Recent content by Pips

Ok, well perhaps I will need to move it back up. Presumably a very quick move with two of us doing it will be OK at this time of year? Still quite warm here.

On other discussions about this it was suggested that a nadir acted as a sort of 'porch' and helped keep draughts out of brood. This seemed like a good idea to me.

Just to let you know, had two supers on hive, one was staying on as winter stores, and one had some nectar in it which I wanted to take off and store. After excellent advice fronpm here, out the super to be stored under brood box, and when took it off a week ago, they had moved all honey up and...

Do most people insulate around the hive as well! I was going to put some wire round to stop woodpeckers, although clearly this is not insulating! Is mouseguard essential too? I would have though the beeps would see off any mice that came in.

That's great- will get some board.

Hmmm..but the link itma has posted suggests is quite cheap!

Thank you. Ok, am getting the idea: no substitutes! Will see if I can chat up some builders!

Oohh... And I've just seem I've been promoted to house bee! :):):):ot:

Have been reading on the forum about insulating the roof over winter with (I want to say Semtex, but maybe cemex?!) is there something I can use instead as apparently this is super pricey? Would bubble wrap work? Also... How small should the entrance be reduced to?

I had a lot of deaths with my MAQs :-(. Fortunately HMs survived!

I was going to change my frames from cold to warm as thought it might keep them warmer over winter. Is this a foolish/ pointless idea? They will have a nadir.

Lovely, beautifully clear- thanks Swarm!

I'm not really sure. Nothing was very clear, she kept saying it was a 'management decision!'. The whole experience was a bit confusing- i was clearer before! But very grateful for the time given and learned lots too. Visited her apiary (just to make me feel bad!) and learned how to heft. .Bit...

Firstly, sorry for all the questions! Believe it or not I do have 3 books but they never seem to tell me the information I want! Am still struggling with how to clean up the supers which have some uncapped honey in them that I won't be keeping on the hive and whether to put the supers that I am...

Russian Vine also called Mile a Minute for good reason!