Recent content by browncow

Thanks guys, it was a senior moment, forgot about the drones.

Hi all, I have been told that this should not be done but given no real reason why? My reasoning is if her majesty cannot get out then no worries about swarming. Any sound answers please or am I having a senior moment and forgetting something very basic.

I am thinking of giving a poly 14x12 hive next year but have 1 concern, what happens when the girls stick the boxes and frames together with propolis?

I think you will find that they have an out apeiry at manor farm.

Just left Makro and suger in a 25kg bag is £17.99 zero vat.

I have 5 National hives for sale in the Southampton area. OMF floors Metal roofs Metal QE BEES Vastly thornes boxes and fitting. etc The reason for the sale is my back has finally gone. £125 each. Please PM me for further info.

Sorry for giving the impression that I needed to do it now, I should have said WHEN or IF. Thanks for the link Hivemaker, I couldnt find anything myself.

Where does it go? On top of the first one or on top of the brood box with the first going on top of the new super?

Cheers RT, as I said I am preaty new to beekeeping so I will go with your first option and hope for the best, the other options are a little bit advanced for me. Thanks again.

I messed up big time last week and to cut a very long story short I finished up with no queen or eggs.I had plenty of young lava and brood. Being a reasonably newbee I thought on my feet and took a frame from another hive and put it in the Q- hive, lets say this is day 1. Tomorrow (day 5) I...

I fancy trying putting out a bait hive in my out apiary but don't know how close to my other hives I can place it, I wold like to place it in a perminant position next to another active hive,is this OK??

I was sitting in the garden this afternnon reading a book and out of the corner of my eye I saw quite a few sniffing around some MT hives I have stacked up. I quikkly sealed up the entrance blocks.

BeeJoyful, I was aware of the problem of EFB in Hampshire last year and had Nigels assistant,Fraser, inspect my hives towards the end of last years season and found no problems, however he did say that the Q in this particular hive may need replacing this year. Doing a bit of thinking now (I am...

MM, I have a simular problem, what exactly do you mean by destroy and block up?

Hi all, I am newish beekeeper and trying to get to know as much as I can about the hobby but this post has got me totally lost. What do all these abreavations mean, AMM,VSH/LASI?? Thanks for the explanation in advance.