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Although very new to beekeeping I tried it last year on one of his colonies that was expanding rapidly. I carried out a Demaree but using a wooden brood box on top of the 12 frame poly super. Worked fine but drones got stuck in the upper queen excluder. Just wondering I should cut out some of...

Also placed an order for poly nucs on the 14th January. Received notification from STB and DPD at 09.00h this morning ( 26th January ). Gives some idea of the wait time I hope to those concerned

Thank you. Fortunately our hives are situated at home and I do pop to check on them regularly. External visual / hefting only for the time being. Great support from my local association which is very useful as a newbee.

Noted. Thank you. I found the article in the latest BBKA News that shows when the danger time may occur the spring useful as a newbee

Thank you. Just thought I’d was more evidence of global warming if we needed it. As a Newbee just happy to see so much activity from the girls on the hives. 🤞

Saw bees on Lonicera Fragrantissima ( Winter Flowering Honeysuckle ) yesterday particularly when sun was out. Mid- Staffordshire. A question for those with more experience of beekeeping- How unusual is this?

Thank you for the replies. Losses have not continued in the amount previously noted. Reassurance appreciated. Reminded me of my history lessons in my formative years and the Black Death. Perhaps they are too small for handcarts and shouts of “ Bring out your dead “

Yesterday carried out trickle treatment of API Bioxal to our colonies. Api Bioxal was mixed precisely as per the instructions and the colonies were treated with 5 mls per seam of bees. Today I checked on the hives and found approximately 50 to 100 dead bees beneath some entrances. Is this to be...

I agree. My wife and I are now going into our first winter as beekeepers. The Haynes Manual is a great start. If they want to take it further then there are excellent videos on You Tube and the like. Norfolk Honey Company and Black Mountain Honey but to mention a couple

Can someone please post the link about the Kingspan cosies that are mentioned above?

Also there all 3 days but skep making all day Friday. Although very new to this forum and beekeeping I was just wondering wether it may be worth making a rendezvous point for those who may wish to meet up and put faces to names?

Thank you for that. In terms of the tap. What should I look out for in terms of construction? I am no engineer but I assume metal with plastic seals.

Having being fortunate enough to have honey after only our first season we now are left with task of jarring it after extraction to honey buckets. We realise the need to warm the honey to ease its flow and note numerous posts about honey warming cabinets. Has anyone any experience of settling...

Thank you for clarifying

Thank you for replies to my questions as well. Fortunately when we started our beekeeping we met a wise beekeeper who advised us of the variable replies you will get if you ask any beekeeper the same question. As he put it - If 2 beekeepers are discussing a problem then the only thing they will...

Have just seen the above thread. I am about to go into my first winter. I have already nadired some supers. I have 2 questions. 1 Should I go back and bruise any remaining capped stores in the nadired supers so they can move it up or can they uncap it themselves? 2 Can the nadired supers be...

Have looked at the videos re masks. Thanks for the recommendation. Have met him and have 2 of his overwintered nucs. I enjoy his videos in general. On a serious note I will be wearing the officially recommended PPE assuming I go down the vaping route. Need to follow the advice that prevention is...

Heresy and the correct mask are perhaps the way forward for me. Thanks for the reply

Any chance of any details for the hardwood covers, homemade gas vap cups and Perspex eke. Are the cups standard plumbing fittings? Also I believe you need a decent mask with specialist filter. Would these be available from the likes of Screwfix?

Thank you for your explanation