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The built their nest in the frames. I had to take the frames out to get a good look at the mice!

2 jumped out before I could take a photo. Cute but no place in my hive!

Opened the lid of an old Nuc Box to find 12 sets of beady eyes staring back at me!

What are you studying?

I agree, a curriculum helps to focus the mind as well as enduring that key areas are covered. If you're dead set on learning about bees it's little extra effort to gain a relevant qualification.

It was an odd bee related business proposition. I thought he was going to be peddling a new type of hive or varroa countermeasure! But if he can make it work without a dragon best of British to him.

I saw the momentary clip of a beekeeper pitching last week - I suspect it might part of this evening's episode.

...eglu for 3 years...

I've been keeping chickens for 5 years and using an eglu for - they are brilliant though a little expensive.

Probably not!

Very. I created some worksheets on excel to keep track of my hives.

I suppose it also shows that you've chosen not to clip as a opposed to cant clip.

The outside temperature may be freezing but the cluster aims to maintain a temperature that is much higher. High enough to allow brood to develop. Christmas time is recommended for OA treatment as it is when the brood is at a minimum. The lengthening days in the new year trigger am increase in...

You could clip a drone if you wanted.

My assessment's practical part consisted of inspecting a colony and pointing out various things, marking and clipping a queen, conducting an artificial swarm, setting up a nuc. They checked my equipment as well as my plans for extracting and processing. Not a bad assessment.

It depends on what part you join but, essentially, yes. However much training is delivered at higher levels with many soldiers gain degrees by accrediting their learning.

I design training for the Military. The performance statements used by the BBKA are very good. What's lacking is a definitive standard, you could argue that the reading list is the standard but the texts are often contradictory.

Has anyone got thoughts on the foundation-less frames featured in last month's BBKA newsletter?

I converted and old draw into the base of a HWC, I just stack supers on top to put the buckets or jars in. It cost less than £5.