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after going through my lot yesterday I squashed the strongest Queen. 9 frames of bees with 4 frames of brood. But mean! Merged with nextdoor, weaker (not weak). i take the view that its easier to find Queens at this time of year, so a good time to sort these issues. Also, leave it much later and...

if you want angry bees pouring out the side go for them. Me, never again

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a lobotomy. Sorry, couldn't resist it

Hi Poly, just to say you were in good company re the Mud! Needed a tow by tractor. The bees were going great guns however (sorry). Buzz

Just thinking of Temp. Can anyone suggest a cheap Weather guage / themometer? cheers, Buzz

squashed my first queen wasp! Lovely

Yeh, thats quite funny, as the village I live in has the reputation of being the Strawberry capital. Maybe a rumour spread about by farmers wanting to sell there Straws. Apparantly the farmer next door sends his to wimbledon. But then my mate in Liverpool went to school with the Beatles! Re...

re temp in poly tunnels. dropping off the nuc this morning at 9am had to take my jumper off. Thats to say tee shirt weather. Wish it was like that outside at 9am. So not sure that temp is the issue. Might be plenty of others though. Buzz

make that 30% now! He supplies Tesco, for his sins.:beatdeadhorse5:

He seems to think it would help reduce what he called funny shaped fruit, so make of that what you will. I'm not a farmer. Popped up to to have a look at them and they didn't seem to be going great guns on the Strawberrys. They were doing plenty of what you might call orientation type flights...

Welcome Kentish Man, My mate, a fruit farmer has asked me to put a colony in a large poly tunnel with strawberry's just coming into flower. Thought I would give it a try, after all he gives me use of a barn etc for storage. If its not working (bees confused etc) then we can always move them...

just to say once again, welcome to the forum! I have found it a most helpful place to get help / advice / comments, there are some very experianced beeks on here. You will gain alot. Hope you get fixed up with someone in Penrith

Welcome Buzz, dig the name. Good luck with the bees. Dont suppose you would consider a change of name, might confuse some of us on here. PS. love the Avitor

Thanks Ian, will remember that this year. Buzz

just to say in my 3 years beekeeping I used Jenter box fist and she laid in every cell, got about 8 Q's as a result. Last year, did the Clive de Brun course at Stoneleigh (excellent) and grafted, only to find brace comb covering the cells! So, this year I think I'll try the Jenter again...

thanks everyone, will keep you posted

thanks for the ideas guys. Will let you know what I can do. Not exactly sure if its fallow or just been left? Guess it amounts to to same thing. Buzz

just consider the Apiguard residue

I have been asked to put some hives in an orchard, fine. Further, I have been told that the land owner currently has a field (of unknown size) that is currently fallow. My question is: what would you try to pursuide them to plant, given the practicalitys of things. i.e. Borrage needs a contract...

A good freind of mine (a joiner) is making me some boxes, and considering selling them. He is concerned about the amount of end grain that is exposed on the standard joints and is considering dove tails. Is there any reason why this joint appears not to be used. I hope this makes sense to you...