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It's already happening Busy Bee.... They have cunningly disguised their operation as the NHS :)

Out of interest. ( and with me being quite nosey..) why are you being discouraged from importing bees from over this side of the water? Do they give a reason?

bargain

That's special :)

Hopefully I am getting them from a local keeper, tho not through an association. You are right about the planning thing. I guess beekeeping is a kind of "suck it and see" situation. You never can be prepared for everything.

Hombre, bless you for asking, I am not expecting my first bees until some weeks from now:) I am a complete beginner, and that is why I have so many niggling questions to ask. That is also why I was fretting about having two brood boxes to inspect, when I have yet to get to grips with inspecting...

Well maybe I am getting a little ahead of myself.... I see you have 10 hives PH, so you must have been doing this a while. If it isn't something you have had to deal with yet, maybe it isn't something I should fret about yet.

Well, I am pretty handy with a paintbrush and roller... Can write a mean letter to MP's and officialdom if I feel passionate enough about the cause, have had a fair bit of success buying and selling at auctions and antique fairs.... and can render a Jehovahs Witness speechless at the front door...

So if I am lucky enough to have a prolific queen, and need another brood box, how difficult does that make inspection? I would worry about lifting a heavy brood box off so I could inspect the lower, and ( another daft one here I'm sure..) how easy would it be to lose the queen? I mean, you...

Level

I hope not another daft question... As you know I am reading the only book I have on the subject... and you all said that I shouldn't take it too literally as it is geared more to a US market. But it is saying that when you have had your first bees for a few weeks, you should add another "deep"...

mean

I got about six emails when it first launched to say that people had seen my wee bedford rascal outside my house... had a look, quite weird really.

Taunt

Sounds like the perfect afternoon. :)

Admin, you are dead on about the packing up thing. I am a member of another forum.. (totally unrelated to bees..) and two weeks ago, went to log on and the whole thing gone. The guy that started it up had to start all over again, before it packed up there was tons of technical stuff relating to...

Film

missile

OK DUHHH I just looked at the admins list of acronyms... Oil seed rape... Sorry to blight your question.

I have no idea about your question... but have to ask, what is OSR? :)