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Argyle....Boots......Bees Hmm what could go wrong. My first proper fight with a hive involved all three, well two of three. I stupidly got very casual about opening up my hives and being young and stupid I just used to throw a veil on over a hat. One day I was wearing shortish trousers and...

Very very interesting, thanks.

Hey Bob :welcome:

That's my experience too. Once your brain has filed away the correct image in the memory bank it seems to be able to pick it out. Like spotting a Queen too

Shame you want to go. Maybe things will seem better tomorrow.

What you say makes perfect sense to me, I think the bee's will make their own decision about where they cluster. What way round do you have your frames I wonder ? I noticed you didn't offer a vote ?

Slightly off the topic of insulation but I think you are going to have to do this many times in the beginners section until the members get used to it, and what it is there for. Good move

Just to give an update on this discussion. The most sunny (south facing) spot in my garden is right next to a shed. The trouble with this spot it's not very well protected from the wind. I have considered putting some kind of windbreak in but I'm now leaning towards using the shed as a...

We would of course need to commission a commission to decide these things. Oh and of course a raft of lawyers to draft the directive (yawn) Ah well maybe not in my lifetime.

I'll second that

I was admin on another (non beek) forum funnily enough using V bulletin as well. There is a hack that some folks do when they start up to pad the membership numbers and max online stats accordingly. Mainly done to attract advertisers as I understood it. Maybe something similar was/is in...

I am not a fan of political union in Europe but as a trade zone I'm all for it, and why not develop a Eurohive. Market forces will decide if it has "legs".

Not really but hopefully soon. At the moment I have 1 Omlet - For sale 1 Dartington - For sale 1 WBC - I will be selling in the spring 2 Nationals - I will be selling in the spring What I'm trying to start with next season are Technoset hives I'm still trying to decide wether or not to use...

I have come to that conclusion too.

Just looked over the frame I have and it doesn't appear to be able to come apart. It's like a frame with a solid bottom bar that you have to wire the foundation into. I do note however that the design & moulding process has left some nice safe havens for small moths. Hmmm

Thanks peeps. Not the most confidence inspiring views coming out.

I have one here and it looks solid enough and seems square but over time hmm. Hence my question here. Actually the Omlet I am selling is also square and wind and water tight but I have an opportunity to make everything uniform in size, having spend my beekeeping life mucking around with WBC and...

I have no experience with these new fangled plastic frames. I bet there are plenty of members who have. So what is your opinion of them ? I'm thinking of Langstroth btw.