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Just seen my first queen bumble hovering around looking at prospective new homes. She was eyeing up the Anglian Windows van parked on the drive. Saw one of the window fitters duck for cover as she flew over!!

RIP x

I'm with you. Perhaps we should start our own association!

Blimey I am amazed at all those shooters out there. I should hate you all really being a devout veggie but somehow I cant because you are all dedicated to your bees. And you all seem like lovely people - gush :ack2::puke: Muswell - sorry to hear about your dog. I am in the same situation as...

They will collect within 24 hours providing they don't bugger off!!!

Wow, now I know, thanks Poly Hive x

As the title says, what is a nursery cage and what's it used for?

They were all stuck together so I just held them in place with frames of foundation. It only took four frames to make sure they didn't move. I didn't want to start tearing them apart for fear of loosing the queen, who I am sure was in there somewhere (fingers crossed) and I didn't want them...

UK bread, recommend seller and cheap. Sorry but the two answers above don't cover my choice.

Morning, thanks for the reply s. I didn't take any photos because it was so cold. It was only 2 degrees and windy so I did everything very quickly. Lid off compost bin, pick up comb and bees and put in brook box, packed sides out with frames and foundation and roof on brood box. I was...

Afternoon all. Had to collect a colony that had made its home in a compost bin today. Owners wanted rid and they didnt want to wait any longer. :( So after seeing someone elses thread on here i have picked up the wild comb, about six descent combs and lots of honey stores and put the whole...

Treated with oxalic at long last yesterday and took a call today about bees in a compost heap. Going to investigate on Wednesday but they swear blind there are still bees there!

Bluebells wont be out till April/May. Snowdrops in our garden not open yet either. The Mahonia is in flower is our garden at the mo. Yellow flowers but not looked at the pollen.

Interesting thread. So both of those books are a good read but is there any particular book those more experienced would recommend for using as a reference for the Basic Exam? I have probably opened a whole can of bee's but maybe the same name will crop up a few times :)

Did this the other day and got 60%, I was actually quite pleased with that. However taking the basic exam in the summer so best get reading if I want to pass that! Edit: this is an excellent quiz by the way. Can we have any more please?

I am sooo pleased. :cheers2:After weeks of cold and snow and rubbish weather I went to see my teeny tiny swarm and in the warm weather of today they were doing lots of tidying up. I am so chuffed. I took a peek a couple of weeks ago and i was convinced they were all dead because i could see...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11822844

It was for a while wasn't it?

Happy Birthday and well done everyone esp admin x

What ones do you have for sale Frisbee?