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Wait. Then, when the desire to mess feels irresistible - wait some more! Although the amount of honey in wet supers is not insignificant, it's not a lot either. And by adding supers in cool weather, only increases dramatically the volume of the hive - with an adverse effect on the colony, which...

Can you clarify your concern? It might help you think it through. I imagine you don't want the queen to lay in the super because then the super is compromised for collecting honey. But there is nothing to stop you finding the queen, ensuring she's in the bb, putting a queen excluder in, waiting...

For me, it's a question of finances and convenience. I can't afford a decent extractor yet - so I have to hire - and fetch and return - the Association's extractor at £20 per week. Doing that three or four times a season isn't cost effective or convenient. And others want to hire them, too. On...

Oops! Errm, Errm........ Well, I'm such a nice guy that I now have two best friends. Dusty (Phew! Think I got away with it!)

Spent the morning with a French TV crew, recording a piece for a programme about Manchester. Prime time Saturday evening series, no less! As the bee has long been a symbol of Manchester, and I am a beekeeping Manchester man of wit, erudition, wisdom and excessive modesty, they just had to have...

Think of the bright side! You can now start posting in the Beginners section and get lots of valuable advice about how to start up keeping bees! Congratulations on making the dream into a reality. Dusty

Not me, I hasten to add! Kazmcc started beekeeping before me! Dusty. P.s. Can't wait to start again, though, Kaz. Is Arran just as keen? A.

We don't hear enough about - or from - the Principality. And that is a loss to us all. Where is your voice, Wales? Sing us a new song. Dusty

Yes, you do. Take out the brace strip. Remove one of the bottom bars. Ensure all the crud is removed, especially from the grooves in the side bars. Fit new foundation. Replace brace strip. Replace bottom bar. And - yes - you can reuse reasonably good frames, even if they do have a bit of...

Nothing has helped my shed fever. Here am I, in Rome, enjoying a weekend watching Scotland beating Italy. [Being an Englishman, I supported Italy, of course. Sitting in a huge stand, full of big hairy scots men (and women), wearing Italian jacket, scarf and beanie, singing the Italian national...

Disappointing thread. When I read, "Hedgehog Diet", I was looking for some interesting recipes. Dusty

Hivemaker: Don't we have a policy about banning obscene posts? Dusty P.S. Please leave the photo of the lady beekeeping au naturelles. ..

ericA - how could you? Here am I, quietly enjoying a weekend of R'n'R in Rome, catching up on my Forum browsing, and what do I find? Me! That's a nasty shock and no mistake! Don't we now have a secret 'Adults Only' section now, for posts of an offensive nature? Mind you, I've now got a...

Never, ever use 12 frames in a box. It's awkward for the beekeeper but, more importantly, it damages bees by rolling and leads to damaged equipment. Always use a dummy board. Dusty

Don't do farsebook. Not with a face like mine. Dusty

I just told Bookers that I was a beekeeper and they signed me up. One day the manager caught me buying beer and pork scratchings. With a smile on his face he suggested those weren't for the bees. "On the contrary," I said, "there's quite a demand for flavoured honey and I'm experimenting to...

For the price of a ratchet strap, I'm not willing to risk my bees. Still, they're yours, Ambodach. Dusty

Go 14 X 12 and avoid all that tedious messing about. Dusty.

Fear not! We're off the following week to watch the Scotland-Italy match. rugby22 D

Today, I'd agreed to help our RBI sort out a huge amount of kit. So I checked my weather app, because I knew bad weather was due to hit those poor southerners. The app said it would dry up about 10:00; then be warm and pleasant. I dressed accordingly. When I got there, it was persisting...