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I am quite local to you and will have a colony available - but I prefer to wait until spring, especially for a newbie. I have downsized a bit over the last year or so, so may also have some kit available if you are in need. But if you can find a mentor in your locality that is able to get you...

Thank you @jenkinsbrynmair @Robxander I have learnt over the few years I have been beekeeping that this site is the best 'one source' I can find. Many opinions but a very valuable asset for the beekeepers for sure.

I don't want to hijack this thread but I have a related question. Yesterday I did my first Demaree (or thats what I am calling it!). Had issues locating the queen so shook all into new bottom box (only foundation and a frame of partial BIAS - my first error no doubt), then added a Qx, 2 x...

I was surprised to go enter spring with all seven colonies I entered winter with. I had expected some losses as many beeks I have spoken to have had high losses this winter.

Looks like I better get down to proper job. I love that shop, its fantastic. The one I use isn't mentioned so will share it when I have bought mine!

Best price i can find (If I collect) is 56p for jar + lid...

Thanks for the feedback guys. I could supply a nuc with a deposit to return, I am less keen on supplying a poly nuc in the price as people will have their own ideas on what nucs they want to use so don't want to restrict my audience in that way. However, as another alternative - I could...

Hi All, I am looking to sell off some overwintered colonies this year. I have been looking around and think that correx nucs seem to be the cheapest option for selling them in however they are still not particularly cheap imo. I want to keep my costs as low as practicable so that I can sell the...

I placed my order on the 19th. I haven't heard anything yet but have read online that they are very busy and please don't call them. I am not worried about the delay at all in these circumstances. I ordered a couple of £1 bee suits as folly so not too stressed if they don't have them and I get a...

I couldn't resist adding a couple of those £1 bee suits to my order! But chuffed to get a defender suit for £40 and a couple of smokers, uncapping knife, double strainer and a few other bits and bobs

Pros: I find the forum very informative and useful - I have picked up a wealth of information from this forum and it is great to have a place I can come to loose myself in beekeeping. A few of the contributors have really helped me and have followed one in particular when it comes to resolving...

Nice and organised that! Do you label up which hives they come from or do you not worry about that? I ask as I know some try to use the same supers/frames with teh same hives.

Visited my furthest apiary today. Fed three hives with 3kg sugar each ~4.5litres. Third feeding visit and looks like it could be the last for feeding. Plenty of stores and patches of brood observed, didn't look much further than that as do not wish to risk damaging her majesty. Looking nice and...

As a fairly neutral observer I will say this about your suggestion for people to stay away from the forum. This forum is the best beekeeping forum I have found and for that I will never stop visiting it to gleam useful tips and information, however on the flip side it is also the most hostile...

A couple of years ago I was much less organised and more fearful of the temperature so used much less syrup and more fondant. I do think that if you can, syrup is the way to go; price for me, ease for the bees.

Although firmly in the hobbyist category, I do try to be efficient, that just seems barmy. For my garden bees I do have smaller feeders but I do intend to upgrade to bigger ones when I next go crazy in a sale (I have resisted this year but think next year it will be unavoidable).

I just upgraded my out apiary to english feeders (I know bigger ones are available but these were very cheap in the sales last year) , I couldn't imagine having a 600g feeder. Some of my hives have gone through 2kg of sugar in a day.

Hang on, you have treatment on too? That can put the queen off lay too. So if i were you I would be 100% certain before making any drastic decisions. It is hard to 'do nothing' but sometimes that is the right thing to do for a period.

As you have ruled out moving the hives you could try one thing many have had success with which to insert a piece of conduit into the entrance to create a tunnel. Apparently wasps are not keen on walking down said tunnel so the bees find it easier to defend.

I use an old pop bottle, add a bag of sugar then the water (boiled in kettle) and shake shake shake. Works well for me as a small batch. Added bonus is its already in the container to take to the hive.