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hi thanks for the reply ,long term ,i like the benefit of poly but due to compatibility i am going for wood national so, at a push i could use the supers in the wbc i have just recived my 2nds parts for the wbc very good price 2 lifts 2 supers one of each is a bit disappointing so i think in...

hi i had read it that he didnt use supers and it was the new thing and no one uses suppers now ,i was thinking every hive i have seen has them, except top bar hives .i can see the advantage and disadvantage bit of a young mans hive or should i say someone in there prime , you have the extra...

thanks thats a great link thank you

sorry i dont quit under stand how do you get your honey with out supers and where do your bees but there honey im a bit new to this and cant quit get my head round it

do the Ministery of agriculture,fisheries and food agricultural development and advisory service still exist and do they still give out or sell leaflets i have 306 foul brood, 367 the british natoinal ,445 the smith hive, 561 honeybee drood diseases and disorders ,412 feeding bees ,468 the...

i have guerrilla and the blue water proof pva but i might go to tool station and get a toffee hammer i have always binned or given away any little hammers less than 16oz but now with bee equipment i see a use for them

yes i was going to make a floor and 14x12 brood and plain a chanfer so water did not sit on the lip keeping the proper size inside and then use normal supers ,i had thought if a did the same chamfer on the base it would be flexible to take a standard size brood box as well ,i could reduce the...

i have no instructions and a packet of nails missing i know its not rocket science but i paid money for it i dont know whether to glue and nail or just nail i dont know if there is a set distance to fit the lip in the lift or push it up till its tight make it even and i dont know how much...

i have 2 supers and 2 lifts for wbc one of each is lovely if you had brought these from Maisemore where you normally go would you of thought you had what you paid for or would you think this is not what i was expecting and com-plane

is there a standard for 1st grade and 2nd grade i thought first cedar was knot free 2nd cedar was with knots but not at any near joints or structal points or knots falling out and also could be British i got these at a good price online but thought they would be better and dont know if i...

im not to sure what im building yet but it will probley be a 14x12 brood box from 1" pine or the side of an old bureau thats dark wood then im hoping it would be ok to use fencing off cuts from a pile a friend has ,that i would think i could find older good wood so its not freshly treated and...

have i got this right a commercial is a national made with dove tail corners and the brood is 12" deep a 14x12 is a national with a 12" brood and all floors, roofs and supers are the same except commercial may have dovetail corners also would it be fair to say some poly stuff inter changes...

i have these bits slots 2.6mm round hole in the end just under 6mm and i thought i had seen som brass ones some where in a box that i was thinking of fitting just because i had them and the might look better

did you have to make any alterations or use a smaller cavity lath thanks paul

as a general answer not including poly or plastic , i thought wbc hives were best as they are warmer with the air gap insulating them may be giving more honey , i thought other single walled hives were designed after the war due to timber shortage ,from what i can make of it nationals are very...

hi thanks for your reply i didnt know you could use more than one brood box if you were in a position where you didnt have enough room could you use a super and have a brood and super for brood . i had decided nationals would be good for my next hive and would like to maybe put nationals in wbc...

I have never kept bees ,I have a wbc hive i need to get a few bits for and make some repairs to its not to bad it has a solid floor but needs the rear board changed i have 2 outer frames at least one needs some new wood for the lip that runs round the inside about 10mm square i have a nice brood...

hi thanks for adding me, Im learning lots ,I have never kept bees ,I have a wbc hive i need to get a few bits for and make some repairs to its not to bad it has a solid floor but needs the rear board changed i have 2 outer frames at least one needs some new wood for the lip that runs round the...