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No. I was watching the SA wickets tumbling on my phone. Like any true Brit. Mind you - most of the England squad are from Lancashire...……………….:)

Not a lot! Hefted hives and all as should be. Squinted at one hive through clear crown board. A few antennae waving upwards so no worries there. Mahonia in full bloom but no apian interest. Looking forward to an early spring.

Straight from the cow? Must be awfully messy. How do you get the cow to stand still while you're lying on your back underneath it? Just asking.

Company was formed in April 2018. Accounts show £750 fixed assets at cost so don't know how many hives Mark has let alone apiaries. Also. according to his website beekeepers are torturing the bees by giving them too many boxes to fill up with honey. Also contributing to the decline of colonies...

Note CURRENT Opinion. Like everything in bee science a new theory pops up every other day.

Looks good. But same collateral damage as insecticide?:)

...if only to get your own back!

Paddled

All to do with eR2 - BBKA and BDI's super new high speed internet based digital membership management system. lol

Spot on! Cotoneaster, goat willow, sycamore.. all fast growing.

Nice one. I'll remember that. Didn't realise I did an "organoleptic test" on every batch! Bullsh*t baffles brains:)

Lots of suggestions from beekeepers far more experienced than I am, but I really do sympathise. It's an awful feeling when colonies you have worked on over the year suddenly collapse. Unfortunately honey bees like sheep find many different ways to expire. This year most of my hives seem pretty...

Indeed. Frost on the ground and bees still coming out when disturbed. Waited a couple of hours for all to go back inside before taping off and moving. Why risk stings in December?

You cant use foam if a mouse guard is fitted.:)

My advice....having just done the same: 1. Make sure the entrance is securely blocked - and that means a bit more than sealing off with gaffa tape because it does not stick properly in cold wet weather. If you use tape pin it at each corner with drawing pins. 2. Take off the roof and strap...

But for pollen don't you need to go electron?

Tesco honey Interesting (but not unexpected and wholly overdue) article in the Sunday Times today (page 8 main section) headline "Tesco honey 'bulked out with sugar'"...…. "Tesco's own brand honey under investigation by the National Food Crime Unit"...."adulterated with syrups made with...

8 oz for £3.50 = £7.00 per lb, which isn't bad for round here where people are selling at the front door for £4.00 per lb. I have a local butcher customer who sells 12 oz at £5.00, but only half a dozen a month, and he has a deli as well. £3.50 is a good advertising price as well:)

£5.75 a lb sounds like too cheap. I sell my honey at £6 for a 1lb, £5 for 12 oz, and £3.50 for 8 oz, mainly at city centre markets. Locally retailers are selling 1 lb at £4.90, so quite simply I don't try to sell locally. I have two retail outlets. One, a butcher, sells at £5 for a 12 oz and I...