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i have two nationals easy to use and easy to build if you want to expand but after all it is down to personal choice and how much time you have when you want to inspect the hives wbc for me is a lot of work to get inside but they look good the national are practional the choice is yours good luck

no i did want to join i even went to one of there meetings they were quick enough to ask for the membership money up front that what i found a bit pushy

well the excuss i got was when they were having training days on the hives they could not cope with the turn out of people shame

perhaps i have got it wrong what are the diffrent types

round porter escapes Hi any body now where to obtain some round porter escapes bee-smillie:coolgleamA:

independant beekeepers Well thanks for all your replys i have got my insurance from the BBKA it cost i think £33 for up to five hives thats if my memory servs my right, been on a course got the books so hear goes will be positioning my hives this weekend on my allotment so i will just see what...

Hi is there any independant beekeepers who are not a member of an association use this site i have aplied to a couple of associations around my area but no acceptance of membership so i have decided to go it alone as an independant got the insurance and been on the courses so hear goes me and...

Go to fragile planet i got mine from there £1.50 a sheet then 50p p&p

Hi i have been told that bees have three dances that they perform to show how far food is does anybody now what the three dances are i now of the wagle dance :cheers2

Hi all i am looking for an out apiary site either in a large back garden or a corner of a field i am looking to site mabey 5 hives honey will be available dont expect the site for nothing look forward to hear from you all :cheers2:

Becuse of the varroa mite being in the hive DO bees groom them selves or each other which would help in the removal of the mite i have asked some bee keepers but they all come back with diffrent answers some say yes and some say no which one is correct ? perhaps someone could set up a poll...

If i was to place two or three supers ( not all at once ) on my hive, depending on how the foraging is going and what they are bringing in and how healthy they are, am i right in thinking the bees will start to fill them with honey as we all know that honey is important to us, could i take two...

In the late spring or early summer i want to try artifical swarming to increase my coloney i have the nucs ready but i will have to see how the bees are before i do anything the question is how many full frames do i take out of my main hive into the nuc bearing in mind i will be leaving the...

Regarding your message i am not a beekeeper at all although i have asked a few questions in the past all i wanted was some imformation to see that what i wa reading in the books was correct, the cedar hives i have seen are very expensive and the extractor are well over £200 pound so wher you can...

BRAND NEW NATIONAL BEEHIVE FLAT PACK AND BOOKS PLUS DVDS INCLUDES 1 X GALVANISED ROOF 1 X SUPPER + 11 FRAMES COMPLETE WITH WAX COMB 1 X CROWN BOARD 1X BROOD BOX + 11 FRAMES COMPLETE WITH WAX COMB 1 X QUEEN EXCLUDER 1 X OPEN MESH FLOOR PLUSE BOOKS AND DVDS 1 X THE HONEY HANDBOOK 1 X THE...

How much are the pens, and do i need to see my gp to obtain one loo forward to hear from you

Hi will it be ok if i send you the deposit up after christmas for two nucs i have two new nationals would i be able to collect in may look forward to hear from you

I am so soory if i affended anybody in my last thread but i did get the title wrong the information i require is At the moment i have two hives my children have bought me another ( nice of them ) what i would like to know can i start a new coloney from one of my hives, the information i have...

I am so sorry to you all my title was wrong looking at it i may have mis lead you all as to what information i require, what i would like to know is, i have two hives and my children have just bought me another the question is Can i take a frame out of the hive as long as it does have eggs in...

Hi all could you give me some information on bee breeding what equipment will i need i have already a nuc box and frames, i have been told to take a frame out of the hive but not the queen and place the frame with some of the workers in the nuc box so they will breed a new queen and then leave...