Hi Peteinwilts,
I think you can paint the outside with almost anything so if you want a white hive to keep them cool then go for paint BUT after painting leave it at least four weeks for it to go off before you put any bees in it.
Absolutely spot on Polyanwood. As I have said many times on this an other forums I would not be a beek without using imported queens.How many other new beeks does this apply to?
We shall be having a go at rearing our queens this year after four years experience, feeling that we need to make a...
Most people use skeps for hiving swarms. We did this last year and ran out of hives to put a swarm in (we had a lot of swarms!!) so we kept it in the skep for several months to see what would happen. They built comb and thrived but eventually, obviously, they became overcrowded so we decided to...
I am about to change my record keeping system from a book to individual laminated cards fixed in the roof of each hive So I am looking for examples of what you use and the categories you have found most useful. Any good ideas?
New hive type from a chap called Hedgecoe who advocates.
1. Entrance in the middle of hive with holes arranged with a slot cover, says it prevents swarming!! Landing board removable for winter.
2. Building from ply and assembling in screwed sections for easy replacement.
3. Larger brood...
That's a great thread Admin... getting your best ideas at Midnight!
We have plans to expand from 8 colonies to possibly 16 by the end of the season so we are busy buying stuff for new hives (mostly Nationals) obtaining
2nd hand and building nuc boxes. There are two of us so the load is split. I...