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just given pollen patties to two nucs which are recently established. Both queens have started laying. I can see that there are not enough bees to forage in proportion to the new bees recently hatched plus the amount of eggs, and capped brood. The weather has gone cooler so I have fed both...

Welcome Most local bee keepers associations meet up every month in the summer and go to a 'hive opening' at one of their apiaries. Take a look at where the local group is for you and ask if you can go along.

Great photo.

I've had chickens and hives in my garden now for 4 years with no problems. In fact the chicken can be helpful in eating up those slugs that find their way into the hive when the weather is wet. I have heard that chicken will eat up drone brood left out for them, but mine are too fussy and...

I was told to clean poly hives with washing soda. not caustic soda, which is a corrosive acid. Be very careful if you use this as it is highly toxic and can burn your skin off quickly. Should anyone be tempted to use caustic soda, please read the instructions carefully.

Saw my first butterfly of the year today!

Thank you for posting the video link on how to make patties. Now I know that my patties are too thick. I'll add some extra sugar syrup

I had a weird dream last night - A pharmacist gave me a foot long capsule to take. Inside were millions of little bacteria, similar to a recent mouthwash advert. All the bacteria were jumping up and down, waving their arms about and giggling. 'Sorry I can't get it in a Kilner Jar. Take whole...

Has anyone given probiotics to their bees? I thought I may add a capsule to patties. Research has been done, but it doesn't indicate how much and I do not want to harm them After searching the web I came across Michael Bush's comments on Beesource on 03 04 2008 at 9.09pm...

:iagree: ho ho

Lucky you!!! I do not think the farmers in the UK and IOM would agree with you there when some of them are loosing their sheep because they are buried deep in snow Taking into account the wind chill factor for Lancashire from netweather.tv the temperature will feel like Friday 29 March -8C Sat...

as per Alanf "Brewer's yeast is often used as a source of B-complex vitamins, chromium, and selenium. The B-complex vitamins in brewer's yeast include B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), B5 (pantothenic acid), B6 (pyridoxine), B9 (folic acid), and H or B7 (biotin)...

and then we might think about switching our flip-flops for trainers ;)

Here is Finman's recipe (Finman - thank you for your wisdom oh knowledgable one). But I am confused about the dates. How many dates per proportion of other ingredients? Do I just soak them and use the juice only? Or, do I add pureed dates to the mixture after soaking? I was planning on...

Thank you for your help. I checked out the difference between Brewers Yeast and Bakers Yeast from http://www.livestrong.com/article/418496-what-is-the-difference-between-brewers-yeast-bakers-yeast/ USES Brewer's yeast is used to brew homemade wines and beers, while baker's yeast makes bread...

I'm going to try to make some home made 'pollen' patties The recipe I have says - "The dry mix consists of the following:" x Soybean Flour, 3 parts by weight x Dried Brewer’s Yeast, 1 part by weight x Dry skimmed Milk, 1 part by weight Taken from the Scottish Beekeepers website -...

Just watched BBC 4 'Insect Dissection. How insects work' Excellent. BBC said To reveal this extraordinary hidden world, entomologists Dr James Logan and Brendan Dunphy carry out a complete insect dissection. Cutting-edge imaging technology shows us the beauty and precision of the natural...

light on stores, but there should be sufficient until the fondant goes on. In the meantime I will mix up some 1:2 sugar syrup as suggested, and pour into the comb. and yes, I will bin the home made stuff and never attempt it again. A complete waste of time and money On the subject of adding...

Only if they need to loose some weight !