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Assisted my BeeBuddy Debbie in adding a second 14x12 brood box to an extremely large colony in a WBC. Colony was already on 14x12 brood and one super. Came home to check the 'Cottage Hive' . This has 3 boxes of 8 national frames and has been lively for weeks. 16 frames of brood and 8 of liquid...

I have a number of mini-Nucs that have lost or damaged see through plastic inner covers. Has anyone any suggestions where I can obtain sheets of thin clear plastic to make replacements?

It is only 6ft 8ft but the beauty is it is nearly 7 feet tall at the eaves. This means I can stack14x12 brood boxes 6 high with no problems. 1 row at the back with take 4 stacks of brood or super boxes.

I have always removed the attendant bees when introducing a queen to a new NUC. I was party to a discussion the other day that a beekeeper said that he never removed the attendants. Others said they did. I then read that it was always advisable to remove attendants and in another publication it...

I have been working very hard over several weeks dodging eye surgery appointments and rain showers to dismantle and re-erect a shed. Finally managed to felt the roof on a dry day last week and have creosoted the exterior and interior in the sunshine today. The previous protective coat was in a...

Hi Dan and everyone I ahve just finished reading the book. I cannot speed read and have had my reading interuppted by a cataract operation. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and like others on the forum I am planning this years queen raising. Just two points of interest 1 We have a local Dulux...

My Issue at present is the squirrels. In the Autumn of 2021 I trapped and/or shot 17 in 12 days. My friend 200m away did the same and probably killed more. WE had relatively few last year but this morning I had 6 in my garden. I have only removed five since Christmas as I have been having issues...

Hi Podilia It is really good to hear from you. I hope the western countries keep their promises and supply the armour and ammo Ukraine needs. Look after your bees and yourself.

This is an excellent book!!!!!!:):):):):) Five smiles!!!!! Hi Dan my wife bought me your book for my birthday in January. I am over half way through and was going to post an endorsement on the forum when I had finished reading it. It is one of the best written most practical books I have ever...

I have spent the last two days dismantling my 'new' seondhand shed for the apiary. I will have to replace the roof and a couple of boards at the bottom of one side. Today I go shopping for roofing felt and some shiplap boards and one or two other pieces of timber. Sunday my friend is bringing...

Friday I helped my bee buddy and her husband move 12 hives from their recently sold home to a farm site 3 miles away. All the hives except one are WBC with 14x12 brood boxes and at least one super. The last one is a National. We double strapped each one and loaded them on to Chris's flatbed...

Obvious, Use your teeth!!!

Excellent business. Always helpful, always fair. I am saddened and will miss trading with them. I hope he has a long and happy retirement. Beekeeping will be poorer without him

Hi Elaine MaryI had a similar experience with Christmas cards but the worst thing was a Sapphire wedding card for my wife. Went on Etsy for the first time and ordered a hand made personalised card. Received a notification within 24 hrs that the courier had it and a tracking number. 3 weeks later...

I trickled all my hives and the charity hives yesterday. I wanted to do this before Christmas. I ordered the Api-Bioxal in late November and 'basked' in the 2 weeks of cold weather knowing that all the mites would be phoretic as there would be no brood. Cold weather ends but no Api-Bioxal...

As a teenager my local farmer had a second farm at Dagnall near Whipsnade. Sat on the tractor following the combine I saw wallabies everyday. At the time it appeared that they were able to come and go from the zoo as they pleased. (Prisoners on Day Release???)

I like it!!!!!! Good thinking

I spent yesterday morning moving spare equipment in my main apiary. My friend strimmed an area and we marked out the position of my new shed. We set out an levelled some reclaimed concrete blocks to raise the base above the ground. I have been given the shed. It is 6ft x8ft but has a pitched...

Hi JR Moon 2019 Where are you based? I have a 4 frame tangenital surplus to requirements I would consider selling. It is in good condition. The motor only did one season after I converted it from manual with a motor from the original manufacturer

I watched a colony of swallows take a queen returning from mating at a colleagues apiary on her farm. I would love to see more swallows around but I wish they would ignore the queens.