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Air course would work well with your underfloor but they use a lot of electricity so you need to offset that with solar. If people think they can save money they will probably be disappointed they will however massively reduce their carbon footprint and can take the moral high ground...

I got these very fast delivery better than Amazon and they have some nice alternate replacement lids if you search their website https://www.oldcastlefarmhives.com/product/12oz-hexagon-honey-jar/?srsltid=AfmBOoqd_X1sv4LZU0mijctsKDXXyjV_NHPSZpU_BgctJ2Hiuq5rvG1o

Hopefully the fact I waited untill after dark to move it ment all flyers were home but take your point about removeing syrup and closing down next time

Thank you all for comments, Haveing thought it through I decided not to sugar role due to probability of young unmarked queens only just starting to lay and 1 pos virgin. I have started treatment with apigaurd and started to feed one QR hive The poss virgin /QL hive was a bit feisty and I...

I planned to sugar role this weekend to get a base line for numbers and then start treating. I am concerned about the level of stores they are still bringing in honey and back filling the empty brood but there isn’t a lot of pollen / bread any suggestions or can they do ok on just honey

So moved into new house end of June and moved my 3 hives there , they were doing extremely well to say I had pretty much left them to there own devices for a couple of years went on holiday first 2 weeks in August and when I came back robed them of 5 heavy suppers Above said there was a lack...

No not wrong a sugar wash may only release about 50% of mites from the bees if you give them a general role [notshake]. So double the count to give you an accurate reflection of load. The real question is how much this load has reduced after treatment

Interested how this has worked out 4 months on

Moved into new home and whilst sorting through piles of put aside hobby gear found a box of glucose powder ( left over from whisky or beer making). Anyway can / should I make syrup / other for winter feed any recipe difference from sugar etc appreciated,

Move them in one go at night put leafy branch in front of entrance so any bees that have oriented to current position will reorientate to new position. Any bees that don’t will hang around old position for a while before going off to find the nearest hive they can to beg into Caveat!! Just...

Personal experiance is that if you can dump the majority of the cluster ergo the queen in a nuc with a frame or more of comb they will stick add other frames of stores as you would a split

Your bumblebee would be happier making her nest in an old blue tits nest. I found one when I tried to clean out an extractor vent after the blue tits had moved on. Explains why I was always accompanied by Humbel bees when I went to use the downstairs wc

The most generous offer I would make would be to look after bees and keep all produce, then donate back xx% of any profits any losses carried forward to next year

I would be inclined to grab the deal whilst you can . Government plans to shake up / speed up planning are likely to remove the restrictions on developments by allowing credits to be bought from improved infrastructure / treatment plants that are proposed sometime in the future,. As with...

Inspected 3 hives today. 13 deg in the shade 27 in the sun. All Queen right ,lots of stores in all and one with plenty of bias. 2 not as advanced. the nuc housing my late captured swarm, is only just surviving . Gave it some stores including a frame with pollen and some capped brood (2...

Be careful with whiskey . This is the result of an impromptu trip to the “lake in the woods” last night. Brought on by the mild weather, & the lure of a campfire. 3 like minds all brought a bottle including a raspberry infused one and a blackberry infused one.

How do you know these are brood capings and not capping s from honey which I’m guessing could have become discoloured by this time of year….. is it exp or is there a clue/ guide I can learn?

Just got this response drone beebase Dear Mark Thank you for your feedback. I will look into adding a FAQ on this subject. In the short term please be assured that the website is constantly updated to meet all of the latest security requirements and that data security is taken seriously...

Insulated a wooden hive and a poly nuc with the left over bits…. Can’t help wondering if we assume that plenty of keepers have been successfully with plain wooden boxes for years then the enthusiasm for insulating hives is an undercover sales pitch by poly hive manufacturers?

.lechameau. Do do seconds which are a massive save if and bring them down to the cost of other similar RUBBER boots make sure you go for rubber and neopreen lined 5mm is best …. the neoprene makes a massive difference