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  1. Leonsaviour

    questions about removing undrawn super of honey

    Thanks for the great responses. Much appreciated!
  2. Leonsaviour

    Cleaned supers

    Is it possible to store them them in plastic storage containers that can be got in Homebase etc?
  3. Leonsaviour

    questions about removing undrawn super of honey

    Just some very basic questions! I have a super full of uncapped honey and want to remove it rather than leave it before ivy arrives but will this honey crystallise if it is uncapped? this colony has become quit defensive even though they are queen right. I am guessing its because they is...
  4. Leonsaviour

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    I set up a small apidea with the optimistic hope that I might mate a recently caught virgin queen. I am not expecting much but it could happen! Also created a nuc for a mated queen. Just hope I followed the advice I got and all will be well.
  5. life in the fast lane

    life in the fast lane

    some buckfast bees working hard
  6. capped supper with some pollen

    capped supper with some pollen

  7. good variety of pollen

    good variety of pollen

  8. taking out some cut comb for neighbours

    taking out some cut comb for neighbours

  9. pollen and capped honey

    pollen and capped honey

  10. an uncapped super

    an uncapped super

  11. a langstroth hive

    a langstroth hive

  12. some beekeeping pics

    some beekeeping pics

  13. Leonsaviour

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    found a virgin queen I visited a colony we thought was queenless and inspected the hive. We have a mated queen there which has not yet been released from the cage. We had queen excluder at the entrance as we had recently shaken out the colony to try and remove an unmated queen. On inspection...
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