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Memories I bought my first ever colony of bees from Lees of Uxbridge in 1951 I was 15yrs old I am 77yrs now they came by train,If my memory serves me right, I might be wrong they cost me £10 I worked on the farm that was more than two weeks wages but worth every penny

Shouldn't that be NUTTERS see every body can make mistakes! LOL

Honey Glasses I see another set on site today

Thanks o.stjohn works perfect much appreciated Taylan.

Can anyone tell me why Hedgerow pete's Videos are not accessable anymore or is it me, I have tried several times to show a friend different ones all to no avail.

I quite agree with you I have on occasions been asked why I didn't step down and give some one else a chance but what is the point you have to have standards. I remember when I first started showing we went to Shrewsbury Flower show and amongst our entries I had a big glass display about...

I have one similar to this I thought it was called a Jigler

Hi Chalie Chapel Thanks I have sent you a pm Taylan

Hi, Does anyone have an Observation hive for sale prefer one frame but would consider two frames thanks

I Quite Agree I have kept bees since i was 15 yrs old I sold up for 10 yrs But I had to start again I am now 78yrs old I have never or would I ever charge as beekeepers we have a duty not to let our bees interfere with other peoples lives, I have taken swarms in all sorts of places and chased...

Hi B,K.P , Many thanks great offer I paid double last year got my order in, Could do with more inormation like this Thanks

Hi In all my years of beekeeping I have never made mead till this year and I thought I would have a go now I have 25ltrs of blackberry it has been working and still is after 5 weeks. on my Hydrometer it started at 120 it is now down to 20 Question is do I stop it now or let it keep going till...

In my younger days I worked for a wholesale butcher and used to deliver to a butcher in Wolverhampton we were talking one day and he found out I kept bees he said how much do you charge I said half a crown a jar he said if I get a glass sweet jar would you fill it for me and would it be any...

I would like to thank everyone for your interest and replies, But having all three of my apiaries surrounded by rape I don't think it was poisoning from spraying far more would have been affected, I think Mikes theory of the thymol being the last straw causing the unmated queens to Bugger off...

Hi itma The spraying occurred ealy on when the rape was in full flower don't you remember that nice day we had in summer !!

Hi Poly Hive 4 of these hives produced honey this year from the rape and were well up to strength I would have thought if it was Varroa it would have taken hold sooner when the brood was more, the apiary in the wood which is the largest is right by 20acres of rape one bright sunny day at 12pm a...

Hivemaker, You must be clairvoyant how did you guess there must be more than one old boy in Gloucester!!

Hi itma last inspection 21st Aug when we put on the thymol pads there was brood and eggs so no need to look for queen if there had been no eggs we would have looked further I can't remember the individual counts of varroa but the highest was only about ten haven't done a count since ,Like the...

Hi Enrico I have kept bees for over fifty years we used to keep about thirty hives I sold up for ten years when my wife died encouraged to start again three years ago Varroa was not about when i kept them before. we are now back up to thirty hives ,I have never had this happen before just like...