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Just done a 24hr check - no larva left in cells - did another graft feeling calmer and less clumsy - so lets see how we go - if no luck by weekend then might pop a Frame off eggs in.

thanks Ian, is moving cells the best option or caging emerging virgin and running them into queen less hive?

First go a Grafting eggs - so some thoughts - Queen breeders TAKE MY MONEY! A bit of a end of season experiment - if it fails then will be combining colonies - if you don'' try you don't learn! I Have two queen-less colonies one through choice / one through??? both no confirmed Queenless - No...

Quick check between showers - so was expecting tetchy bee's. my split from a few days ago had produced more queens cells so cut them out leaving original Queen cell. considering doing some late queen rearing - anything has to be better than this colony - if all else fails will combine with the...

hmm quick inspection as the sun is out.... couple of Nucs that went into hives filling out nicely. one colony is in swarm prep - so did emergency swarm - Kicking myself for not doing a Demeree as I had a spare brood box & Queen excluder to hand. will see what the new queen is like BUT old one is...

Making an Eke… is not the stumbling block…. I just want to try another treatment and not add yet more piles of kit. I am flattered by the top tips for making one….. oh I build sets for film & Tv😀

This season I plan on treating on time! normally slips into September….. so going to grab any late supers late July > 1st week August in preparation for Mite treatment. so probably last few seasons I have used, Api Life Var, with good initial mite drop, but with my late starts I feel I miss out...

think the dry weather has effected blackberry flowering, good amount are already dropping petals, and buds look really small…. james perhaps I can drop some hives your side of the hill😁😁😁

Somerset - feeling like Blackberry is over.

Quick check on a swarm I housed 14 days ago… found & marked Queen, laying nicely capped brood present, best get another hive ready as looks like might out gro NUC quickly.

Finished my Under floor Entrance test build. then popped it on the hive. Few improvements before I commit and make 20.

Bait hive in the Lucky spot did it again.... 4th time this year - warm sunny corner of the garden. Quick inspection on the bumper hive, supers still not capped added another for insurance as I will be away for a week, and it finally RAINED !!!

Enrico, are We nearby, I am TA5, just wondering if I might have a look at your konigan?

going to give this a go - as a longtime beeplus user having things sync across phone iPad will be great. shall report back after a couple of weeks, First Question - is it possibly to transfer records from BeePlus to Bee2?

Now sidetracked by the Lyson 12 frame,

quick inspection - new colonies laying nicely, checked my hive that has supers on but not capped yet so contemplating leaving the supers on until week after next as that will be next chance to Harvest. mostly looked at the sky and hoped for a little rain, bramble just coming into flower now...

thanks for the info so far. feel better about the Konigan after your info... looking at dimensions am I missing something? 12 frame & 20 fram are same size? just thinking about storage & Door issue!

That’s it…. Time to get rid of the manual extractor and go electric… I think 12 frame is a good balance of storage size and efficiency for me, run about 6-8 hives, and no time for more! I like the look of the Konigan apart from all of the reports of sharp edges, max budget £1200 Any other...

Our solicitor is stumbling with the fact that the panels were installed pre needing planning - the house is known to us as we are buying from family, so don't have issues with any work done but it's slowing down the whole process.

Any UK BAsed Solar Panel installers or Experts on Here. Purchasing a House that Has panels fitted and is part of FIT scheme & they were installed Pre Neededing Building control / Planning for panels the mortgage company is Struggling to understand this. looking for a bit of advice - many thanks