Recent content by Mick Bee

Had my hives inspected by the SBI for the first time so was a bit nervous. No disease but a bit of bald brood that is not a problem apparently. One hive still Queenless so uniting with a swarm tonight. The SBI was extremely helpful and gave me some useful tips so a good experience all round.

Welcome to the world of Beekeeping. I'm new myself this year and it has been an interesting learning curve. There's load of advice on this forum for every situation if you use the search function. My advice from my limited experience is, if you haven't already done so, join your local...

So, 6 years further on from this post is the 1lb jar still the favourite or has the 12oz become more popular? I recently bought the 12oz hex jars in the Pattesons offer as before I became a Bee Keeper, i.e. last year, I preferred to buy honey in that size jar. Also does anyone know of a label...