Recent content by ferretgirl

Hi guys, I haven't been on here for so long (my log in says I was last on in september 2010!!!)! Back then I was a newbie and did terribly! Over the course of my "bee keeping" I tried twice and failed both times! In the end I had a little girly hissy-fit and completely gave up, labeling...

Oops, posted same thing twice!

I don't think i can spare anything from the hive as it's only got 2 or 3 frames of grubs and eggs itself! I'll ask the local beekeepers like u say and see what they say! Thanks for ur replies guys!

I swear to god, these bees will be the death of me! I've not slept well all week from worrying about them! The 'missing' queen has being playing on my mind so much! Since i'm a newbie and my last colony died, i just want to do well by this nuc! I've already told u all about the evidence of it...

So sorry to hear about ur chickens, RIP little chickens! Hope u find out what has got the bees so mad!

I seem to be doomed with bee keeping! Things aren't going right for me guys! I followed ur advice when i picked up my 6 frame nuc. I put the box in place of the hive, opened the hole and left it for 2days to settle into life in disley! I then put the hive back in its place and put the frames...

Sorry I've not been on earlier with my update! I did as instructed, put in new frames and the nuc frames in the order they were in in the nuc! It all went very well I think! They seem of really good temperament! I thought I saw the queen coz there was one huge bee that stood out from the...

Does anyone in the Stockport area have a smock or just a veil for sale or possibly one I could just borrow for today?? I know that's very cheeky to ask, but I have 2 smocks and they've been locked in a room that I don't have access to a key to get in and I need to move my bees from the nuc to...

Thanks for the help guys! They were in a decent nuc box, so as you advised I've left them in that in the position of the hive and am going to transfer them over to the hive today! Wish me luck!!! Thanks for all the help! I will let you know how it goes!

Oh, i thought it'd be more complicated than that, thought i'd have to do the hole board and white cloth sloping up to the front door! So when i put 1 frame against a wall and then the 6 bought frames, does it matter whether it's the front or back?

Hi guys, haven't been on here for a while, don't get much time on the net these days! I'm picking up my long awaited 6 frame nuc on thursday and wondered if someone could give me a step by step of how to get them safely into the hive? Or point me in the direction of a post that's already got...

Some of the honey is runny, but most is crystalised, why is that?? There was also a bit of uncapped honey that was still very runny like water.

Been today to completely empty the hive! In answer to your questions: 1) no, didn't find the dead queen, but did find where all the bees had got to.....they were all at the bottom on the floor 2) most bees were together, but quite a few spaced out all around the hive 3) yeah, quite a few bees...

I'm going to clean out the hive this week and get it all sorted for another colony, am I right in thinking I should give it the once over inside with a wee blowtorch?? Should I throw the whole frames out or just the foundation?? There's a bit of honey inside, should I just chuck that too or...

Hi MrTrueman! Yeah it was Stockport BKA............how did you know........are you stalking me?? Ha ha ha, only jesting! Yeah it was Stockport BKA, I did the theory course at the beginning of the year and then the practical course in the summer! Were you on it too, or are you a member?