Recent content by JimBee463

I wasn't laughing, I can assure you :oops: bee-smillie :D (y)

Well, my main colony (after i'd split 3 weeks ago) swarmed on Saturday, decided they didn't fancy it, went home and then swarmed again on Sunday (they went back into the hive within 20 minutes on Saturday). Fortunately they only went about 10 metres across the garden and settled low in a plum...

This is my first spring and also have some capped stores in the super so, whilst I can't answer your question, I'm also interested in any 'constructive' answers you get to your question.

We have a fair bit of Blackthorn in flower around here too. We have 3 plum trees in the garden but not much interest from the bees just yet - mind you they are finding something outside the garden as they've been really busy over the last few weeks back and forth from the hive with both pollen...

Where in Devon have you moved? I''m in East Devon. It's a beautiful place to live!

Thank you very much, i'm working this morning and then a slap up steak for dinner this evening (all that for being just 54 years young!).

I got my labels printed via VistaPrint, really simple process and delivered to me within a few days. I juts designed the label, saved it as a jpeg and uploaded it to the template on their website

Thanks but my extractor is only suitable for super frames unfortunately. I'll ask my BKA if their extractors will do brood frames and maybe consider borrowing one of those and get some comb that way. I think i'll be OK for this year and not need to do any comb changes as my colony are so 'young'.

I've seen a couple of ads for synthetic (but made from natural compounds - not beeswax) and sterilised beeswax. I think i'll just steer clear anyway, but was just wondering if anyone had any experience of this. Thanks all

I've seen a few 'adverts' for pre-drawn comb on some social media sites recently. As a very new beekeeper I don't have any drawn comb as I only got my colony last July/August so does anyone have any experience of the pre-drawn sheets? My initial thoughts are, how do they do it and if it is...

Just sent you a PM

it's in the classifieds, not 100% sure on the selling rules here (i'm on another forum where all sales need to be done through the classifieds section). But, yes, it will save the STBK crew from the added admin of sorting my refund etc.

Yes it is, and a carry bag

I ordered this suit from STBK a few weeks ago but when it arrived I found I needed the next size up (replacement XL now on the way to me), so I now have a brand new, still in wrapping, with spare fencing style veil and carry bag grey Defender suit. size LARGE I could send it back for a refund...

Had an email this afternoon to say that my order is now shipped. I now have a brand new STBK Defender suit, in grey, size large that I will either return (it wasn't as big as I thought it would be), or sell on the forum for what I paid, which is probably better for STBK as at least they won't...