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Quite so I didnt say I would be removing the insulation yet. I probably wont do so till till the end of March and may indeed leave them on all year.

Some of us will soon be making up new frames and waxing them for Bailey changes in the near future, if you wish to avoid propolising of these frames smear some petrolium jelly on the faces of your hoffman frames and on the the runners in the hives avoid getting it on the frames lugs directly. PS...

All my hive(16) are busy this week past bringing in pollen from crocus, Hazel, mahonia and I suspect Willow but cant be sure even today when the temperture is currently 11c they are out in their hundreds, also bringing in water almost definately to dilute crystalized supplies. So far I have...

Just received a brochure from Bee Equipement who look to be the old staff from Mannlake as they are using the same telephone number for them. Some very respectable prices in there if any ones interested. Good luck to them we need competition and it helps if people know the industry.

In this case the beekeeper was using an unapprooved vetrinary medicine an antibiotic terramycin which really should have been introduced to the food chain as it will reduce its effectiveness elsewhere. The worry will be that if he is convicted this might establish a case law precedent that can...

You missed the point I was relating the worth of the presentaion if you look closely on the board nearly everything discussed has been raised before and again and again. New members will not always be aware of past postings.

The point was I wasnt presenting an argument I was just synopsising the contents of what was a very informative presentation that didnt require snide comments

sorry that link doesnt seem to work

And you've been on this forum how long?.. looks like longer than you but perhaps I have other things to do other than sit and post inane reples

Had an interesting presentation last week from Derek Mitchell on insulation. The basis was that we should consider bees in there natural home ie a hole in a tree. He then established the coefficient of the heat loss through an average thickness of a tree if there is such a thing exists and...

Almost certainly ivy nectar which unfortunately sets like concrete they will consume it over winter but will involve them in extra water flights to dilute and liquify set honey

If you have solid floors there is every need to get rid of condensation in the hives hence the matchsticks under the crown boards. The cold will kill but the cold an damp will do it a lot quicker.

Quite probably heather honey, this is thixanthropic and agitation will turn it to a liquid before it will revert back to a gell. as your in Stafford I presume there is some heather on Cannock chase and surrounding areas

Ragwort is poisonous and not at all what you want in your hives or honey

Even if they are doing well they will need space for stores so transfer them straght away ideally siteing them in the same location and start winter fedding if you have not already started

commercial brood frames will nearly all be spaced as per the hofman shoulders on the frame sides and will be 11 frames per brood box and can weigh between 6.5 to 7.5 lbs when full

I beleive that if the honey is as you suspect Heather honey then it is quite acceptable to jar it with a water content of 22-23%

Costco 25kg bags @£9.56 ie 38p per kg

Why not try your society they probably have an extractor they will hire out that will cope with brood frames. Hang on to the extracted frames once you have given them back wet to the bees and your a step ahead with your Bailey transfer next year.

Contact your supplier explain the situation and see whether he/she is willing to replace her