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They seem like a ideal place for them that's for sure, although this was a large old forcer with a cracked top. The update is they have worked on 90% of the national brood box and there appears to be eggs. Just waiting for the beans to flower now. I think I may need to remove the Qe as no...

That seemed to work. And they are relatively calm too which must be good

Hi all so I still have some in a tree well today I had a swarm move into a rhubarb forcer. So any ideas on best way to get these in a hive? I'm thinking of building a wooden plate then cutting middle out and standing the forcer on top of brood box, does this sound the best plan? Any ideas be...

Well I don't plan to cut the tree down, it's just a matter of time before it falls down. Thank you for the constructive replies. I plan to build a few boxes and hope I may get lucky, I think that's the best option. As I don't want to destroy the colony, but if they could be encouraged into a...

Hi all Yes I'm new to it all but read up on bees and read things on here,but due to cost I haven't got any bees yet. however I have now discovered for the second year running I have some in the bottom of a dead tree. Which is quite nice, the trouble is the tree is not in best of shape and in...

Hi Elly if you have any to sell this year please let me know thanks

returning now the spring is upon us and the better weather. so looking for some bees available in Oxfordshire Thanks

Hello All Im new from Oxfordshire have no bees at the moment but really want to get a few hives so if anyone from south Oxfordshire would like to share some knowledge or help a beginner out please let me know I always said I wanted to keep bees when I start drawing the pension but that's about...