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i read about giving them raw sugar somewhere so i tried it in my top bar hive, it has a solid floor so i just split a 1kg bag length ways and set it down on the hive floor and gid it a squirt with water and it went quite fast but if i give them syrup they won't touch it

as long as the hive is water tight the rain shouldn't be a problem, it rains all the time in England and it never does any damage to my hive

i often sit right in front of the hive on the allotment with a cup of peppermint tea without a suit on, i have to drag myself away to do some gardening

clearly a man whom has no clue about the subject, like pub talk when everyone seems to become scholars, does he not realise that every beek is different and if some beeks didn't feed their bees they would die, quiz him on his resaerch into the matter ask him how long he as kept bees and what...

sorry i only saw the last post, for my swarm lure i just splashed lemon grass essential oil around my hive, i made a simple top bar hive out of spare ply wood i had in the garden so i got a hive and bees that cost me nothing at all, i just placed the hive next to my raspberries and apples and...

i'm not sure how true that is but i'm sure someone will let us know but i think the bees would fly to any suitable site depending on stores they have and the age of the bees etc also there could be some wild bees in your area

hi guardian, you could always attempt to attract a swarm of bees with a bait hive and a swarm lure, just a thought but it probably depends if there are any bees in close proximity to you, i did this and it worked but i have local beekeepers close by chris

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/video.php?do=viewdetails&videoid=93

sorry to intrude ph, merlin hedgerow pete has some vids on here about waterproofing feeders which you might like to watch i enjoyed them, again sorry ph

sounds like the council are filling you with crap there, when can you report it before they even start the fire? sounds a bit backwards to me

totally agree sus, i remember the bees were still in and out upto November last year but that could just be down to my location

he probably didn't have any bees he was just going to the pub lol

they will be within a 3 mile radius, i never see any of my bees on my allotment plants they must go to bigger source 1st i think but i am surrounded by gardens, rivers and fields

probably converted a cheap new fridge certainly looks like it

lol its never pontless having bees at this time of year, if you don't have bees now you won't have any in the spring

looks like bee poo to me

i had over 60 sweetcorn plants on our allotments and not a single bee on them, the pollen wasn't bright yellow but more of biege dust

sweetcorn is wind pollinated i don't think the bees go near it

put some peas in, i got some in late august and they have pods on now i'm goin to put some more in this month for an early crop next year

29 in mexborough still hot now its balls soup weather still