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Yes it’s been a bad season in the late summer with lack of nectar and lots of wet days. The stored honey has mostly been consumed I’m treating and feeding now. At least I missed out on the swarming problems

Thanks I’ve had the results now and I’m happy to say I passed with a credit.

51 years wow.

Well the exam experience wasn’t painful and preparing for it forced me to get to know a bit about the diseases which I was very weak on. The examiner was lovely. It was a teaching experience. Who knew the Queen had ginger legs! And I’ve been using my hive tool wrong for the past 3 years. Thanks...

Wish me luck I’ve got my BBKA Basic exam today. I’ll be officially a beekeeper !

I started with a cedar wbc, but have now moved entirely to nationals. They are simpler to access , hold more frames and are cheaper to buy. I run with brood and a half. A full brood box is heavy so I keep it on the bottom and have the super on top. Definitely go a course and join your local...

I’ve done this. I put a nail in one of the gaps preventing it from moving now

I like the look of the wax dipped hives. The idea of it seems very good too.move not heard of I in the UK though.

Thanks for the clarification. I’ll give it go and remember to do that extra step.

Well, I was going to do Snelgrove 2 modified to my hives as I’m too short to do Demarees. Don’t know what I’m going to do now. I was convinced Wally was the guy to listen to and as a 3rd year bee keeper I hoped to be on the ball and know what to do in advance this year.