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Hi my beehaus is tucked in a corner of the garden, behind a hedge, but like you, when the leaves are gone, may be a bit exposed - but I will be leaving the mesh floor as is, my thinking is that it's the only ventilation they've got. I will be putting an old duvet in the unused part of the...

I had 2 hornets just like this hanging around about a month ago. One morning I went to look at the hive and saw a dead hornet on the floor by the hive entrance with 3 dead bees around it - they managed to sort him out! but I have to say, it was like a scene from a Shakesperian tradegy. Since...

Hi all, an odd situation today - wouldn't mind your views.. Over the past few days I have noticed about 20/50 bees clinging under the mesh hive on the outside, didn't think much about it - thoght maybe some syrup had dripped through. Did an inspection yesterday - all fine, queen spotted, eggs...

Hi all, apiguard off last sunday, and I lowered the inspection tray back to its normal place. Feeding started. Now, I have noticed about 10/20 bees hanging around the underneath of the mesh-floor (outside) and the corner of the beehaus, where the leg meets the pastic seems to be getting a lot of...

Exactly! exactly!

Phew - the jokes have given me comfort -i know you guys - if it was serious, you'd tell me.. Thanks! I will get the varnish out and start painting them brown again! Gary

No Moggs, you could be right... I just looked again. on the bee I can see up close, it looks like the hair is a different colour.. but could be pollen.. just wondered if there was anything else it could be.. I'd say 1 in 20 has it.

Hi.. just about to finish thymol treatment and noticed that some of the bees have a white circular patch between their wings on their backs.. a bit like they have had their hair dyed blond in a circle! any ideas? is it from the Apiguard? I got a close up look at one, and its the hair that has...

My first experience of stormy weather and its effect on the girls... what with that and the pesky wasps hanging around - I hope they remember that they are gentle bees when the sun comes out again. It's quite amazing what this combination (weather and wasps) does to their temperement...

I used an old tuppaware with a large hole cut in the lid - put syrup and vinegar and some dog food in it - the squirrels loved it last night - licked the pot clean-dry. Going to try the rat-glue today with a dollop of jam. How far away from the hive do you think I should put it (imagine if...

Glad you enjoyed it.. I can also say that Day 2 in the big brother beehaus was a bit less fraught - mainly because I was at work. Until... I called home, and my partner said that everything looked fine, loads of bees foraging "oh" he says..."well, um... I thinkthey're bees...um, not sure now...

I was reading this thread wondering exactly the same thing!

Indeed I have - and none of it got done yesterday!

Hi All, For those that are interested - here's a summary of my first day with the girls. For the more experienced amoung you, I hope it provokes some memories - for the newbee's perhaps it will give you some reassurance that you're not alone. Probably best for me to split this in two -...

Just had a super quick inspection... didn't want to hang about too long as they only went into the hive yesterday. 3 varroa mites on the inspection board. All the bees looked healthy - no signs of wing damage. queen spotted, plenty of eggs, larvae and capped brood. I was going to varroa treat...

Definately wasn't a drone. I just wondered about the sorry state of its wings...

Hi all - I was watching my bees come and go this morning, overhead I noticed a bee which looked to be holding something big. It dropped to the ground about a foot infront of me, along with its cargo. The cargo was deposited on the grass and then the bee flew off again. On closer inspection of...

ps - my partner (who thinks bees are the anti-christ) has spent the whole evening finding reasons to go in the garden and he keeps reporting back "they're STILL coming and going you know" and "one had so much pollen on its feet it could hardly fly" and "it's so cute how they land on the perch by...

Hey, not worries - apologies all round. bit of a fiesty mood yesterday. Well, they arrived today - and they are beautiful. calm and relaxed and they seem to like the beehaus. I ended up putting on some feed as it felt-right, I'll look tomorrow to see if they have had any... I say this because...

Thank you. I appreciate that. :rant: