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Hi all I really struggled to stop my 3 colonies from swarming last year. I was running on National Standard brood boxes but they very quickly ran out of space for HM to lay, mainly because the nectar coming in wasn't being moved up to the super but was filling every available cell in the brood...

We think our colonies originally came from bees of Italian descent - I caught and hived a swarm which was full of very pale, almost albino bees which looked like Italian bees should according to the books. All of our three hives are queened by her direct descendants. The queens fill the boxes...

Discovered 4 queen cells in one hive on my second inspection of the year. Tore down the two youngest ones, found HM and did a Pagden AS. First 'proper' AS I have done - last year's was a bit of a dogs breakfast to be honest, and it was succussful despite me and not because of me, so I am...

Hi all A bit of advance notice - the Chadderton and Moston Local Beekeeping Support Group is holding it's monthly pub meet at the New Moston Club, Parkfield Road North, New Moston on Monday 9th May from 8pm onwards. The group started in Autumn 2015 when our allotment received a grant to set up...

Not been into our 2 hives here in North Manchester, it's just been far to cold apart from this last Wednesday but unfortunately I had to be in work. I did top up the fondant in one hive a few weeks back, and both are flying well, so I hope I will be able to have a quick look next week if the...

We are planning on introducing quite a few new people to beekeeping in our allotment apiary this year (one of the conditions of a grant to set it up). One of our members has devised an inspection sheet to use for the first few inspections which is very inclusive. The idea is that this will...

In that case you must be totally untrustworthy and deceitful. I wonder if FB has been talking to certain people? (Before anyone takes offence at this, Alldigging and I are good friends and this is an in-joke at the moment) Andy:sorry:

What it means is that if your income is below £1,000 you don't need to bother about declaring it or working out your profit(or loss) but as soon as it reaches £1,001 you will need to calculate your profit, so keep all your receipts for equipment, jars, labels, replacement queens, books, courses...

We use Facebook for our recently formed Local Beekeepers Support Group. It helps to remind folks when our Pub meets are, and once we get into inspection season it will also be used to let members know when we will be inspecting so they can come and observe/get involved as appropriate.

Hi all A bit of advance notice - the Chadderton and Moston Local Beekeeping Support Group is holding it's monthly pub meet at the New Moston Club, Parkfield Road North, New Moston on Monday 4th April from 8pm onwards. The group started in Autumn 2015 when our allotment received a grant to set...

We started two years ago with standard nationals and have been very happy with them so far, but as our bees appear to be of Italian descent (they came from a swarm with unknown origin) I have recently started considering 14x12's as they can fill up a standard brood box with frightening speed...

:iagree::iagree::iagree: We lost three hens to a predator - dont know what - but I don't blame the animal that killed them, I blame myself for not making the chicken run and coop more secure. Our remaining chickens are in a temparary coop and run that I have made like a fortress while I build...

Just bumping this as the meeeting is tonight should anyone want to join us

Hi all A bit of advance notice - the Chadderton and Moston Local Beekeeping Support Group is holding it's monthly pub meet at the New Moston Club, Parkfield Road North, New Moston on Monday 7th March from 8pm onwards. The group started in Autumn 2015 when our allotment received a grant to set...