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No I don't, I did buy some but found them too thick & clumsy so when I'm inspecting I use clean marigolds. At the time I was stung though, I was wearing those thick rubber type gardening gloves so, I could have inadvertently grabbed at a bee when pruning...who knows. Something I did certainly...

Thanks everyone for your responses and sharing your own experiences. The advice & encouragement on here is so valuable. Please can I have your bees Wingy :D they sound delightful. Our boxer got stung a couple of months ago chasing a cat passed our original hive (currently being moved down...

Thanks all for your quick responses. Sounds like a huge case of inexperience on my part....am feeling very stupid. We're on half acre of land so thought we'd have enough room for a couple of hives in the garden, we do have the hives fenced off......so why was I there without my suit on...won't...

Thanks for replying so quickly Tim, think you can feel my despair. I was probably 2-3 feet away from the queenless hive entrance so yes I could have been in their flight path although when I've been watching they usually come out, up & fly off the opposite way but maybe today that wasn't the...

I've just been pruning (with hand tools) a few feet away from my 2 hives when I started to feel stinging. Before I knew it I had bees stinging me all over. As I was only pruning, I didn't have my bee suit on. I ran quickly up the garden brushing the bees off as best I could. They followed me...

Thanks for your advice. I'll be ordering another deep brood box & frames this weekend as it does seem the way to go for the bees & swapping of frames etc Also by using half size for brood, I wouldn't have been able to use them when splitting colonies to make other hives would I? Hopefully...

Thanks for your replies. Think I'll add another super for the moment as my equipment is limited being a newbee. However, I'll take on board your points DanBee about using double deep brood for the future. I can see that the swapping of frames would be an advantage. I've read so much since...

Like you, we're surrounded by OSR. We harvested last year for the first time & managed it ok. The honey took a month or so in the jars to set hard. So following some instructions for soft set honey, I made a few jars. As I haven't got a warming cabinet, it got warmed on an aga & then put...

This newbee has the same apart from the screwdriver, screws and gaffa tape. Also as well as a notebook I've made some inspection sheets with boxes for each frame & notes of what to look for, so I can note what I see where, as I found it difficult to remember everything afterwards that I'd seen...

Hi all I've been following Wally Shaw's guide to box management for brood & half. Over winter, I had my shallow brood box on top of the deep one. On my inspection, I found the brood nest to be high in the deep box & some brood in the shallow box, the remainder of the shallow box is full with...

Hi & welcome to the forum. Lots of helpful advice on here, especially if like me, you're a new beekeeping. Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

Welcome to the wonderful world of Beekeeping. Lots of excellent help & discussions on here. Eileen Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

I tried the cling film method yesterday.....BRILLIANT ! The cling film lifted all the air bubbles off & now I have nice clear honey in jars without the irritating look of scum on the top. Thank you so much [emoji3] Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

I have this exact kit from Thornes. For me with 2 hives, it's brilliant. Easy to clean out too, just stick it in the bath & fill it with hot soapy water & shower it through with hot water. Sparkling new again! I just made a slight modification to stop the frames flapping about & that was to...

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Thanks Tom, great advice. I've already noticed that there aren't as many bees around the entrance fanning since I removed the tray so that looks like it's done some good already. Yes, we've got poultry drinkers dotted around with stones in to make sure there's plenty of water for them. Had to...

That's a great idea. Will be looking to insulate the roofs. Learning so much on here. Thanks all. Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

Good o, they're out! Thank you Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

It's a lovely hot & sunny day and hopefully long may it continue so, is it ok to remove & leave out the inspection trays until the weather cools down, for a bit of ventilation in the hives? The sun is beating down on the hives & I'm concerned they'll be frying in there [emoji29]. Sent from my...

Thanks for the replies guys, good to know it's normal. I use the castellated spacers in the supers, would it be better to use the self spacing frames instead? That's a good idea Jthebeek, I'll make sure I pop some comb in the jars next time. Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk