Recent content by PaleoPerson

No, all of that wax 'looks good'. I have been experimenting with wax over the past few months and deliberately made some awful black stuff, well mixed up with propolis and general junk just to see what can be done with rendering. It is amazing what you can pull back from. However! chemical...

Nah! they have have just been to a club and this will allow them re-admission;)

Sounds like you have a virgin/young mated queen in there.

Yesterday I did a cut out in a loft. Great for losing weight. When I came out of the loft into the 29c, I felt cold.

I have a mix if warm way and cold way depending on the location and how I have to work the hives. The only issue I have found was on one colony that is cold way, when I removed the entrance block to give them more room for access, they propolised the bottom if the frames together to the floor...

Just checked today and the latest swarm has just started laying. Prices from £50

My bees have swarmed Now all I have left Is this lousy T Shirt

I have number of nucs available from swarms. Some are laying on frames (14x12 & National) others are not laying yet. PM or tel: 0789 120 2245 for more info

Original nuc has gone, but more bees available. Pm or tel 0789 1202245 for details

Beekeepers Some wear rubber some wear leather some even go naked what do you do?

A Good Beekeeper always has his Tool in his hand

Stop Disease Clean tool after use

An oldie but a goodie... BEEKEEPER bee-smillie If you see me running Try to keep up!

Had to remove some bees that have been using a compost bin since last year. This was good fun. The queen was seen and marked, some comb mounted in frames and us now in a hive

This evening, this is what was going on at one of my hives. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH3DeiCKT_s The queen was outside, this is the first time I have seen her. This was a swarm I collected ten days ago. She just sat outside gyrating her body, they did not seem to be swarming and after...