Search results

More interest than I expected, but Beefriendly was first. Thanks for the offers.

I came across my Brix Refractometer the other day which I have no use for as I gave up my bees some years ago. It was bought in 2013 from Gain Express in HK, which was where many got them from back then I think. Rarely used and appears in good condition. Has the calibration block, but the oil...

All sold.

I have 4 colonies for sale, plus various other kit. I have developed shoulder and wrist pain which means that I struggle to perform inspections, and have, frankly, lost my enthusiasm for beekeeping. I therefore think that now is the time to give them up, rather than run the risk of any neglect...

Just to add my own experiences - I can mow right up to the hive on a ride on mower, and even through activity at the front of the hive if I go slow enough (I have no hair!). Petrol strimmer is another matter entirely, get within a few feet and the bees go nuts, so I always suit up, or trim the...

This was some of the email ------------------------------------------------------------------- Prior to your taking up residence there was a functional boundfary the fence .When you asked about planting the hedge We gave you permission providiong the hedge was maintained to a reasonable height...

Thanks for all your further replies, in particular wessexmario and BeeJoyFul. You echo much of what I have come to understand to be the law and have put my mind at rest that he is making unreasonable demands. I also thought the boundary argument was nonsense for the same reason. He claims that...

Thanks - he is the one that is referencing the law, I have no inclination to get involved in a legal wrangle, I just object to his bullying tactics. We have now agreed to cut the hedge on a yearly basis, in order to pacify him since I think there is a likelihood that he will take matters into...

Thanks, I'm aware of the ASB act, and it does not apply here for the particular circumstances that the neighbour is claiming the hedge needs to be cut for. Since it is on a south facing boundary there should be no affect on light. I'm not one to resort to the law, and was willing to find a...

Thanks for the replies so far. The situation is that we planted a hedge adjacent to an existing fence boundary, the fence is owned by the neighbour. This was for aesthetic reasons, to mask the fence, to encourage wildlife as well as to shield us from their bathroom window by allowing the hedge...

Does anyone know the current definitive law regarding hedge maintenance where the hedge is planted adjacent to a pre-existing fence that forms the property boundary. In particular obligations/rights of both parties (hedge owner and neighbour), returning of hedge trimmings etc. I will say no...

The older Land Rover Freelander sat navs were compatiable with Volvo discs and many owners pick up OEM discs on the cheap from eBay. Read one report the other day where they were had for 99p. Just need to make sure that it's the right disc.

NATO summit?

Tip from my better half is to put one or more limes amongst fruit brought into the house to ripen to speed it along. Not sure how much truth there is in that, I've never thoroughly tested the idea. Most of our fruit goes straight from picking into the pot.

From my experience, uncapping with a knife produces a clearer honey and keeps the filter cleaner for longer. Uncapping with a fork leaves a lot of wax in the extractor, as well as less tidy comb afterwards. If you follow the frame with the knife then you generally end up with nice straight comb...

Tip I got from the man at Thornes was to put a frame nail into the wire loop at the base of the frame and twist a couple of times. Tried it with my recent frames, though my thought is that it might fall out unless the bees propolise it early on. Also, cut a small triangle off each corner of the...

Sage advice, many thanks. Just checked one colony that I had been through 4 days after they swarmed and had left one uncapped QC. There had been no obvious eggs as one would expect. The little devils had drawn 15 or so QCs which I have knocked back. One looks like it might have emerged, so I...

You should inspect the queenless part of the AS after 3-4 days and remove any further emergency queen cells which have been built which the bees will have done if there were any eggs present. Once done, the advice I have read is to leave alone for several weeks. One word of caution though is to...

Thanks. Got it done, took a while to find the queen, but got there in the end. Definitely looks like supercedure. New queen has emerged and all other queen cups are now empty.

Hi, I have 3 colonies (14x12), a carry over from my 2 last year when I didn't end up combining 2 of the colonies. I don't have the kit or space to be able to AS all 3 possibly at once if circumstances dictate. I had planned to recombine the weaker 2 colonies which I had identified in my only...