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Hello Heather, I have joined the Central Sussex Beekeepers Association, I know one of their committee members and their apiary is only five minutes drive from my home so very convenient. Thanks for the offer though. Just read that their classes are fully booked for this year so got in just in...

Hello Swarm, I will probably obtain a local nuc as well but a local member had a bad experience with one which may have been bad luck but he suggested a Paynes one to start with which is what I have ordered followed by a members offering later in the season. I was assured that the Paynes nucs...

More supers would be great, would love to have a flying start but trying to keep things manageable for my first year with ideally two smaller hives. I will probably do the same with the simple stuff like stands and boards too as it all starts adding up, i'm looking to have some fun and keep...

Thanks Drex, I like the idea of 5's but I guess I can mix and match in the future. I purchased it all as components because the sale prices were competitive and ended up with close to two hives... 1 brood, 3 supers (looking at invoice now) 50 of each frame, 20 deep and 40 shallow foundation...

Hello to all here, I’m a new beekeeper and have joined a local group in West Sussex for an intro course starting end March. I have purchased a National with a brood and two supers with lots of frames and some basic kit from Thorne’s. just placed an order for some bees from Paynes in Sussex as I...