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H, hyperuniverse, great post, just how I feel about bees. You put it soo well. No matter how much I have learned about bees, including the most mysterious of all - honey bees, there is something new to learn all the timje every day. As I am pretty certain I am dumber than dumb, my tiny brain...

evening all, D was despatched to Ruxley bees yesterday. Did a useful training session with about 8 or 9 others. Today we went to a London Park where a community garden has chickens and bees at the furthest end. Another very good session examing each of the 4 hives and a poly nuc. Very clear...

Thank you, have sent a message just now.

Am I wrong, or is it perfectly good to keep bees there as long as you site them so they fly high away from people?

Agree with the expert - I know and old rather laissez faire beekeeper who kept bees on waste land that was completely overgrown with brambles and trees. He seemed to get honey from them and I helped him clear the brambles and cut back the trees. Within a short time developers or someone not bee...

JimBee463, I go frequently into London parks, at Lambeth palace park behind the archbishop's property, and the library (fab modern building) is the park, on the other side of St Thomas hospital, very busy roundabout going all directions. There are several hives, enclosed in a simple way with...

Hello, I do not understand your message, bit dim maybe ......

Thank you super moderator for your understanding and kind words. He is standing here mulishly not posting to you. He says all he wants is a swarm but still has not cleaned out and cleaned up the hives. You may be able to tell he is extremely frustrating and irritating, but then it does take all...

Thank you, I have already confessed that I am the female half of D, and seem to be the one who is passionate about bees of all sorts. I am trying to reverse type 2 diabetes so my wish to keep honey bees is not for the honey per se. As I was, and never knew it until all the publicity recently...

Thanks for your responses. Actually I am the better half of D, he is far too backward to come forward and engage. I have tried to get him to post himself without success so far. Maybe one reason the bees either left, died or whatever happened. It is me who cares passionately about bees and...