Recent content by RichBee

If anyone knows of the wherabouts of these two suits please let me know and I will pass the information on to my friend.

Yes I have read your post. I made reference to it in my post. Your original question was answered by me. No, I have not heard of new bee keepers being able to claim back £100. Others may have a different experience but as yet no-one has provided an example of this. I am not casting doubt on...

Other than this anecdotal evidence which could well be the result of a misunderstanding by the customers or chancers trying their luck do we have any proof that Co-op is giving new bee keepers £100? It's not mentioned on their site and it would seem reasonsable to assume that such a tempting...

So the problem is Italian bees imported from New Zealand as a threat to the local population. Does anyone have BBKA membership? You need it to access their forum and there's a post from one of the farmers involved. http://************************/forum/showthread.php?t=4984

No. I'm part of the Plan Bee intake and haven't heard of this. Our kit has been provided by our course provider. We haven't had to buy anything. What issue do you have with them?

It's rumoured that we should be receiving our delivery of bees by the end of this week. Problem is that the weather forecast for that time is rain and more rain. What can I do if this is the case? How long can bees be kept in their travel box? The hive is ready but from what I've been told...

Hello Pablo! I'm new to bee keeping too. Your local bee keeping association should be able to offer taster sessions. There's a wealth of useful information on the internet. The National Bee Unit has some good fact sheets to give you an idea of what is involved. Book-wise I've been using...

Westminster, so we have St James' Park and Green Park on our doorstep and Hyde Park down the road. There's also Lambeth Palace Gardens. We should be fine but I know from our bee inspector that the weather and conditions have been working against the bees so any new hives will have to be...

:D That was actually mentioned at the meeting "can I do this full time as my job's really boring at the moment? ;)"

They are currently looking into the best way to secure the hive against the wind. One of the members with 5 years experience is an active member of their local association and has looked after many hives in addition to his own two. I thought as much but just wanted to double check. We have...

Just had a really good meeting with the other interested parties. Of the six of us two have over 5 years experience of keeping bees so they will act as mentors for the less experienced. One question came up was whether or not we would need to provide some plants nearby. We'll already be...

And there was me thinking I was being initiated like being sent for a 'long stand'... I've downloaded the article on roof top bee keeping. I'll add it to the growing file o' stuff along with the National Bee Unit materials. Thanks again!

Thanks for all your replies. DJG's is very helpful and a good template for a business case and dealing with the fears some of my colleagues may have. I'll have a look at the luke dixon link too. I have just started learning about bee keeping through the Plan Bee (joint venture between urban...

Our workplace is looking into the possibility of keeping bees on the roof. We have a meeting on Wednesday to discuss and before I go I wanted to have a few questions to ask to make sure that it has been thought through. The biggest one concerns insurance and liability. How does it work if a...

Hello all, My name is Rich and I've just started the Co-op Plan Bee scheme. I'm learning about bee keeping, have the hive (not assembled yet) and am waiting for my bees. In a lovely coincidence my workplace is looking to keep bees on the roof so I'm going to get involved in that too.