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You should try living in the Isle of Man! I fully accept that there should be a surcharge to get stuff over here but it makes no sense to me when postage is free from England, Wales or Scotland to Northern Ireland, but it costs to send to the IOM. The package would fly over/sail past the Island...

Oh I see. Yes, and the neighbours of the people who think it’s a good idea, with no knowledge and put the hive in the back garden 😳 It’s difficult as it’s always good to have more people selling a thing to provide choice and a fair price, and if it gets people involved who turn out to be...

I wasn’t endorsing it at all, just pointing out that they are also sold on the Easibee website. I had commented about who was selling it and that it probably wouldn’t look like the picture when you got it.

They also do Nationals too and hive parts. www.diy.com/departments/easibee-national-cedar-bee-hive/5060164211754_BQ.prd It got three stars and the following review: Chinese Import? 12 days ago I have one Easibee hive. Cedar is jointed planks and the hive's joints are smaller than the standard...

Sold by Far East Direct UK Ltd. I’m guessing what you get won’t look like the picture!

After a chaotic June where I thought I saw a swarm after not seeing any QCs other than a couple of central ones ai assumed were supersedure cells, but no sign or sound of any swarm anywhere when I went looking and then both hives were broodless, all order is restored and all three hives are now...

Ha ha. I’ve got awful hair - thin and not much of it so the spray and lots of product is usually necessary to make me look presentable. Mind you, the bandana and cap ensemble isn’t particualrly fetching. This bee keeping lark isn’t very glamorous is it 🤣

I don’t think mine like my hairspray very much. I try not to use it when I go to the but even when I’m in the garden and they are flying past, they are much more likely to try to land on my head and fly around my ears if I have any, even with a cap on!

I’ve had a pretty crap last few weeks as a bee keeper. Firstly, got stung right in the middle of my head (not by my bees I hasten to add - I was at the community apiary). I was fine all the rest of that day then the following morning my forehead had swollen and by the evening, my face was bad...

How great. Yes, she’s a lovely gingery copper colour. Thank you for posting this 😁

I got foundation from Old Castle Farm Hives and it wasn’t brittle but the way they packed it included a piece of polystyrene underneathwhich wasn’t quite as big as the foundation and as a result, every frame had bent slightly at one end so that there was a crack in every piece and some split...

How interesting! They look far worse than the seconds I have purchased. I bought two Bees on a Budget hives from Thornes and they were almost perfect - no strategically placed knots and generally neat and fitted together well. I then bought two more hives - Western cedar seconds individual...

I went to do an inspection today and couldn’t find my leather gauntlets so used some rubber washing up gloves (Tesco own brand, not Marigolds) with nitrile gloves on top and they were perfect - easy to manipulate the frames and the bees didn’t seem to mind them - no stings or distress. I would...

Not in my apiary but in the local community apiary, the last two jobs have been dealing with people wanting to get rid of their hives (and bees) one due to the beekeeper passing away and his wife detesting and fearing bees, and the other beekeepers going on a year long holiday. Both beekeepers...

Update on the foundation inserting: bigger hammer and horizontal nailing = happy beek!

Thank you!

Interesting!

Thank you. I think that may be the way forward. Who is Murray? I’d like to be able to do it myself though and I think JamezF is right - I need more hammer skill, or a nail gun!

From the underside of the bar thing into the underside of the top bar (when the frame is the right way around) at an angle like the Thornes video. I think going in horizontally may be the way forward.