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hi guys havent written much on here, to busy reading the posts to learn more. me and the wife (tracy) got our first hive in july and up until last week had it in a open wooded area wwhere we shoot. didnt seem to be doing as well as we hoped but they were ok. got the go ahead to keep our bees...

come on rab you cant just say not necessarily so, us novices require an explanation as to the answer given so we can learn from your wealth of knowledge. now im on the edge of my seat wanting to know why not necessarily so.:angelsad2:

www.thorne.co.uk do a budget kit with extractor and storage buckets etc about £115.

there is the possibility the queen will go up into the super and start to lay. when you are ready to put the QE back on make sure the queen is down in the brood chamber, put QE back on and any emerging bees can pass through QE then fingers crossed the cells will be cleaned and used for storage.

I take it from your name that you come from muswell hill, we used to live in Enfield but moved to Colchester 8 years ago

looks like a waiting game to see how they do, just a bit anxious as its our first hive , don't remember being this bad when we had our kids :blush5:

took QE out yesterday to see how they do over the next week, will try insulating the super as well. Just wondering if where we have placed our hive is ok, its situated in a clearing in a wooded area, plenty of bramble flowers and the usual woodland plants, will there be enough for them to forage...

hi all, got my bees 3 weeks ago they covered 9 0ut of 11 frames put a super on them without QE to encourage them up, worked ok. went on hols last week so before going checked them. covering 10 and half frames and started drawing super. found queen so put QE on and went on hols. 9 days later...

me and the wife (tracy) did our first inspection of our first colony today. had them a week now and things look good. plenty of stores, all sorts of brood and tracy found the queen. they cover 9 of the 11 frames and have drawn one side of the tenth. put a super on and will check in a few days...

finally got our bees friday night. a nice strong swarm covering 9 frames. went and put a super on them today and will leave them till next week to settle. finally me and the wife are beekeepers. big thanks to the people on this site, a great wealth of knowledge, im learning loads just reading...

cheers guys

it was all my wifes idea. she did a one day course a couple of years ago but rightly decided one day is nowhere near enough learning. things happen and time passes but last year decided to make time for ourselves and started going earlier this year to essex bka. its been great, now got a hive...

hi all does it make any difference as to what way the frames in the brood chamber face in conjuntion with the hive entrance. if the entrance is the front does it matter if they run from side to side or front to back and if so why.

hi all getting my first hive at the weekend and once its built i will need to protect it. what to use? i dont think its red cedar but is timber not ply. cuprinol have had to change thier formula due to europe and have not tested it yet so will not say if bee safe. have been told linseed oil...

before i got my bee suit i was wearing a smock and veil with jeans on and to stop the bees going up my trousers i wore gators and my comfortable walking boots.

is there no one near colchester prepared to share thier knowledge with us. Have been going to lessons with the ebka but there is a large group and the man taking it (Derek) is doing a sterling job but it would be nice to get a less crowded learning experience and relieve some of the pressure...

im going for a pint in the beekeepers arms if anyone fancies joining me

cheers but already phoned a few weeks ago. good news is starting a course next week fingers crossed. but if anyone local would still like to give us extra tuition that would be great.

i'm reading his manual to beekeeping at the moment

hi all im just starting out and have heard of a book that is good to carry with you when visiting your hives, is it the beekeepers field guide by david cramp.not got bees yet but want to read up on beekeeping and get on a course this year ready for next spring.