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Its just usually a case of move a screw one hole to one side or the other and the mesh sits perfectly

If you are planning to collect any serious volume a under hive unit is far better as the pollen stays dry in the event of a rain storm unlike the porch type.

And if you get the bee bug badly you could land up with that field full from top to bottom down the hedge and in the other sites as well, take care it can get addictive.

Had to put three Nuc boxes back together, blew onto the ground, extra weights and all, they need fondant, bees getting through food so fast with this warm weather

Have you watched Mike Palmers video or were you there, if you have then you know what pollination can do

Do you get on beesource Johnathon, their commercial section is full of information, I know things are a little different over there but bees are bees wherever they are and they do a lot more pollination than we do, just a thought

if you go to the near bottom of the pollination page there is a link that explains exactly the requirements from the beekeeper and the farmer

if you want to mark the poly's inside use a wide ended permanent marker, it is difficult to get off as it goes between the poly beads.

Ready to use for next season hopefully Chris, a fair bit to arrange in the new year as I have building regs to follow.

Well its nearly a year since this started and I now have permission to build a "Honey Extraction Facility" with restrictions, as yet I have nothing on paper but the Architects that did the plans said it is all standard stuff, the building will hopefully deal with honey from up to 100 hives (I do...

There has been talk that it will get one at some point, how much use is another question

I have read numerous threads on here where a supplier has issues , they are systematically slaughtered and yet if anyone wants to praise a good service those concerned are suspected of having a vested interest. It should be fair to compliment the good if its ok to slaughter any that have any...

I use national predominantly standard deep double brood and shallow but as 14x12 is popular hobbyist around here I run some for nuc sales, as the boxes die I will not replace them, I am using pxxxxs poly on cost and better wintering, they also transport well on dedicated pallets

I have a very similar if not the same ones Chris, on HM's recommendation, excellent and very flexible and accurate when checked against a known weight.

Would love to come Chris but I do not think I would get there in time after the day job!!!

Totally agree with you finman, I spent hours building a multi mini nuc box as per Alexandra kommisar, to hold ten small colonies with painted empty food tins to help stop drifting, I landed up with the two corner colonies bursting with bees and the rest just dwindled down, gave the box to...

We had the Wiltshire Honey show Saturday and the judge did open judging of some classes in front of the audience, he said the chunk should stand upright and the trick is to have the lid hold it in place as its tightened, he is a NHS senior judge.

Hi Chris I got discharged at the end of last week, 1 case and same as yours, and the time wasted !!!! not going there, so all being well see you on Wednesday.

I have a sixty gallon tank with pump and hose, makes it quicker. I can reverse the pump to fill the tank and yes syrup not Ambrosia, syrup has HM,s thymol added as feeders filled.

Hi Chris,s Yes I have had an invite to Andover, unfortunately it's the second week of jury service so unless I get discharged early I will be going to Oxford as Charles has offered this because I cannot get out of jury service, second time I have been called and know lots of people my age that...