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Just bought snelgoves book on queen rearing, going to see if I can buddy up with a more experienced beekeeping for queen rearing lessons..

Will look into this... Plenty of winter nights ahead to read up and get ready..

Good advice, thanks I have also updated my details to 2 x 14x12... Not that that helps me much. Yep one colony is going to get split next year if it gets through the winter, it was on brood and half this year, the other one only just made it from NUC to hive and filled brood box before things...

Which system for a first timer, both look pretty similar.... Going to give queen rearing ago next season and hopefully expand my colony numbers..

Just wondering what people can see/tell from this photo,

Hmmm, just treated with MAQS initial heavy drop but by day seven not a lot was dropping....

My hives are being attacked by army's of hungry earwigs mostly on the underside of the roof and crown board.... But more annoying is a few that are inside the hive in space under the top of the frames next to the frame runners....... Does anyone have any top tips to eradicate them, considering...

Els?

Well yep the bad weather and bad moods are back....... whist i stand by what i was trying to say about people hounding Finman i perhaps could have written it slightly better... so i hold my hands up to that.:sorry: As a frequent visitor to the site since May09 i have learnt much about...

Jenkinsbrynmair......... Your continual harassment of other members of this forum is an embarrassment...... A few months ago it was brossville, with his Eco views, now that he has Been banished by your hen pecking ways it seems your next target is Finman...... Might I suggest you get away from...

Is there a link to the plans?

MAQS on bigger hive, super moved below Brood box - will monitor if it gets emptied i might remove it. fed Nuc - gone through 2ltr in 48hrs - Not going to treat with MAQS as every bee and Egg is needed to help this Nuc, if they make it to christmas i will trickle Oxalic marked out new position...

just fond it on Lovefilm and Amazon

are there any schemes for England where you can get grants for wildflower planting?

What happens if I treat for 14 days rather than the 7 just looking at my timings coming up to treat....

this thread is now at 900 pages long and nearly 9000 posts.... incredible. :winner1st::winner1st::winner1st:

EDIT..... i should have said kieler mating hive...

bought two these Warnholz Mating Hives, given both a bit of paint and waxed in some starter strips, any top tips on using them, i was thinking of trying to get the wax drawn out this season ready for next year. :thanks::thanks::thanks:

Looking over a friends langstroths, I have few questions...as I only use nationals Are they always top bee space as the collection of supers and brood boxes in the garage are top and bottom bee space? Does anyone have any details of some frames... These old frames that might get used with new...

What sort of £ for the colony's?