Hi all,
I am wondering what people ended up doing and if anyone can share some ideas about how I should proceed. This is my situation:
I have a hive on double brood. Like the original poster here this hive contained five very dark and old original nuc frames that I want to remove from the...
I have just ordered some willow from World of Willow - you can google for the website. I ordered some selections and they do a selection suitable for bees and another which is especially good for catkins. I was very impressed by their service.
I can also recommend Tom Bick's offerings. I bought one last season and it is great. The craftsmanship is amazing and everyone who has seen the hive has commented on this. I am sure that it is going to last for a very long time.
He also offers fantastic service and you can pick up from his...
I spotted quite a few of these hoverflies around my hives earlier this week. I also hunted them down online. They were at least an inch long!
According to the detail I read they are common in SE England but not elsewhere in the UK.
Hello,
I wonder if anyone could advise me about purchasing a hot air/heat gun for decapping my supers.
Will the cheapest one do? Which one do you have?
Any other hints for doing this?
Cheers,
Daniel
When I inherited an old hive full of comb (some of it on frames - some not) I did a shook swarm onto fresh foundation in my new(ish) hive. The colony drew it out very quickly and are doing very nicely. I did this for two reasons;
1. to get them on fresh frames.
2. to try to reduce amount of...
You may find this leaflet helpful: https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/beebase/index.cfm?sectionid=69
I have the same thing - I believe that my bald brood is caused by wax moth. I am hoping that as that particular colony grows they will be able to better control the wax moth.
You should check this out: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guide-Bees-Honey-Selling-Beekeeping/dp/1904846513/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277069544&sr=1-1 - new edition
I can recommend a member on here: Tom Bick.
His website is:Removed by Admin(Send him a pm instead).
I have one of his hives and it is VERY well made.
Daniel
Thanks to badger and to PH!
I was wondering this about one of my own hives which is in exactly the same situation. They are filling the super up very fast and I am keen to help them build up their numbers should they wish to.
Sorry PH,never had one of them but I have 2 of the astronaut suites in micro-fibre.
http://www.beebasic.co.uk/store/inde...&products_id=3
Purchased a new one this year so I had a spare for when the 4 year old one was in the wash.
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I have the same as admin - it is serving me very well.
Hi, a friend told me that this was due to be republished this summer. I believe that they said August. Copies of older editions are changing hands on Amazon for large amounts of cash!
It is an excellent book - the most useful book that I have read.