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Happy Valley have recently reduced there postage prices.

Give them a boots with a patty and a fondant block if they need it. Mine usually get a couple of pollen patty's and a couple of KG of fondant.

Could it be CBPV? I have seen quite a bit this year and can go on until late in the year.

I definitely reccomend wiring your frames.

Surely the answer to this is use use a poly hive?

Hi, I have 2500 plastic frames, be it complete frames or foundation and I am very happy with how it has preformed. like any drawing of foundation bees won't do it unless there are resources available for them to produce wax. the only downside is when adding it under such situations or if...

shame you done use langstroth, these are a good feeder. https://www.happyvalleyhoney.co.uk/product/hive-top-feeder-15l/

I have around 1 tonne left and plan on buying more later this year. drop me a message if you anywhere near macclesfield. I also have syrup for winter feeding to.

As other have said honey paw for langstroth hives are excellent, I have quite a few of them now and there excellent. This year I have used the pollen traps to collect pollen for queen rearing and to make my own pollen patties next spring.

Has no one got this yet or have I just missed a post. Asian hornet?

Have you looked at Honey Paw hives ? as for frames I am not sure if it was mentioned but try and stay away from dadant size as the side bars are wider and you will struggle all though they will fit. Better made and heavier duty frames can be bought from honey paw and mann lake. Its better to...

Best way is to go plastic, that way you can coat your own foundation in your own wax. Any surplus can be made into candles or sold for a profit. No need to worry about a rush in foundation or shortages, quick to clean and reuse.

Exactly why people have problems, don't give foundation when the bees aren't in a position to draw foundation. I have around 2400 sheets of rite cell, works a treat.

Give them a fresh coat of wax and give them to the bees.

agreed ultra bee is a great product.

I have honey paw hives and find them to be better though out with standard bee space compared to paradise. They are all produced in the same factory as finman mentioned but there designed by different company's. Because the bee space is standard there compatible with standard kit. They are...

You should consider Honey Paw langstroth hives, excellent quality I was looking at them this weekend at beetradex.

Agreed, the space will soon become less significant, when I started I used to use a follower board but it really became quite a pain to use. This is the biggest problem I have found with langstroth hives, I decided to use manufacturers that produce a thicker top bar that works with all of my...

There allot of work to setup but I can put quite a large amount of direct sales down to my site. It's always under development in some way shape of form though. There is some really good open source software that's available to use out there. With some basic web knowledge most should be able...

I have gone into winter with 100 colonies this year and for the first time I have been able to negotiate any reasonable discount on equipment that I will need this coming season. I was able to buy boxes, frames and foundation cheap but I have made all the floors and roofs my self. I have a...