Recent content by malawi2854

Good thinking... thank you, Angry_Mob!

I had found that page before - it seems to be the only place selling them - and I confess, I dismissed it based on what I thought was a terribly high price... But now I look sensibly - it's only a little more expensive than buying the brood & super frames, without having to join them together...

Hello all, I bought my first plastic foundation for my supers to try it out a couple of years ago - and I've rather fallen in love with them. I'm keen to try them in my brood frames - but no-one appears to make them for 14x12 frames - only National and Langstroth. I read (here, I think?) a...

Hello all, I am part of the Yalding & District Beekeepers' - helping to organise the Bee Fayre. It is so much more than just an auction! There is plenty to do for all the family - it can make a really lovely day out for everyone - so they can all get involved in your love of bees! All the...

I did find one bumble on the floor below - but that could have been coincidence... Would scout bees still be... "scouting" after 6 days? I might see if I can get into the flat they're buzzing around, and peer through their skylight... that may help, without me having to scale a ladder, and don...

Hello, I work in a school, and was called on Friday to investigate a "gathering of bees" in the corner of a building. I went and had a look, saw all of about 30 bees, and thought they looked like bumbles - but a bit odd they were flying around the guttering 2 floors up... Various thoughts went...

Apologies if this is REALLY obvious - I'm guessing just crystalisation in one jar, but the crusty top, I have no idea! This was extracted last year, and has been sitting on a shelf ever since - could you let me know what has happened to each jar, and what, if anything, I can do about it? I...

Hello R2 - I am REALLY pleased to hear you had a good day - we all thought it went really well too. I understand your comments on the auction - we'll work on improving that next year! If you've not already, please could I ask you to complete our feedback survey on the day...

Nope - no 4x4 here either...! I'm sure we won't need it - a couple of days of nice warm sunshine will have it all nice and solid (ish)!

The field drains quite well - obviously at the moment it is a little bit "splodgy" - but we've got good bright weather forecast for the next few days - so hopefully it will have a chance to dry out a little. The entrance to the field was rather bog-like, but I'm reliably informed that has just...

Oh tut - I can't work events around every little sporting event!!! ;-) :sifone: At least the weather looks promising now!

Just a timely reminder that our Honey Bee Fayre and Auction is being held this Sunday 13th May - 10am to 4:30pm. Auction starts at 2:30pm. Bee there, or bee square! :biggrinjester:

I've always been under the impression swarmed bees are all supercharged for wax-building with all that honey - so I might as well get them to draw out some frames, rather than waste it on brace comb!

Thanks Mike - that is very helpful - and right up my alley! What do you do about closing up the entrance to transport them? Do you use the disc the P-people sell on their website?