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Simpler answer . They’re from Devon!!

Really helpful pdf thanks

I’ll keep planting those beans as not found one yet. 😂😂

Might have to be buzzard down here but do know some turkey farmers

See what I can find/catch😂😂

Any particular type of feather or will any do? We have loads of Canada geese in the local park who shed them every now and again.

So the half red ones are better?

Been tied up since early august with treatment but where I live is very rural. We have loads of blackthorn early season, then may blossom, lots of ash, sycamore, oak and hazel. Later on blackberry and meadow flowers. There is some Himalayan balsam but I try and eradicate that if I can. There is...

So am I!!

Could I just buy one hive and an extra brood box? This as you say could go double brood or allow a demaree as swarm control?

So do I need two hives initially or will one and a nuc do?

Thanks that’s a good addition

Thanks I’ll add those to the list.

Haven’t made my mind up yet on wood vs poly. Leaning towards wood on less plastic grounds but still doing research.

So trying to draw up a shopping list of must have basic kit for next spring so I can collect over the winter sales if possible. List so far is: Hive - probably National with two supers Crown board Queen excluder Bee suit Nitrile gloves Smoker Hive tool Feeder Have I missed anything out for a...

Thank you for all your kind words. Recovering from surgery now and awaiting to hear if need radiotherapy (I’m hoping not) . Getting set for first colony in spring2022 I hope!

As title suggests. For a complete newbie and a first hive is this a bad idea? Don’t know why but I like the look of them, their simplicity and design.

Would loft insulation work?

Thanks all for comments and sorry to kick a hornets nest. From my standpoint all burning of fossil fuels should be minimised. Transportation and production will use fossil fuels of varying amounts. There are some hives being produced from local (UK) sustainable forests which sound good. As to...

Thanks for all the comments. Please keep them coming. I went away from Poly for two reasons. Firstly I would rather reduce my plastic use and would look towards sustainable wood products. The second is that I live in Cornwall on the south coast and we get maybe half a dozen frosts a year so...