Recent content by JamesB

Used to be a active member on here a number of years ago with a small Apiary of about 12 hives i managed with my father who was a 2nd generation beekeeper but sadly he passed away.a few years ago. However im looking to re enter this amazing world after much soul searching I've found the...

Thanks Pre-ordered 2 nucs from Paul, recieved them and have installed them, picture perfect nucs what you would expect to see in a BeeKeepers book, Exactly what was said on the tin :) Both Nucs were very strong and transfered lovely, will do business again Paul, Thankyou for your hopitality...

As others advise - if your unsure look for ur local assoc' you can get a 'hands on' experience before deciding to invest in bees and hives etc I can say its one of the most rewarding experiences of my life looking at the honey in jars from your own hives, proud and chuffed with my girls. All...

I use egg box's as well but not seen them burn to hot, only prob i have i need to refill after ive inspected each Hive (ish - maybe after 2 hives)

Wells said and totally agree (and quite relevant to the opening post), all these years of pesticides and other cides building up in the eco-system aint doing any good added to this are the issues of monocrops and particulary in the USA where bees are transported 1000's of miles to a new site...

Tbh ive seen large americans sit by their double/triple size whopper and stroke it lovingly, lick it and treat it like its his/her best friend, why should other predatory animals be any differant :P nice pics btw

Ive booked myself in to see a screening entitled 'the vanishing of the bees' at Peterborough on 20/10/2010 backed by Peterborough Enviroment City Trust Contact is; Caroline Sheffield Marketing & Communications Assistant PECT Consultancy Limited / Peterborough Environment City Trust The...

I think the last job they do is forage (wing bees my dad calls them)

damn good find, will need to look at these closer

I stand correected - must have been lucky then that a hive i moved 20 meters ish from the original position overnight behaved as though nothing happened and continued flying to and from the hive; - Moving a Beehive Sometimes you may want to move your bees to a different location - for example...

Yeah thats what my dad did years ago but now he says the orchard owners have what they call a pollenisation tree (s) in the middle of the orchard, tbh not sure what that means but i get the impression it replaces the bees or something - or he has got the wrong end of the stick or i totally...

Ok maybe i didnt explain, I seem to have a misunderstanding here, i believe if you close the hive up with the coloney inside within the hive say in the evening move the hive When the bees are in the new position you can reopen, then the bees return to the hive - If you move the hive more than...

I believe being a 'sole trader' would be better as a start than a limited co' This is what i have done, as far as what is and what isnt taxable its mainly the income from the profit As this is my first year i havent made a profit as ive spent more than ive got in return at the moment. Being a...

Im still debating whether to reduce that coloney to one brood box (waiting on whether i get a good day weather wise) If not then yes i will remove the excluder, just didnt want a double brood box if im honest.

I moved one of mine about 200 miles and the bees didnt return, waited to the evening like i said, the majority of the hive were inside when i closed them up, so why would they return to the old site? you may get a few stragglers but i always thought when you shut them up and moved them, the...