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i was thinking more around the £200 mark, after all there no guarantee that the bees will be living come the spring. Darren

one cedar national with this years queen and stuffed with bees, one cedar national with a queen waiting to get mated, maybe with 3 supers between them, i have been doing most full inspections for her lately and she has already given me a three frame nuc of bees already for free. i have up on 20...

A little from Banbridge john. don't think you have ever met her.

Hey i have a good friend who is giving up keeping bees, she has two cedar hives and supers, one full of bees and another with a virgin waiting to get mated, a empty six frame nuc, and smoker and a few other bits and bobs, because i have helped her out over the years she has given me the first...

from now on i will be doing the same. Darren

It wasn't a total waste of a run, i lifted the rug with nest and all, and the rug and nest are inside one of my hives at home here now, be nice to see how they get on. Darren

is there many on here that use pollen traps, i am going to buy some for next year and was wondering how you go about drying it and storing it, how long does it store for, also how much does it sell for?? thanks , Darren

I was contacted today by a women who was told by a pest controller she had honey bees in a dog kennel and that he wouldn't deal with them and to get a beekeeper, anyway i drove the 25miles till her house to fine that they where bumble bees, that had made there nest in the middle of a fur rug on...

i have labels for all my jars, i was just wondering when selling from my door and to mostly people i know is there any need for them thats all. Darren

when selling honey from your door do you need to put labels on the jars?? Darren

just what i was about to suggest. Darren

it is just starting to flower here and i have a few hives on it, they are bringing in plenty up there but none of it is from the heather. Darren

we would have been beaten men without Johns bee vacuum, it was a great job. Darren

Bathroom Swarm photos

yea i sell it at £6 per 8oz also. Darren

if your stuck and need any help give me a shout.

Have you any other stronger hives that you can take bees from and add to these nucs,a frame of emerging brood for now in each would be a start maybe? And you could also dummy board them down,narrow the door space for them too, Darren

do you put the queen in a cage or just throw them all in?

what way do people charge mating nucs with virgin queens and bees from different hives? Darren

he must be doing something right, according to another post on a different thread he has hives with 5 and 7 supers on them. Darren