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all good it the slugs that are the problem it show your roof is water tight they and spiders love dry warm cover

i was thinking i need to put another super on and i have two on already both capped, does any one put the empty one above the q/e does it make sence to help the girl fill it easyier what your thoughts normally i just put on top :lurk5::lurk5:

i always take a antihistamine before going into my bees no two sting are the same in my opinona sting every now and then must be good as it gives ones body a dose so it can be like an anti venom as with snakes and spiders hope you feel better i was in your boat last year hang on in there

looks good nice to see you have thought they may need a drink and not anouy next door

here's hoping If all fails could you unit and go into winter with an even strong colony

just make sure you dont stand on them. Good job,I wonder if it would work with the BL**DY slugs that are a pain is it me or are they becoming a pest for others

:eek:thing is was the carpet damaged if not i bet the car smells nice and woody lesson learnt for me thanks for the heads up:eek:

Welcome to the forum hope you find it a joy like i do Alan

i wish my stings was just that i can go a sting on finger no problems on wrist and arm very bad swelling up to arm pit to total swelling and skin to hot to touch it 24/48 after sting

Dark comb Dark/darker comb comes from the age of it, the darker the older nothing wrong with it or using it :hurray: if not its better as the bees would have proplized it

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im on my hols in Perth Western Australia it winter here but the weather is our summer temp 21oc been to a bee farm to see their way of things and i was surprised to tastes all the honey (the Jarrah tree honey is to die for ) (Black butt )is nice as well hoping to bring some back back over hope...

looking at the comb that the bees make (brace) is it the width that we call the bee space or is drone comb thye bee space this is just observation i know if i measured it i would probably know not worthy

smoking the entrance was reading my bbka mag and in an artical it stated that when smoking the front only sends the bees we are about to check up to the the crown board so when we open it bees are flying up and out whats your thoughts on only smoking from under the crown board which will send...

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just amazing :iagree: just was wondering that's all i can't stop watching them to see bees hanging from each other like a very long (40+) the conga is so exciting on one side they have been putting comb on the glass at first i thought i need to clear it but now im watching them expand not worthy

apart from keep the numbers down and venting is there anyone in beekeeping wrote about maintaining a observation hive thanks in advance Alan dishmop has answered some of my concerns thanks buddy

remember bug killer will kill bees too i wouldn't spray them with any pesticide as this could and will kill your bees if any wasps enter your hives close the entrance's to weaker hives bees have the best chance to defend that way. put wasp traps down look up the treads on how to make them good...

i do the cold way on a solid floor my mentor says its down to preference he has been keeping bees for 50+ i think if its not broken dont fix it not worthy

on the sides of the brood there are two vents 2"x 1" on the front there are 2 1/2 round vents on the super the lugs of the super frames has a 1/2" gap = 4 plus at the top when the jars are not on feeding them there is a mesh which slide across so the size of a standard 1lb jar x 2 this is a...