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You usually get hit for import duties on goods over a certain value and shipping price, then charged VAT on this, that has been my experience in the past.

thanks folks, will need to put it down as careless beekeeping.....and be more cautious about sites etc going forward and how the hives are placed...valuable lesson learned from the sad loss of the bees.

Couldn't see the queen in what was left... Will need to decide whether to combine what is left with my other hive on the site or to combine it with a nuc I have at home which covers 4 frames of BIAS....possibly best to do that So gutted as had got another two personal sites on Monday and was...

Just lost a lovely big colony that was coming along very well....14 x 12 poly. Moved them to an out apiary last week on association site, sitting on brick and blocks about 6 inches off ground.........appears that the location was flooded since my visit on Thursday as got a text last night to...

Just been out chapping doors looking for sites / locations for an out apiary.....first door visited and two sites obtained.......HAPPY DAYS. Also two old hives...one a WBC and the other I am unsure, roofs were off and had been open to the elements but looked salvageable :D didn't spend time...

@ Michael, and 3lb bee packages between £170 and £200. compared to £56. stateside

Not heather honey, just local run of the mill honey :)

Out of interest, what price for cut comb honey? A local garden centre sells honey...jars and cut comb with the pricing of the cut comb at £50.00 per kilo.

And this was capped :( ...

She is one year old. They were in swarm mode last week with QC's on several frames but again, could be more supercedure. They have laying space from emerged brood and cleaned shiny cells for her to lay up, they have stores within the frames, not too much, and also have supers in place with a...

Not wanting to hijack someone else' thread.....I have a similar situation this morning. Going through hive some QC's charged, empty or with larvae. Find one very large QC....on one frame.....approx 1/3rd from top of 14 x 12 (supercedure??) Did see queen, only third time I have seen her as...

Got a few little reminders today...always double check zips before opening your hive :)

Well, bees all in new locations (except nucs) Many thanks to Kevin for helping me out with a temporary space....eases the pressure big time. My others all passed their disease checks and are now located in another location this morning...with one cock-up, it is less than 3 miles away now have...

I used it on 3 hives last year....started to panic when I seen the dead bees (mostly small / young) piling up and little external activity from very active hives. Due to slow down of activity the wasps tried robbing the hives which added to the panic mode so had to minimise entrance and put...

generally Margaret they have been fine all of last year and it has just got bad this week after I went in in bad weather then had to go in again to deal with some QC's. I am sure once they are out of the garden I can manage them and re-queen if required. They have just started again...two...

cheers Tom intend to hold off until later this afternoon or tomorrow if possible. As I will be moving it I intend to remove the super with stores / capped honey etc and add a super with frames of foundation. Purpose is to make it lighter to carry through house :O and at other end as well as...

hi Tom, QC's were near the base of the frames, about two inches up (14 x 12) and not sealed. There was plenty of eggs and bias. Re finding the queen...I have only ever seen her twice in a year.....quite a dark queen and very fast across the frames.

:D so true Tom........ My choices being to hold off till I can move them on Sunday which will be 5 or 6 days after I knocked down two qc's (knocked down on Tuesday)...with the risk that they may swarm within the next couple of days. Go into them and knock down cells with the possible...

Hi Itma, it is really only the one colony that is / has become aggressive, the others were angry because of weather conditions and them all being at home when I needed to check them. Another member pointed out, and was something I was thinking about, was that I may have done something to the...