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i'll tell mi mate that the next time i'm at the cemetery

Hi kaz, wouldn't know about the thrill seeking, i used to cower by the sight of bees n wasps like you used to, have you ever seen a 6 foot 5 17 stone man running round a beer garden scared of a little bee lol:leaving:

the hive in question is a top bar hive so the lugs wouldn't easily break off

i have my hat with veil to hand and if the bees are looking aggressive it gets put on, i wear jumpers n trousers if the weather is cold, it may take 1 sting to the eye to be blind but it also takes 1 car when crossing the road to be killed yet a cross roads multiple times a day

theres no over confidence with me, i only have a cast swarm that i am building up, they seem too busy to bother with what i am doing when they start to get snappy i close them up slowly and walk away, and i am a newbie

i won't be goin anywhere for sympathy i'm a grown man, i've been stung a few times and its my own fault

i'm a bit slack with ppe i just wear shorts n vest but i do wear gloves for some reason

isn't a kingcup just the old term for a queencup when people believed the hive was run by a king? chris

very nice rink, your lass is very talented

i think susbees was simply asking which part of ireland you were in as plants flower at different times in different locations

thanks susbees, its always better to know someone has tried an idea before, i will use your idea of the feeder on the hive floor

thanks for the replies Hamster/rabbit water bottle springs to mind, i like this idea vm i will give it a try

Hi everyone, just wondering if you have any tips on building a cast into a strong colony in a tbh, they took up residence in the hive 3 weeks ago there was 4 old combs of wax in from last year so they had a good start, the queen is laying workers in the space available to her and workers are...

must just be a yorkshire thing then we were always told vinegar for bee stings

i got stung on mi ankle on thursday poor girl got stuck between ankle and shoe and then panicked, i was on the allotment and noticed some vinegar in the kitchen area so dabbed a bit of that on (old wives tale i know) but after half hour the pain was gone

Hi viridens, i'm a joiner with a portable table saw so i just set the saw to 45 degrees and run a length of timber down it, if you can't get access to 1 ask at a local builders merchants if they are decent people they will happily rip down some timber for you because it doesn't take 2 minutes...

sounds like you might have a swarm in there, watch the bees entering the hive to see if they are taking pollen in, open the hive up to check for a queen or see if theres any eggs or larvae in the comb

I have a top bar hive and don't bother with starter strips, i use square timber split down the length diagonally to make triangular shaped top bars and face the point of the triangle to the hive floor notch both ends so the bars sit flat i coat the points in melted bees wax and this seems to...

yep they look like bumbles in your loft

looks like a honey bee to me