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If you see my post 110 in this thread you’ll see that the plugs and vents l got with this hive fitted flush in the new roof but not in the boxes. Hive number three has now arrived and the plugs have been changed to the one’s in post 141. They’re made of softer poly, they don’t quite fit flush in...

Swn58 I assume you’re using the the new Abelo Q E that’s made for this hive. I have noticed the under side of the crownboard has a wide plastic frame that’s a couple of mm thicker than poly part. I don’t know if this will make a difference to the room the bees have. My bees aren’t ready for a...

Hi Swn58 I was more than happy with the colours of my sage green and grey finished Abelo’s but after seeing your paint job on another thread I’m extremely jealous. Although I’ll deduct one mark because you missed out the entrance reducer :D I’ve had bees in mine for about a week now and as soon...

Propolis is not much of a problem up here even in the towns. Brace comb might make life interesting!

I wouldn’t quite call it that but it’s disappointing that a top bee space hive doesn’t have space for the bees below the queen excluder.:( I have half a dozen Thornes Everynucs and they’re far from perfect but after a bit of adaptation I’ve managed to get my bees through the winter in good nick...

You are right Swarm, the plastic excluder sat directly on the brood box rim, it raised the super a few millimetres and although a little bit shoogly it was still covered. We also tried a framed wired National excluder on the rebates, it sat ok but raised the super so high that it couldn’t cover...

I’ve had my new 12 frame poly Nationals home for a week now and have been showing them to some of the more experienced beekeepers here. (Covid safe of course) The feedback has been fairly positive and with minor adaptations they should suit our short top bar frames because most of us run Smith...

Well two of the queen traps just arrived here today. At £38:00 a pop they’re not cheap 😭 so I’ll pause for a minute till your howls of laughter die down! I intended to try them out to aid swarm control. I split my stronger colonies by moving 2-3 frames of brood and a couple of stores into a...

Thanks Beebe. Weighing or strapping down hives is standard practice here and its even more needed in the winter. It’s one of the first things we tell our beginners because storm force winds are common. When I first got my poly nucs I thought they might end up in Norway but I haven’t lost any...

Thanks for the reply Boston Bees, I have been doing a bit more research since I posted about this hive and I came to the same conclusions as you on my first 3 questions. 1 I intended to glue a strip of wood along the frame runners to close the gap left by my short top bars to stop them shoggling...

Sorry I couldn’t wait any longer for replies so I’ve gone ahead and ordered two. :) My bees are building up so slowly that it’ll still be no bother to move frames over in a few weeks time.

I know her well she revived our association quite a few years ago and still keeps bees.

All of my hives are cedar Smiths I also have 6 poly Everynucs. I like the fact that the bees do well in the Everynucs and they don’t suffer from damp and mould. Some of my Smiths can get quite damp so I’m tempted to try out an Abelo 12 frame National poly hive in my exposed apiary. I’m used with...

It’s very challenging here especially for our more rural beekeepers. Nearly every year I’ll rant to my partner that I’ve had enough of beekeeping due to X, Y or Z and it’s time to pack it in, but I’m still here doing it.

Hello to everyone. I’m Lindsay and I live in Kirkwall on the Mainland of Orkney it’s our largest island. I’ve kept bees here for a number of years and I’m still learning. I occasionally post on the SBAI site. After a quick search of this site for Orkney beekeepers I have found that what’s going...