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any tips we bought a cheap 3 frame extracter but not too impressed with the quality what is the best way to extraxt the honey , bear in mind this is our 1st attempt , how much of the wax do you need to scrape off etc , basically i need some tips advice lol:cheers2: have been trying to...

so just removing the crown board for a few weeks should be ok

started our apiguard today but in the midst of some confusion my wife put the gel upside down on top of the frames and so it would have emptied out over some of the frames . will this do them any harm ? ie overdose etc also you are advised to put these foil trays on top of the frames under the...

lol:party:

i do know about drones but was writing quickly due to being at work, thanks for your replys , maybe i am just unlucky :chillpill: in my anger i told the wife they have got to go but she put me right ha ha ha they are going no where perhaps i will cheer up when we extract our honey for the...

yep but both times on the face (one in the eye and the other on the brow):puke:

a month ago i was stung in th eye by a bee after i had probably been a little too rough with them so i excepted that . my wife has been tending the bees since and she has been clearing the supers this week so that we can treat the bees and get ready for winter. she took the one super off the...

still going strong here in stourbridge

a bee keeper we met says at the start of the season he basically leaves them alone with 3 supers on and returns end of season to harvest what are your thoughts :confused:

many thanks bee-smillie

how well does the frame need to be capped , 100% ? ours are two thirds capped at the moment so have left them on the hive

thanks for all your replys which has put my mind at ease. like you say its a sensitive spot great forumn many thanks:sifone:

this has no doubt been asked before but what/when /how would you personally do/use for varroa ttreatment ? many thanks in advance bee-smillie

well after my last sting in the eye on monday i can safely say i am alergic to bee stings , i have always been a little sensitive to insect bites when i have been on holdays etc this sting did not make me feel ill but because of the location it basically closed my eye , i think the swelling is...

thanks for all the replies , is it wiser then to leave the super off and feed the bees with a feeder during the winter has originally planned