Search results

Yep me to, I apiguard in Aug/Sept then OA trickle December. That's what I have been shown to do, I am sure I will be shot down shortly ;) But from reading this forum am thinking of vapourising in future - but just in Aug/Sept

Thank you Amari. So any old OA crystals such as: https://www.thorne.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=7434 How much do you use? Just fill the tray? Or use the same amount as Api-Bloxal says to use?

I don't currently vapourise but this varrox looks like a good bit of kit and easy to use. What do you use in it, Api-Bloxal or something else? Currently I get OA solution from my association and a syringe, they give as much as you need for your hives at £1 per beekeeper - but obviously that...

Well done!! :party:

Waiting is not the problem for me, its the lack of communication that is frustrating. I do accept that this is their big sale of the year and we have COVID to deal with too.

320 nucs! You are not small time are you! Your shortfall is about treble what I intend to have total ha-ha

I think some associations are a bit reluctant to give too much info 'over the phone' to non / new beekeepers because they do not really want to encourage people without basic training to keep bees. I can see both sides of this and get where they are coming from, I know our association get...

Still waiting here. I rang them to ask about timescale ( and made clear I wasn't complaining) and they said up to 3 weeks still so seeing as I am out of supers it looks like I will be popping on a couple of brood boxes and using them as supers for the rest of the season - I don't expect much...

Indeed, maybe I give the general population too much credit.

I get all mine from Simon the beekeeper. No complaints here. Just a tip - if you are only buying a few bits I buy from his ebay store as it works out cheaper than going direct to his website.

Cheers!

It is a good set up. What happens is we have some members donate hives of bees, they then get their hive back with new frames/comb. When I did it they then split the hive into two or three nucs for the newbies and let queens be produced in those nucs. I think that now we have a few members...

Are you in your local association? My association runs a beginners course - for free - and following that classroom training they offer a 'rent a hive'scheme. Basically you pay £10 and are given a nuc of bees to look after at the association apiary for the season - with a mentor, if you decide...

I hate you all :)

I ordered on 26th, no comms, no confirmation email - but they did manage to take the money.... I gave them a call and they said they are currently working on a three week turnaround.

They look really good. Where do you source your mesh from? I have looked on ebay but am not convinced with the quality of some of it so have held back on it so far.

Not agreeing or disagreeing with queen clipping but that's hardly a like for like comparison .

I 'tried' to watch it because so many people in work were watching it and going on about it. I think I lasted about as long as you. A truly terrible programme - friendly warning - don't bother with naked attraction either!

Thanks wooden beam, appreciate the feedback.

I checked on one of my apiaries today and found that the the new nuc that I placed a mated queen in has accepted her as I can see her happily wondering around. The nuc I moved into a hive a week ago is building brace comb above the crown board so I have filled the brood box with foundation so...