Hi
My brother who lives in Tenby wants to start beekeeping next year. Have advised him to get on a course this autumn/winter for a start. Anyone have any info on the area?
Thanks
I captured my first swarm!
It was on the corner of the roof of a house and owner was freaked out.
Just as I got there the bees decided to move and clustered on a fence post. I brushed the majority into a box. I then strapped the box to the fence and the bees obligingly marched into it. Its...
I currently have bumble bees in my roof /soffit. Have also recently twice been asked to remove 'honey bees' from someones roof - both times they were also bumbles.
last year all brood frames full brood . winter cluster across middle 3/4 frames. Now eggs/brood 7/8 frames.
My other hive is 9/10 frames brood and I put another brood box on last week and they have started to use this. There are loads of bees. I was just looking into a way of increasing...
It is a single brood national. I know they supercede cos they want new queen but thought they may build another cell if I had that one. I was just looking at a way to increase hives and am inexperienced as haven't wanted to do so until now.
Inspected my 2 hives today and have 1 supersedure cell on in middle of a frame. It is not capped yet. These are welsh black bees and I've had them 3 half years. They have not swarmed or shown any indication yet. They superseded last year too.
I want to make up a nuke using this cell but was...
i just inspected one of my hives yesterday and had exactly the same - multiple eggs in cells on one side of and outside frame. There are loads of bees in hive and BIAS on 7/8 frames. I thought i,d leave a few days and check again.