Recent content by MintyHerbert

how special is it seeing that, bet it made your day. Thanks

Thank you, it was a Canon 70d and a 60mm macro lens. I used a LED to give a bit more light

Wax glands

The nasanov gland, they don’t half beat their wings quick

This is my weathervane, made by my son out of an old diesel tank that was going for scrap

I have a couple of galvanized roofs that have slight rust patches on them, wondered which paint would be best to paint them with. Tried gloss last year but it seems to be bubbling and peeling off. Just wondered what everyone else used. Thanks Christine

On the 10th June 2015 my son brought home a cardboard box full of bees, he’d found a swarm on a fence post and thought it a good idea to collect it. We had no hive, suit or equipment. In September son went off to university and left me and his dad in charge of the bees. To be honest I wasn’t too...

We put some chicken in the wood and lion mane plugs into oak logs that fell int he storms after Christmas, nothing is showing yet.

I completely understand, but fingers crossed he will share, thank you

Enjoyed watching the talk last night, really interesting. Please can you explain the set up for the queen right hive with the sliding doors, it sounded a good idea but didn't quite understand how the frames in the bottom box worked. Had you got the queen blocked off with a divider on just 5...