Recent content by NoBBy

I've not had mine either and I'm the Treasurer of our local club. So something must be going on.

Use the News paper method. Take the roof and the crown board and any supers off the queenless hive. Put news paper over the brood box and put a queen excluder on top of the News paper. Then put a spare brood box on top and put all the frames from the nuc and then shake all the bees' in it. use a...

I add about a 1/3 cuprinol to my Linseed oil, works just as well but stop any mould growing

I have been using a Crown Board with 7mm on one side and 30mm on the other. This can be inverted for treatment or to hold insulation. This year I've left the kingspan on the hives so this has effectively closed the feed hole. one consequence of the insulation is that the bees' have been filling...

I was wondering if Stirling Board is better for the top of roofs than Plywood. I have several shop bought roofs that use Stirling Board and they never seem to have any condensation issues. However my home made ones using plywood seem to get black mold on the underside. The ventilation on my...

A good option for your heat source is a 1ft 60 watt Tube heater for just under £17 of eBay A word of warning about the STC1000 controller a lot are a 110 Volt so make sure you get a 230 Volt version.

You are welcome, I feel flattered. This was my first attempts at taking Bee pictures with my new Tameron 90mm Macro lens.

These were taken a couple of weeks ago. They had just started to bring in Willow Pollen.

C Wynne Jones £2.75 plus vat ant postage

I cant see a plan either, however I find this invaluable for making hive parts. http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-ccc-75qr-quick-release-corner-clamp?da=1&TC=SRC-corner+vice

Take a look at http://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/index.php there is loads of info about converting fridges. In stead of a bulb think about a 60 watt tube heater they are about 10-12 inches long and water proof.

B&Q sell alsorts of bits of metal that could be used as runners. Like the idea of Van fitters for Plywood. I have done a similar thing for felt for Nuc roofs, got a few off cuts from a place that makes Garden Sheds.

Thanks, yes was the worst rain I can remember it just didnt stop for 36 hours. A lot of people have had their homes flooded in Croston thats only a few miles away and prity close to Hiveabee. So a bit of mud around the allotment is nothing compared to having your home flooded.

Well the horrendous rain we had in Lancashire on Friday caused me all sorts of Bee Keeping headaches I was due to take my Basic Assessment on Friday only to have it cancelled because of the weather. No one had told me it was cancelled so I thought I should go along anyway, just in case. I was...