Recent content by joe9052

did you find a colony? I have a nat nuc ready and bursting at the seems. Located Medway towns, Kent. Mark

National nuc still available. Already to collect, queen in cage. Needs a home soon! Can collect this weekend if you want. Otherwise collect evenings. Happy to install into your hives you want (fuel cost please though!).

I have sent a Pm to you.

I have two colonies for sale. Both have been overwintered. 5 frame national nuc ready to go now, brood in all stages with pollen and honey stores. Bursting with bees. Queen marked (white) and clipped. Needs transferring within days. 5 frame 14x12 nuc, ready now, building up well, brood in all...

Sounds like a nice large homemade honey warming chmaber required...

Did anyone see the pair of beeswax jars entered into class 34? What did people think?

just reassure some of you, although it is coming to the end of September, the bees don't think so, they are still very active bringing in lots of pollen and drawing out frames. The weather is only just starting to turn down here. Previous years i would have stopped inspecting by now...although...

So, before you all read this and think 'stupid' how many have had the same happen? Ok, so routine inspection going well, opened up and amazed that the ladies have filled and capped a super on three hives. One hive had a grumpy queen in it, so earlier in the year (1-2 months ago) I requeened...

agreed, i will be buying a display case soon...

I have actually found and purchased 5 boxes with wooden supports as mentioned by someone earlier. Would be good to how people get on selling frames. I'll be taking off my last supers next weekend. I'll then see how cooperative the ladies have been capping the frames. Thanks for the replies so...

Do anyone sell complete frames of honey without extracting? So I suppose a massive section, instead of cutting it up for comb honey... If so, any tips? If not, why not?

So, am update as promised. I had a look today, and this is what I found. They are honey bees. The 'air brick' is around 5m up. It is approx 8inch square and leads straight inside house. In bedroom it's covered with a bit of ply. Peering in though airbrick with torch reveals a small colony...

some good comments there,thanks. Ill get back to you as to what happens..

A question for you all..... My friends house has a resident swarm using an air brick in a wall as their front door. They have been in residence for around a month now, nice and settled. They have been confined as honeybees... I have no idea what space they actually have behind the air brick...

over winter..... easy...