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Good to hear, Darren

had a look at them today and the hive is full of heather honey and nectar, they are storing it in every space they could, have more supers added. hopefully it continues for a while yet. Darren

never opened the hives to look but its the first time this year they have a strong smell of heather coming from them, theres hope yet. Darren

Noise is not an issue as we don't live near anyone else and their house is placed over a running steam so either is the mucking, its just the herding them into and out of the house thats tough but then we only have them a week so it will probably take them a awhile to get settled in. Darren

I got the four call ducks on monday (2pair) and the first two mornings they came out of their house on their own, but since they would sit inside all day and have to be chased out, once out though they love it and look very happy, is it normal that they don't want outside first this in the...

There is plenty of room in the containers to cut the comb a little bigger so that they are over the 8oz weight without having runny honey in the container if you wish. And with manley frames i never have to cut that much more over the size to get the correct weight. Darren

dwarf gorse its called. Darren

My bees are also sited on the heather and they were bringing in orange pollen on friday, they were flying strongly up the mountains. I walked up and saw them working on a what could only be described as very young compact gorse bushes?? if not gorse it was something very similar in appearance...

i was talking to a beekeeper last night who lives on the mountain and has done for years and said to keep an eye on them in the next week,if its going to happen it will happen then. what side of the mourns are your bees on? Darren

as far as i am aware the heather is going well 100 mile down the road from me in the dublin mountains, there is always next year. Darren

the roof has waterproof felt under the weather board and it is glued at the joints so should hold ok with a tin ridge, all i have to do is coat the inside maybe with some waterproofing paint for the floor, they will be able to swim underneath the house and through the hole in the wall into the...

the stream floods with any heavy rain so will clear itself all the time, as for the foxes i will shoot them so nothing to worry about there either, i have built them a house so will be getting them the week after next so we will see how it all goes then. Darren

i set four of my strongest hives at the heather, around 300yards down the mountains from it mid july and still they have brought nothing in from it, its well in flower now, i have had heather honey in the same spot before so a little disappointed about this year, since flowering the weather...

ling just starting to flower here, they have done nothing on the bell so far. Darren

have decided to go for the miniature apple yards, can get some at 8weeks old, is there an ideal age to get them at or does it matter? Darren

all my hives are 5 miles away so that won't be a bother and they won't be able to get into the yard to dirty it so that won't be a problem either.

Hey i am thinking about getting a couple of call ducks and was wondering is there much to looking after them, i have never had ducks before. Will they come home to their house in the evenings on their own, the photo is of where they will be housed and with the hole in the wall at the stream...

i'll be looking forward to the answers here, i went on a day course to learn how to make yeast and the man used a starter yeast, i have tried several times since doing what he done with the same ingredients, with no luck in getting the yeast to start. Darren

Hey and welcome from a wet Co Down. Darren

i bought them myself for £200, was 5 supers along with them in total and two are full of honey, also half bee suit, smoker and hive tool and a very large cardboard box full of frames and foundation to make up, dropped the hive with the laying queen off at the heather with the rest of my hives on...