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I think your probably better to advise on that than me being totally honest. I was told to feed light syrup to one hive for a week to 2 weeks to encourage them to draw comb on the 5 frames of foundation. The other nuc that’s in the other hive has hardly any stores around the frames so my...

Your right , I checked and it’s Apipasta Plus that I have , would I be better feeding them this rather than the light syrup?

With the Haynes it is more like a manual, so you can easily get answered a immediate problem, I also have Bee's at the bottom of the garden, which is ok, BBKA book on keeping bees. I've recently bought Beekeepers Bible which is a lovely book to dip in and out of, but I think I'll using the...

I've got her well wrapped up and we'll see how it goes. You'll probably be able to hear her scream if or when she does get stung!

Thanks @Patrick1 On Friday they will have been in the hive for 7 days so I was planning to inspect then. They have both emptied 1 and a 1/3 in volume of the rapid feeder as of last night and both topped back up again with 1:1 syrup. I have some fondant I just need to check if it contains pollen...

I am fascinated to just sit and watch what they are bringing in, I got caught out on Sunday with a rogue bee getting caught up in my Covid hair, it stung me right on top of my head, but didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would, my daughter is always suited up when we go near the hive. She’s...

The bee bag in the store looks the same as I got my little girl from the starter kit for children with bee suit and a small smoker and hive tool etc. Got my daughter fully kitted out, not that she will use the smoker yet. I think it all cost less than £45.

I was quite pleased with spotting the floor and resolving the problem, thats a good tip regarding drawing pins. Thank You.

@jenkinsbrynmair Thank you, I have done a half day course, also a full day from the person whom I purchased the Nuc‘s from. I feel quite confident on day to day bits and inspections etc, I’ve got the Haynes manual and a couple of other books as well. There’s an lot of information to take in plus...

@Boston Bees Thanks for the advice, we'll continue with the suits!

@Beebe Thanks for your reply, I saw drones when putting the Nuc into the Hive. What I'd assumed obviously incorrectly, is that the drones in my hive where there to fertilise a new queen from MY hive. I didn't realise that they make flights to mate with any virgin queens in my locality. We'll...

On Friday me and my very confident little daughter aged 4, finally got our Nuc's of Bees and put them in our 14X12 National Hives. We managed ok and she loved getting involved, loosening the frames for me to put them into the Hives. Hive 1 I noticed after a few hours the bee's were entering the...

It’s rather like the gardening magazine's that even in a terrible summer with rain lashing down the editor decrees that every July they must do a article on drought proof plants. You can get really relevant information on the current situation on YouTube etc, not always correct but does address...

As a complete beekeeping newbie and only wanting to stay at 2 to 3 hives I have from a business point of view been looking at companies house information on honey producers / beekeepers that have quite a few hives. From a lets sell the honey and make some profit at the end of the year I wonder...

Can you provide a link or details on how the plastic in poly is recycled, your Poly hives will actually last well over 200 years in landfill

Thank You, saves money as well as I can pinch the good lady's.

Thank you I'll have a look at those

What type of pens do you recommend for marking Queens and also if writing numbers on frames? Do any type need to be avoided due to toxicity.

I guess after the time I spent reading your drivel my time is cheap.

So was the cheap one more expensive than the expensive one?