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Thank you. That would be great!

Some pics of my home-made top bar. Still early days for me to start boasting about it. I think it's good to be able to customize something to suit your own climate & conditions.

Sorry! 'just found it. That's exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

Thank you. 'just looked - It's a great website. The link in your message appears to be broken. How do I find the pdf file?

I'm thinking of printing 'Hive Record Charts' for the members of our association... so for each inspection of the hive you complete a check-list. Any suggestions of what to include - or perhaps someone has a template?

I have some brood frames full of dead larvae (chilled during a bad artificial swarm). My friend Joe suggested I leave them out for the birds to eat the grubs so I can reuse the wax. I thought it was a good idea so they're on my bird table.

Is the Queen clipped?

"if the wind picked up as that roof could slam down with some force." I agree - my own TBH (made by my partner) has a hinged roof which I need to prop up when inspecting. Some very useful points in this discussion have made me think about modifying the hive... adding ventilation above the...

Maybe she was being a drama queen and throwing a hissy fit like Beyonce or someone...???

Oh my God! I'm hoping to see a friend marking his queens this week - this sounds so dramatic... beekeeping is such an adrenaline rush at times.

I'm in a similar position waiting to see if Queens have mated... patience I believe is the key... After emerging it could take 4 weeks, I read somewhere on the internet today...

Thank you Scuttlefish, I've heard really good things about the Tipperary Beekeepers and the Irish Black Bee - I see Micheál MacGiolla Coda is giving a lecture on the Black Bee at Gormanstown. I can't see anything in the programme about TB beekeeping... Our association is planning on having a...

I would like to make contact with other Top Bar Beekeepers here in Ireland. I am in the Mourne Mountains and am trying to get a few beekeepers to share ideas... our local association Rostrevor & Warrenpoint Beekeepers' Association are quite open and inclusive to new ideas. It is useful to work...

Thank you.

Hi I'm new to beekeeping and noticed a few greenish looking cells in the outer frames of my brood box today. Not brood or eggs. They seem to be pollen/nectar cells. I wonder if this is mould? Any suggestions? Kind regards

Hi I have placed my hive (with lemongrass oil and a few drawn out brood frames) in my garden, but no interest. I am a first time beekeeper. I have not seen any bees in my garden. The field next door has an old apple tree with some bees feeding there. I can place the hive A. directly...