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Well done Admin, (Mark). Keep up good work. Your Bees doing well here but cannot expand as might be construed as commercial advertising..... By the way honey they produced is delicious - and selling well!!! Doooh!:biggrinjester:

Add to pickled eggs, olives, (just place in jar), pickled onions, shallow fry in tampura batter - but do not serve with chilli oil, just make chilli oil and add herbs, bottle - give as presents. Only a snapshot of what we have done but as other people have posted the internet is obviously a hot...

Not sure if I have inadvertently stumbled onto National Geaographic.... Am certain I am lost!!! No hope for me then.. now know should never have left school at 16 and undertaken a 3 year apprenticeship and then seven more years of night school.not worthynot worthy

To OP what was possible cause of need to vomit? What time of day? Has cloud a silver lining or a dodgy curry to blame!!!

I am about to attempt my first go at making polish. Have read up on forum but was wondering what people have found easiest and "fool-proof", (referring to me of course) way of getting it right!!

I put mine on today and was pleased I had read this thread and abandoned drawing pins for message board pins with plastic ends...easy peasey even with gloves on, no more than a minute each from start to finish. Hope she who must be obeyed doesn't notice messages sharing pins!!! Bees just...

I had same issue and after searching the forum followed advice to place wax comb in old pair of tights put into large, (old saucepan) with water. Add couple squirts of lemon juice and gently bring to simmer over camping stove in garage. Let cool, slowly and result was lots of dirty water -...

I have OMF's and use any foam pipe lagging as opening closure for moving or for reducing entrance for wasps. It can easily be torn or be trimmed to lengh and even folded over if needed. Very cheap and works.

Thanks Finman for proving it is all not hot air to consider!!!

My first winter so thanks for advice RAB.

I have been considering adding some poly insulation in an eke/super for winter. Hive with OMF is in a corner of a field and is exposed to strong winds. Is it advisable, when temperatures are lower to insert the Verroa board as additional draught protection but still allowing, (reduced)...

Still, 8 pages and no advertising!!!!

Home Delivery Can you please provide a link for buying a hive from Tesco? Was not aware of being able to buy hive equipment from Tesco. BUT then again I am sure I have missed the point - (again!!). I have brought sugar and washing soda supplies from them though!!!

Time will fly as surely as your bees!! "I do appreciate your kind welcomes and indeed have already learned a lot from the website. Not only about bees - but in my workaday role as psychotherapist. There's a whole conference in some of the strings!! Hi and welcome from me. Started in June and...

Thanks Arfermo for info. Being more specific I am in IOW and temperatures are still 16-18 and today was 19!! Getting colder soon no doubt, so tommorrow will inspect, remove wet supers and put treatment on. With your advice will plan a December Oxalicand buy/make some fondant. Anyway fingers...

First year and honey from two of my hives. Extarcted 61lbs and am over moon!!!:cheers2: Have put wet supers back above crown board for bees to clean. Am keen to get Apivar on but do not want to contaminate next years honey supers. I guess the answer to the question how long to leave before...

Sorted. Thanks to everyone and again Peter, most helpful.

Thank you "Peter S" Your reply was most helpfull and will probably be the way I will go. What does one do with the super used for Brood and a half once moved to 2BB? I assume it cannot be used as a honey super again - or can it and how?

My first year and need wintering advice please... I have a very strong colony on a National Brood box and have just taken 3 supers off. I really want to go to double brood on this hive but have no drawn foundation available. An association member said to put a one super back under Brood box...

I took my BBKA membership card to Booker and opened an account to shop that day. Simple and not for just sugar (but can run away with you buying loads of bargains you never knew you NEEDED!!).........