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Thank you ,for all the comments apreciated.

It was the apiarist site that i first saw how he fed fondant in winter and the reviews on here about how handy clear crown boards are . So for a newbie like me to be able to see what the bees are doing in winter would be a good help.Also if i mess up feeding syrup in late summer/autumn i can...

So i can allow a space more than.Say 8 or 10 mm for placing fondant if needed in winter. Thank you that was what i wanted to know.

Ok so all my roofs have Kingspan/insulation glued in and my ekes are 4" deep and i have 50mm insulation to fit in the eke so that is double insulation as normal. So that when i fit my 5mm perspex in the eke i am left with a 45mm gap roughly.What i want to know is can i leave this gap all winter...

Can someone help me regarding space on the clear crown boards i am in the process of making up and possibly only for winter use. I have several 4" wooden ekes to fit my polly national hives and a quantity of 5mm perspex to fit . My main reason is for winter to keep an eye on whats happening with...

Seeing as how i asked the question about fondant in the first instance and i had no idea it would open a can of worms i think i should elaborate a bit more. As i said this is my second year and although i have a great mentors they are miles away from where i live and as i dont want to be a...

I have some spare XQ so that is a good sugestion (e)never even crossed my mind.Next decent mild day i will remove the existing QX and replace on the lightest hives . Another lesson learnt.The help from this forum is first class. Thank you.

Thank you for commenting,i will do as you suggested ,the fondant i placed previously was wrapped in clingfilm slashed underneath then placed on the QX to stop it being too messy ( I THOUGHT) but i do not think the clingfilm was up to the job and split making a mess. I have now got it sealed in...

Greaseproof paper made a note of that for next year, Thank you.

Yes thats exactly what i mean its where they have eaten it away underneath causing for want of a better word caverns and to make it worse the plastic wrapping i had it wrapped in is now embedded in the hard fondant. Must have been earlier when they were producing more heat and the fondant was soft.

Looking for advice on how to top up the existing fondant in my poly hives. Being only into my second full year im afraid that last autumn going into winter. i had some very light hives i should have fed more syrup. and or possibly combined a couple of colonies .With my limited knowledge i...

Not wishing to start a full scale post,but is anyone else having problems with the service provided by Virgin Media. i have now logged over 230 mins on my monthly pay phone trying to talk to someone but not heard a voice yet and my log in details are not recognised either.

I just had to add my bit to this .Last year i was persuaded to be trendy and get a smartphone. I got a Doro phone for seniors. It has a camera and wifi interweb etc. But what was the decider for me with having an out apiary was the panic button it has. So if i get in to difficulties i just press...

Thank you bothe for replying,That makes me feel a bit more comfortable about the situation.I doubt very much that the water will ever get under the stands and they are about 2 foot off the ground anyways. The fields i have acess to are all surrounded with trees and established thick hedges and...

I am a bit concerned about the location of my polly hives being next to flood water. They are on stands and on the edge of a winter wheat planted field. Last year although we did get a lot of rain and the field had quite a few flooded patches the water was away from the hives as the farmer left...

Thank you ,all hives are polly single BB and not sure about condensation as the others are all fine ,All have insulation in the home made wooden roof and covered with roofing rubber .So i dont think water is getting in . Also wooden crown boards .There is no feed on any ,i will however check...

I have just finished my third treatment using the gas vap. After the second treatment when i checked the inspection board(corex) i noticed it to be wet and a bit slippery and also with a yellow taint,This was only on two boards the other hive boards were ok. I washed the boards bothe times with...

Just thought id add my comment we was out one day with our minature dachshund in a park and as always on a lead,At the time she was only around 8 months old. I has to keep an eye on grandaughter who was in the distance playing on swings and this guy came up the path behing me and started petting...

I just thought id post this of our two.Only small but huge characters.

Thanks for comments and lesson learnt. But this only being my second year and i am one of them people who like to try things out for myself. We also have that saying buy cheap buy twice and in this case it seems true. But its also good when i can say .Well at least i tried it. To be honest its...