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Got my first colony 10 days ago and the beekeeper advise leaving them to settle down for a couple of weeks. Weather has been very poor here with a lot of rain and wind. I have checked them every day ,but only by looking through the perspex crown board.They are getting active more each day, but...

Already got a hive maismore national poly hive and set up with a colony.If weather permits will do my first inspection tomorrow 7 days since the bees were introduced. I have been keeping a watch and they are coming and going and some with pollen showing but weather has been windy and rainy last...

OOOPS sorry about that yes it is 6 frame .I cant even count now apologies. Yes thats the one Murox.

Being a complete newbie and starting out i know i have lots to learn not only about the bees but equipment also. I am starting to get bits and pieces and today i bought a ten frame paynes poly nuc as it was cheap, along with other bits and pieces. What am i going to do with it.? Do i use it for...

Thanks millet might do that as nothing has been glued only screwed .Ill see how it goes.

Thanks for all your help and at sharp notice .I forgot about the timber thickness and used a slightly thicker fillet than i had first wanted.Back to the drawing board and i now know not to tamper with the frames. Thank you.

Just tried my hand at making a national brood box from some scrap wood . Downloaded the plans and set to work and half way through i measured and found that the internal size is 415mmx410mm just too small to take the frames . A Do they make frames that would fit B Do i trim standard frames to...

Just to say hi.Another newbie from lancashire. Got my first nuc yesterday and loving this site.

Thanks for all your comments.Just a quick update. The nuc was delivered today and the beekeeper put them straight into my new poly hive . The bee keeper checked the frames and they looked fine and had seen the queen unmarked.Im afraid to say i did not due to the fact that i had forgot to put my...

Hope im doing this correctly.I have been interested in wildlife and nature all my life and for a long long time fancied the idea of having a bee hive .I have read books (slowly cause im a slow reader) watched a lot of yutube films and booked on a course for next month .Although only a day...