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Really sorry I should have realised.as your the biggest importer of Queens in the UK (So begginers and people wanting to learn don`t read this)

To raise good queens you need a few thing to be spot on 1: very good breeder queen 2 :Strong starter hives i use around 30 so after they have been used once they get a rest and new young bees can emerge in force consantly feed a rich diet as starting queens hammers the hell out of them and if...

Basic economics is why you have to play the long game in this business This country went down the route of "we can save a £ on imports and have it now let stop doing it in this country" look at the mess were in now. in every area of business we need to keep grinding on at least try and...

If queens are left in the nucs for 4 or more weeks you will find that queens likely to be superceded nerver reach main hives and can be discarded before some beekeeper lays out his or her`s hard earned money only to find its been flushed down the drain. Also your right the weather is against...

You get what you pay for british queens may be a few ££s more. The problem with imported queen it all down to money the more they send over the more they make. Queens should be left in the mating nucs for a minimum of 4 weeks after mating. With the cost of running mating nucs the tempation for...

Caddon Hives yes there made in the very very far far east Solway Bee Supplies Made In Scotland and Do not import anything made of wood Im down at there workshop nearly every week and every hive is handmade by them on site. to a very high standard

Typical answer If they can`t show how clever they think there are all they can do is mock

Why buy a nuc a new mated queen is a cheaper and better option

Any one that buys a nuc at this time of year also should donate to my charity SMOAWC ( Send Me On A World Cruise )

It not just new queens going missing reports of last years queens also new queens raised in the hive from cells are going on the missing list. as for queens being removed and sold too early I totaly agree with you there but if beekeepers buy from a good breeder and stay away from mass imported...

Hi save your cash do not buy a nuc so late in the year or just flush your cash down the toilet it amounts to the same thing wait until next spring

This Is a problem thats happening everywere this year. I speak to around 300 beekeepers a week and this year It Is very common problem. not only in nucs but established hives. The issue seemed to have started around the start of June this year as yet there seems to be no real reson the only...

This Is a problem thats happening everywere this year. I speak to around 300 beekeepers a week and this year It Is very common problem. not only in nucs but established hives. The issue seemed to have started around the start of June this year as yet there seems to be no real reson the only...

I agree i spend time and money to promote my sales to the very best not just on labels but on point of sale I retail my honey @ £4.00 per 8oZ Cut comb £5.00 per very small tub and i do mean small we sell every last drop from sales at the gate and farmers markets never had any complaints...

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i have 600 never painted one they will still last for 30 years

I have never heard anything so stupid as that comment!! Trying to make yourself sound like some sort of expert in bees in every single area of the UK. Your bees might be ok but in some areas the bees are starving!! I speak to beekeepers from all over most days i can tell you stright a lot of...

The problems most are having now is in-breeding in areas they have tried to keep as a closed shop and thats why BIBBA and others have moved away from the black bee and now promote the " Local Bee" but in most areas there are not even close to having a " Local Bee " as what is a local bee and how...

normally aroud 4 months if they start life at the beggining of the season