Recent content by wavey100

Well done on the price but no chance of that in my area . We supply nearly all 340g jars. Spring honey and summer both wholesale into shops at £3.80 heather is more expensive although we have none this year. Retail for shops ranges from £4.80 -£6 people just wouldn’t pay/can’t afford anymore

I totally agree I am a first generation cattle farmer running pedigree Hereford cattle as well as my bee keeping business and the capital outlay for the farm is vastly more than I needed to set up the bee side ! 20 k should set you up with 50-60 hives and basics for extracting you definitely...

Yeah get in touch ! How many you hoping to be bringing up to the moor ? I can't put contact details on so google me Bayview bees North Yorkshire

Feeding fondant I Always use fondant on anything that feels a little light a12.5kg block of fondant usually works out about a £1 a kilogram which is nothing to ensure your bees are going to make it I cut the block into 10 pieces wth a stainless steel spade and place the blocks in poly bags and...

If ya fancy a week in Yorkshire I could always use a hand !!

Cheers Andy just put a bid in

I'm looking for a couple of internal WBC brood boxes and maybe 4 supers I have external parts Scarborough North Yorkshire

If they are working oilseed rape or any other brassica you need to be taking the honey of with hardly any cappings on othierwise it will not extract very well through a radial extractor maximum 15% capped if you give the frame a good hard shake and nothing comes out it is ready to take of .

This is the first year I have used mating nuc's I followed all the advice kept my young nurse bees in the dark for 3 days kept misting with water etc and come to let them out they wouldn't fly at all they were all balled up in the feeding compartment they won't work the starter foundation strips...

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