Recent content by stramorebees

Thanks Finman. I never even thought of the rape, as there's none in our locailty.

Purple tansey Purple flower

More photos Yellow flower

Hi Guys I have a meadow that is alive with bees at the moment.. I know the purple flower is a green manure called Purple Tansey, but I can't figure out what the yellow one is. It has the most beautiful sweet smell and the place is covered in it! I have attached a photo showing the yellow...

Thank you all for the good advice. I had forgot to mention that I had actually killed off any drone cells that were visible when making up the Nucs & joining brood boxes. The Nucs were only planned a temporary measure until I had better queens to replace them with, but I will take your advice...

Hi all I'm looking a bit of advice if possible. I have 5 hives of bees at the moment. 4 of them are very manageable, but 1 of them is possessed! They will attack me in the garden, which is 200m from the hive.. The bees were the AMM breed, but is now headed by the pure strains daughter which...

Thanks to all for your advice. Would anyone have a plant/flower that you would recommend for planting on a dedicated 1/2 acre field?

Hi all. I'm wondering has anyone any experience at growing Phacelia tanacetifolia. I have read that this is a fantastic annual plant for nectar production and I plan on sewing a 1/2 acre of it in a few weeks time. I know it self seeds easily, so I'm wondering should i cut it down later in the...

Thanks to all repliers I live in Co Monaghan, which is just south of the Northern Ireland border. I think I'll try them on the 14x12s and see how I get on. Thanks to all for your advice.

Hi all I have 2 nucs i'm over wintering that contain the AMM strain of bee. I had bought some 14x12 fames during the summer & was wondering if anyone used the larger frames with this breed. I know this strain isn't as prolific as other imported breeds & want to give them the best conditions...

Hi all. I'm looking for some advice on how to join a nuc to a broodless Q- hive. The main hive is a National & has now no brood or Queen. The original hive Queen was killed & a caged replacement was introduced. A week later the queen was released, but not accepted in the hive. It has now no...

Thanks for your help. Better weather due soon

I opened the AS hive (containing the old queen & new frames) & she has brrod on 3 frames, but very little of the remaining frames drawn out. I then opened the original brood box that was placed about 4 feet away & containing the uncapped queen cells & remaining brood (4 weeks ago at this stage)...

Hi all. I think I have caused carnage today at a hive! I performed an AS in mid April. All went well, but very bad weather stopped the queen form being mated. I spoke to a few beeks & they said that I should probably reunite the hives. I had a liik through the original hive (where the fresh...

Hi all. I have a national hive and there has been a new crownboard & roor fitted. The wood has been treated and now the crown board sticks to roof when doing an inspection. This exposes the frames straight away. Has anyone else had this problem & what is the best way of stopping this happen. Thanks