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That's what I thought (having done some rudimentary web searches. They were looking to call a pest controller That's what they are going to do I think, with some signs to make people aware. I don't know how long but i'd suggest not too long as the gardeners just found them today. The...

Not as easy as that as it's in an area used by many people a lot of the time (it's a military establishment and right next to a recreational area, so they are concerned about people being stung). The establishment are discussing culling the colony which, obviously, I'm against, so just asking...

Where I work the gardeners have just found bees in a tree - not hanging in a tree as in a swarm, but flying in and out of a hole at the base of the tree (so nesting inside the tree). They seem to be very docile as i stood very close to the tree and didn't get pinged once, and hey were also very...

Gave my hives a few coats of paint, in readiness for my colony coming home. Put one of the hives outside and very quickly had a really inquisitive worker buzzing around it, for ages. Maybe i'll get a swarm move in? That would be nice :)

And the local BBC Southwest news initially said 5,000! :D:D:D:D:D

Saw on the local news this evening, and on various Facebook groups that a five hives (full of bees) have been stolen from an apiary in Cornwall. For those that have Facebook, more details here: Facebook လော့ဂ်အင်ဝင်ရန်

A quick question regarding UFEs and wasps. I will soon be bringing my colony home and have made up an UFE as per the video Black Mountain Honey posted. I have a couple of plum trees in my garden so, later in the year, we do get a fair number of wasps gorging on the windfalls. Will my UFE be...

Pretty much finished my hive site now, cleared all the cr@p from the general area and added weed suppressant membrane underneath the plastic pallets and on the bank. Hopefully this will mean minimal maintenance in front of the hive. Undecided as to whether I need a netting 'fence' at the rear...

Went to the Association apiary today and selected my colony - lovely and calm with a bit of expansion to do just yet, but a nice healthy looking queen with plenty of BIAS across the frames in the nuc. Came home and, following the advice of an experienced local beekeeper, set up my hive site...

I'm currently in the process of gathering the kit I need to get a nuc (or 2) made up, then i'll probably look to building another few national supers. I'll hopefully be 'meeting' my colony tomorrow (which will be kept at my association apiary for another few weeks as i'm just buying it...

Well, I finally managed to get someone to come and look at my proposed site today and, it's viable (he also said it will make a lovely small apiary). So next step is to do some graft, get it cleared and levelled and meanwhile buy a nuc from my association (to be kept at the branch apiary until...

I made it to be not too large so that it doesn't get too heavy to carry. It's also made from 9mm ply with a 19mm pine base. I was considering some more partitions in it but as I didn't make it huge they ould have been too small to be of any use.

Yes I am, but just waiting for a reply to an email I sent, last week, asking if anyone could help. I'd like to get the site sorted ASAP, so just a bit frustrated at the moment. Hopefully I'll get some joy after this bank holiday weekend.

Not really, I think I need someone to come and actually look at the site(s) before I spend too much time, and sweat, sorting the best area.

I can't get an elevated position on it unfortunately.

What I really need is someone to come round and tell me if my propose hive site is viable! It's like i'm shouting into a void at the moment :D:D:D

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Today, in the workshop, I made myself a tool tray. Stole the idea from one I'd seen on a website last week. I'm pretty pleased with the results.... Now I just need to get the rest of the bits I'll need for when I get a colony 😁

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