Recent content by midnight sun

Ours tends to keep that sort of thing to themselves it appears. My questioning of a committee member on the source of 'revenue' was removed from a facebook account.....all kept under wraps down our way. The sad thing is that I seem to be the only one that sees this sort of thing slightly...

In my experience...some associations seem to be run by the committee, for the committee. They do like their little cliques don't they?:)

6 frame over wintered nuc near me is £300-00 inc poly box. Beat that !! 1/2lb jar of honey £6-00 ! Some people are just greedy I guess.:)

Perhaps I should have put the word Buckfast in quotes to show it was the claim of the poster and not a fact or my opinion? :)

Some profess to be breeding and improving the native bee. Then sells buckfast queens on this forum! Smart! No purity attempts are going to get close whilst we keep on allowing imported queens. Lets be honest, how many Buckfast Queens are ACTUALLY bred here? Just my little rant! :)

If the frames containing pollen are to the sides where it is cold and possibly damp, that is away from the 'warmer' position of being near to the cluster, it may go mouldy. Often found with a small cluster that is struggling to keep warm due to reduced numbers. Just from what I have seen, not a...

You'll be fine....your over 18 so it's legal! ;)

Brilliant video Finman. Nice find!:)

The battery of that size should last for a good few hives and have enough to start a jumbo jet! I prefer a 'lighter' bettery myself. :)

Thanks, might just do! :)

Neat idea!

Slugg eggs.:)

Ibuprofen was only discovered in the 1950's and was only available in 1969! So the 'old beekeeper' who told this guy about it can't have been that old! B*ll*cks me thinks!:)

...........bugger!:eek::)

Is it worth doing another varroa treatment then?:)