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Thank you for the advice Richard I will try that at the weekend. Weather here is very good at 14 degrees and set to be warmer up to 17 at the weekend. Louise

Well that is very odd because they have been promoting bee friendly everything and I think have sponsored hives. So a bit of research on this and some mega publicity might do the trick! Louise

I swell up and can go anaphylactic with wasp stings, but have the 'normal' reaction wtih bees, so tell him to stop fussing because wasp and bee stings are completely different - but don't know the full chemical formulae or details. Louise

As a newbie I have a colony, doing well, but the queen has not been marked. I set about finding her today and I did, but I got so excited :hurray: that I fumbled the queen cage and pen and by that time she had ambled off! I marked the frame and came back after inspecting the whole hive but...

And.................... for those of you advocating general epipen carrying - not a good idea! It is a very, very unpleasant experience having to take this - or being given it if you are sem/unconscious I know because it has happened more times than I like to remember! I wouldn't wish it on my...

Try the blue vitrile gloves - I wear two pairs - they come in three sizes I think I got them from just gloves uk - you can guess the website! I havn't been stung through these and they are sensitive so you can feel if you trap a bee in your fingers whereas with marigolds you can't. Louise

Are you allergy prone? I am and at my very first contact with bees I got stung on purpose and had my epipen at the ready as I am allergic to wasp stings and numerous other things can send me into anaphylactic shock!. Nothing happened! So suggest you do this - however some long term beekeepers...

I was reading about this the other day, apparently is isn't that unusual, if they were mine I would let them get on with it, -but what do I know as a novice? Louise

Thanks Gavin, thanks also for the websites so I can now show these to the grandchildren Louise

Thank you L

I have been seeing this small bee like insect collecting nectar on aubretia and grape hyachinths and wondered what it was. It varies in size but is much smaller than a bumble bee and not as long as a honey bee. Pear shaped and brown and it buzzes and has a very long tongue that I can see going...

When I collected a swarm in a hive from our association's swarm catcher he recommended a white sheet covering the whole hive after it had been strapped up. If a few bees escape they stay in the sheet. I have also used a sheet to cover the hive when I have wanted to lift them to put them on new...

but............when using icing sugar, grind it up yourself rather than using the stuff from the shops which has lots of anticaking agents in it! Louise

More information needed before a decision on hives in the garden or not! Size of plot, divisions between neighbours ie hedges, fences etc My grandchildren love the bees but the area with the hives has a gate and they know not to go up there without me! But they watch from another part of the...

Instead of buying a nuc from a dealer why can't you get one from your association, I presume they have their own apiary? Louise

Do you eat what you catch/shoot?

Amazing!

I have just read 'the bee-friendly beekeeper' by David Heaf and this along with Jurgen Tautz's book made me realise that the bees do not make uniform comb and the comb is a communication system. So I am just in the process of making up some bars (rather than frames) with a central supporting...

Is this because they have so many members or is it because you don't want to be associated with the BBKA? Our association is bursting at the seams and I think there may be a cap put on new members soon because the organisation cannot cope with so many people. Louise

Taken that to tickle my grandchildren today as it is their birthday. Thanks