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This is exactly what i do and works out fine. A few tips: Agree price at the beginning of the season Give them some indicaton of your volume Give them an indication of the type of honey you supply, e.g. Set OSR, Heather etc If you can try and give them a variaty. I was astonished how much...

Ive got some for this year. But someone sugested that you shouldn't leave them on too long as the bees can work them out and get back into the supers. Buzz

Quick question, someone at work wants local honey for Hay Fever. They live in Darley Dale, derbyshire, near Matlock. Anyone know of a Beek in those parts that might have a few jars for sale? Cheers, Buzz

just a few more tips, from someone who has made all the mistakes possible: have a back up, keep a copy of the presentation on memory stick, lap top and print out. there is a facility on power point to put speaker notes on the version you see but not the audiance, this keeps you talk around the...

just to say, checked on them Thursday night. Weather had been a bit better, low and behold, far number of dead, but most active, live and well. Would never have beleaved it. Buzz

thanks BC and J. What do you think about bringing them intto the house overnight to avoid the perishing cold up north at night? i gave them an uncapped frame of stores, sprayed 1:1 and put feeder on top. Will give a frame of brood when I get back tonight.

it did cross my mind. The thing is, I think they / it is a gone r. will the spray of 1:! bring them back. I've not had much experiance with starvation, so don't know how robust, or how quick they can come back from the brink. Any tips are most welcome, Thanks, Buzz

LOL No, as I said they were in two clumps. I guess they settled in 2 and the cold stopped them from joining up.

i thought you had about 3 weeks from hatching, til her time is up. Just another thing. dont be tempted in too soon, they may ball her! Then they are done for!

Monday night, 8pm on the way home from work picked up a swarm off a wall. The photos show they were in two clumps. Not a bad one all told. The home owner said they arrived Sunday PM. Must have been between the showers up here in Notts. Anyway, brushed them onto frames and into a nuc box, droped...

correct hive maker. I have one to hand in my line of work. Not in the fridge, in a lockable medicine cabnet, at NHS room temp!

not to get too tearie eyed about it, but... For me it takes me to another world, one where weather, disease, and an element of luck touch their world like nothing else. For me, I can think about how to improve their lot; do I swap a frame around, feed, merge etc..... You soon know if you get it...

Thats right poly, he told me the same thing!

Met Dave also and agree re Queens award, anyone listening from the BBKA? They must have the ear of those with influence at present?

got there 9. Went to Gery Colins lecture at 9.30 did the stands and home for 6. Blah Blah see you all next year, maybe.... wish i had spent the day at the bees....

the yellow queen cage was mine, did she make it still breathing?

i agree Somerford, I would move them, trouble is, I am surrounded by the stuff. I will hopefully be getting the nod, does anyone know how long they will need keeping in? Based on the likly spray used? I will of course find out when he calls what he is using. Buzz

just to give you the heads up. Chatting to the farmer tonight, big OSR contractor, concerned about the huge amout of hive beatle present on the flower heads. Will be spraying in the next few days, so will be ringing as and when. You all might want to contact your local guys re the situation...

why significantly reduce the 2 other colonys? You will easily be able to make up a nuc later in the season if these build up ok. But this could be risked if you pull brood at this very important stage. Regards, Dave

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