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Shona, I plan on only having one hive...... initially anyway. It may be at the other end of the season, when I know a little more, that I get to "sneak" another one in... unnoticed

I had a small willow tree in the garden, I put two sticky bands on the trunk, about 2 inches thick each... a lot of ants did get stuck, but then the rest of them just used the stuck ones for stepping stones. I had to get rid of the tree in the end, the nest in the roots totally undermined it and...

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I have just found this... A beemarket in Chichester selling stuff this April. Has anyone been here before? Is it worth going? http://www.paynesbeefarm.co.uk/efiles/Auction.pdf

Will it make them grumpy Sweetums? Or worse, make them look for somewhere else to live?

Contrary to what you all may be thinking, I am not competing for the worlds dumbest beekeeper cup.. ( tho I think I would stand a fair chance of winning) I have just sent my other half round to the neighbour to ask if she would mind me keeping my bees in the garden... she not only is totally...

Is the National in London?

Are there ever any events down south for us lazy buggers? :)

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Here's a guy having a go at getting the little beggars out of a chimney stack.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMbatr_L7QI

I had to read that twice.... I thought you were talking about flowers....duh... Ok, so the baby powder bit in the book was probably totally irrelevant... What are the sticky boards all about. I don't think I have seen anyone on here talk about them... the book says they go below the mite mesh...

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Bok? Book..

Should I not be taking it too seriously then Poly Hive? As much as I have read so far is pretty basic... I suppose I have learned more from reading old posts on here. I will stick with it, can't just read half a book, but I will have to source a copy of the famous Mr Hooper's bok I think.

Ok, So I was given a copy of the Dummies guide today... have read the first 90 pages, and so far so good.... Only one thing, page 89.. included in the "tool kit" for beeks is a bottle of baby powder. Apparently, it helps to keep your hands clean, and bees love the smell. Does anyone else use...

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The "round drum" thing looked like quite a big bit of kit. It would also need to be quite close to a power source wouldn't it? Anyway, if you find out more about them, keep us posted Roy. :)