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Hi Graham I have just messaged you with my number

Hi Graham I’m in Burtonwood so probably a bit far for but you are welcome to go through my hives with me

Hi Graham, where in Wigan are you?

I only know about Gozo, from the film ghostbusters

Any old rubbish I can find, twigs leafs, lumps of slumgum, old Brocken up frames, bit of petrol lighter fluid a match and I’m away

Hi Andrew, do you have a price list?

Yes agreed majority of them I have got have been cast, had a few huge ones too, I have taken down my bait hives as I’m using them for swarms, but I can’t cope with many more, it’s starting to become a full time job keeping up with them

Well heather if you need a swarm drive up to Warrington, another two call today one for bees and the other for bumbles, but they are in a bird box so I took them away and rehomed them

I have bought a Queen from black mountain in the past, and I can’t complain, she was good natured and productive and delivery was quick too, I can’t be bothered with the faff of making my own queens as I am getting older and my patience is not what it once was, also I like getting queens from...

Hey are you black mountain in wales?, If so I was looking at your queens for sale about an hour ago, as I want to re Queen a couple of these swarms so doing some shopping around

Very good thoughts, I don’t mind the odd irritable hive, the end of the season honey crop is always good, because I put off going through the buggers, so I don’t take the honey until the last minute 😀,I think the biggest issue with the aggressive hives is the drones mating with nice friendly...

John that is a great idea, will save me so much time in phone calls, I try and ask them to send pictures wherever possible, but the pictures are never as clear as you would like

Hello John, I’m sure they do, I can pick up 10 swarms in a season, but with the above and two more call outs today that now puts me up to 23 swarms not including the inevitable bumblebee calls, and we are only 17th may, I am now pretty much out of nucs, I have just ordered some more, so is this...

I stopped the association malarkey years ago, I learned beekeeping a good time back ( had bees on and off for 40 years ) off an old bloke in Kent, joined associations for the insurance and tips they would give, but got fed up with being told I was wrong all the time.