any left overs.

yep - for me building it myself is only financial option - and thanks to the Strikes in USA I do have a lot of free time at moment...

hmmm - checked Fram very carefully to see what's going on - kept upright. bees have been busy enlarging cell with war in cell formation - will take camera tomorrow. 13 days since Grafting -

Enrico - seriously nice spot you have for it…. been looking at roof profiles so getting that drawn up one evening this week,

Hi Malcolm, yes I will be using a mixture of corrugated And timber for the exterior, thanks for your note on the Walls built before the floor sheet is installed, something I will bare in mind as the finished will be oak planks, I Use Sketchup for work purposes so using it for these plans - also...

Rainy Day - Some drawing time. Has anyone on here built a Shepherd Hut-type cabin? started designing my build but have a few questions about the Vapor barrier.

Clearer board on - might get a two full supers out of Six after this rain...

fields around here are a Barren wasteland of Something that gets cut for a Bio Digester. - blackberry well & truly gone / Any Ivy they can keep for winter.

this weekend, - did have six lovely full supers, doubtful I have two full boxes between them now with the rubbish weather. going to extract - and then get on with treatments and winter prep. My thinking is I really want to be in a good place next spring - I have a lot of hawthorn around me so...

Got the kids - 7 & 9 to help feed some of the smaller Colonies, went up about 18.00 when bee's where a little less active. retrieved a little scoop of honey from the strongest colony for there reward.

Turned round my entrance Block to the smallest entrance - about 12mm wide…. In preparation for wasps. lots of fallen fruit in gardens around here so always have plenty of wasps. using a Under floor entrance on one hive this year - made a smaller entrance block for this also - every little helps🤣