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    Hive upset

    Perhaps I didn't explain well Oh dear. My first post seems ambiguous Ok so the hive is on two trestles. One was dragged away and the hive fell. The hedge wasn't cut but the grass up to the fence was. There was no damage done and on my check this weekend my queen was laying and all the syrup...
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    Hive upset

    OK, so after getting my colony at the end of June and building up quite nicely I found this sad state of affairs this last Saturday morning (see picture) :eek: I'm reasonably sure it was an accident while my host farmer was cutting close to fences to control the overgrowth that was developing -...
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    New out apiary

    Hi all, So my plan has worked. I have site, equipment and bees although all in different places at the moment. The key now is to bring them together within the next couple of weeks and it will all start! I'm working on the assumption that bees know they can build up a colony to overwinter...
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    Out apiary distance?

    That's good then - the one I've found is only a mile away!
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    Hi all

    Thanks for the welcomes. This Forum uses the same basic format as The Sewing Forum so I feel right at home already!
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    Hi all

    Just a quick message to say hi to you all. I hope your 'close season' is going well. i am a 49 yr old new girl in class. I hope to learn enough to maybe take on a swarm later in the year and will be going along to my local association to help out with this. I went along once last year, handled...
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