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It's 10 miles away and its was passed because we keep live stock so need a place to wash we take barrels of water down to wash hands there no beds just seats that's the log cabin as for other things in there I'm only using an acre at most for use of growing etc the rest is natural woodland we...

Hi thought I'd start off a new thread on woodland smallholding well lots of people say you can't have a woodland smallholding well we do we have 5 acres in Cheshire its a bit mish mash but works really well we brought the ancient wood last year been busy clearing because it was really bad not...

Thanks everybody had some great help off you. Good news the bee keeper owe sold me these poor colanys has refunded me back. Well let me say give 1 which is the standard brood size is doing well they have loads of stores good brood sealed and unsealed also eggs being laid queen looks busy. The...

Hi don't know if anybody read my other posts well I'm new beekeeper today I've come to the woods to find that my bees have swarmed lucky enough around a paint Tin left on the floor there all back in the hive now and queen is present there's not enough stores in there ( please read other post to...

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Here are a few pics taken with iPhone all the best ones are on my hd camara will have to upload thanks for looking

Hi thank you I have a 14x12 brood box ( don't know how post pics cuz I've loads) so in there are 10 frames 2 of which there are using the others are just new frames and foundation some what the (rubbish bee keeper ) put in the nuc they were fit for bin but used 2. So what should I do with the...

Re help Hi Thanks for all the relays and the advice Ive just made up a batch of sugar syrup so I will pop that on today. They are kept in a woodland there are a lot off flowers in full bloom now also fruit trees etc I do run a smallholding in there we grow all fruit and veg so there will be...

Hi my name is Emma I'm a new bee keeper really excited untill I collected my nucs Monday from a so called bee keeper in Huddersfield 😡I've done a help thread on the site for help. But if anyone is in Betleystaffordshire and can offer free help and to come inspect my 2 hives will be great in very...

Hi am a new beekeeper I had my 2 nucs Monday we traveled 80 miles. They were all sealed and the ( beekeepers other hives were doing fine) well as I learned later that they weren't that great I got them back to our woodland opened the entrence and left them be well the day after I thought I'd...

I've just found this place freemanharding.co.uk selling jars with gold lids 24 for £10:75 With a 10% discount to bbka members does this sound good

Hi just wondering where the best place to buy jars And lids from thornes are pretty dear thanks em:thanks:

Hi Dexters shed thanks for those videos really interesting it be brill if you could keep me posted on how there doing in the next few weeks or so if you can do more videos that be fantastic looks like they have done really well in the woodland so in looking forward to mine fingers crossed...

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Hi thanks for the info I have a local beekeeper in the area for any much needed help but she hard to catch at home. If anybody in my area will be willing help with advice or show me a few pointers please contact me. I will be having goats but not for another month or 2 me and hubby only brought...

Thanks the woodland as really good clearings we've put hard work in clearing there's oak sycamore ash beech hazel alder many trees its a ancient woodland I've already fenced an area where the hives are being placed plus I've used chicken mesh.they will be in good sun for morning warmth bit...

Hi I'm new to bee keeping I've just brought 2 hives and full set up from thornes I have 2 nucs I'm going collect in April ive gone for the buckfast bee and the British black bee. Has anyone got any good advice for me I own 5 acre woodland so I know they will do well in there but any help any...

Hi guys I'm new to bee keeping just setting up hope it will bring me many years off happyness