Recent content by BeeJayBee

Traditional here too, and mostly our own traditions that work for us as a family. No massive presents either.

:iagree: Go back to your GP or ask the immunology clinic before you go near your bees. If they really do need feeding then ask a beekeeping friend to be there with you whilst you do it.

What a brilliant website, I wish our association's one was half as good.

It's really impressive.

That's because there aren't any degrees in Blackadder, at least not yet, although it looks as if it might be part of a GCSE English syllabus http://www.markedbyteachers.com/gcse/english/comparing-the-media-of-scenes-in-journeys-end-and-black-adder-goes-forth.html

:iagree: - as far as wildlife is concerned.

It sounds like a good sort of pheromone trap, which would be acceptable by the green lobby too. So these nest are continuing into at least early winter? Is this usually what happens? How far north in Britain do you think you'd need to go before the climate loses any similarity with your part...

I didn't know that, and I dread to think how much it's likely to cost.

Check the size. I could be wrong but I think the frames are Langstroth, and your profile says you use nationals.

Aim to make sure a colony has enough food stored to last until the next inspection which in late Spring will be a week, but in autumn it could be three or four months. An overwintering full sized colony is likely to need about 40-45 lbs, which is about a National brood box. Any more and you're...

I haven't used one of these but I have used an IR filter on a DSLR, which I think is a better and far cheaper option.

Check out the new syllabus and assessment for the Junior Certificate, it's on the B8KA site.

So I'd guess you're not a fan of matchsticks? Interesting figures, by the way, and welcome - please stay, your input could prove very useful. :)

:iagree: Flowering plants and bees have spent a fair amount of time working together to get it right.

If anybody isn't sure there's a good guide to small mammals with drawings of some of the droppings here http://www.northpennines.org.uk/Lists/DocumentLibrary/Attachments/183/Small_Mammal_ID_guide.pdf Slug droppings tend to have squared off ends. Amazing the things beekeepers end up having to...