Recent content by Uzzy

Thankyou Dear All, Thankyou for all your kind words had I thought more I would have come up with the same answer but oviously not thought it through, I did think about the queen not getting OUT but failed miserably on everytghing else getting IN. I can asure you all at my age I have been...

Quick question can I use a normal queen excluder as a mesh floor ?

Many thanks for your response Yes I already belong to my local association just try not to keep all eggs in one basket so to speak.

This is only put out for feelers but is anyone up for mentoring me this coming season ??

Moving Hives Ok having read various posts about moving hives please could someone advise me. ? I have read numerous books that indicate distances of moving hives min and max. My problem is that I cannot put them in my allotment until I havr taken the BBKA Basic and had bees for a year. I was...

`Number Of Frames ?? OK so thats sorted NOT next question if more that 10 why sell in multiples of 10 and not whats required per Brood box or super surely the big companies could do that I know its not a lot on money but if things are tight why do I need an extra 8 or nine frames that need...

Ok daft question time I have a National which I believe takes 11 frames so question is is that 10 frames + dummy frame or 11 + Dummy ?

Yes stange title but what do people think, do we realy need Beecraft and the BBKA News the reason I ask is that in the January BBKA News there was an article on which hive to choose and yesterday my Beecraft popped through the letter box and guess what same type of article on hive choose...

Climbing Mites I read somewhere recently that one company is making the OMF 2inches to the inspection board so assume thats about as far as they can climb !!!!!!!!!!

I have a national flat pack which I will be erecting shortly but it has a solid floor. If I wish to have a mesh floor is there a minimum sized mesh I would need to use ?:hairpull: This will be me making the national !!

Tapping I am a complete novice but if tapping is an issue could you not use the glass agaist a wall idea to listen to whats happening ????

Costs My point of view for what its worth is as follows:- Both Bee Craft and BBKA magazine seem to run similiar articles so why have both ? also the union I beling to have stopped sending out diaries due to the mega amount spent on postage. I would be happy with a bi monthly magazine but do...

Ok I am doing a Christmas list for items I need so I assume basic is Suit, Hive Tool and Smoker ? Smokers come in various shapes and sizes any suggestions ? :thanks:

Yes me again, I am aware that it is possibly a personal issue but what are peoples preferences a smock or a full suit?

Medway Beekeepers Association would certainly be the nearest