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  1. merylvingien

    Wax moth

    Does anyone know what size "hole" "crevis" "gap" a wax moth can get through? Ive got a customer which has had a chimney proofed with wire mesh but still has a load of comb up there, virtually impossible to remove. Bees are long gone, but she is having maggot type larvae falling down the chimney...
  2. merylvingien

    Who wants a swarm???

    Just collected a fairish swarm, no pics as it was nearly dark when i got there and too be honest i just wanted to go home :D Anyway, anyone near to andover in north hampshire that wants some bees, first come first served. Second night on the trot now, the last three swarms this week have been...
  3. merylvingien

    Boomarang swarm

    Some while ago some of you will recall Mike A and myself donated some brood frames and bees to Rosecottage. The bees from my lot were particularly nasty as Sam found out "head on" :D Whilst we were sorting the frames out, i caught the nasty old queen and we dabbed some war paint on her. Over...
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    Behaviour when introducing a new queen?

    Hi guys n gals. I have recently introduced new queens to 4 of my colonies in hopes to reduce aggressive tendancies. What sort of behaviour would you expect to see on the queen cage before letting them out? On 3 that i have looked at today, there was lots of interest on and around the cages, but...
  5. merylvingien

    How often do you look

    under the brood box floor? Ive had some fun and games over the last couple of weeks with one of my lot. Were they queenless or not? test frame in and no queen cells, but no eggs are what have you. Anyway, to cut a long story short, today i revisited to make certain that i couldnt see a queen...
  6. merylvingien

    Walking a small swarm into a hive (for those that havent seen it)

    The mini swarm i collected last weekend was filmed as usual as they were walked into the hive. I find this a more natural way of getting them "in" and havent yet had a swarm abscond on me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2-fMhNdM5I
  7. merylvingien

    No one could be found!!!

    Well bugger my old boots, i picked up a chuffing great swarm yesterday evening, and with only one spare brood box left i decided that these were to be given away. This morning phoning around to find a suitable home, no one was in or phone numbers could not be found. It got to 11.30 and i thought...
  8. merylvingien

    Aggressive bees

    I am after some different opinions from more experienced people on a highly aggressive colony that i have the pleasure of keeping. It was a swarm that i exctracted from a loft last year around this time. They built up slowly and never produced anything last year, and this year is not much...
  9. merylvingien

    First artificial swarm for me!

    Popped the lid on one mine today, last inspection was last saturday. 3 frames in saw a queen cell with larvea in, thought oh **** lol Next frame had a couple more with larvae too, thought oh **** ****! So i have gone through the proceedure and hope i have got it right. New stand 4-5 foot...
  10. merylvingien

    Colony extraction

    Yesterday i had a extraction to do on a colony that needed to be gone. It was at a boarding kennels and for obvious reasons they couldnt be left where they were without posing a risk. Earlier on this spring i decided to revamp the bee vac and make a new one but smaller than last years...
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    Mining bees, poor auld things

    I have just been doing some checking on google and came across this: http://www.ehow.com/how_5804093_rid-mining-bees.html As a pest controller I am thoroughly disgusted at the apparent lack of knowledge and then to top it all the instruction on how to kill these creatures that do no harm at...
  12. merylvingien

    Big boxes = lots of bees

    I dont post much about my bees so i thought i better say something for fear of being labeled a keyboard beekeeper LOL I am using all commercials, so pretty big boxes with big frames, everything is BIG :D However, two of mine are really going for it, i mean the other day due the rain i was a...
  13. merylvingien

    Thornes opening??

    Does anyone know which day thornes of stockbridge opens? I know its in april but is it april the 1st or what? Cant see any dates on the website.
  14. merylvingien

    Box jointing

    Ive put a little video together to illustrate how box joints are done using a dado blade and table saw. I hope its of some interest! Its best watched in 1080p http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-cQeb130P4
  15. merylvingien

    Too much honey down below!

    Hi Folks, been a while since i had time to look on here, been killing plenty of wasps. Had a look through my hive at the top of my garden yesterday, it has had a super on for about 3 weeks now. They are starting to draw out the super, but not complete yet. However there is plenty of honey...
  16. merylvingien

    Dark looking swarm

    Picked up another swarm late this evening, very dark looking bees... Took a whack to my arm as i was in a rush to box them, do two wasp nests, then get back to pick them up. I say whack, more of a tingle compared to wasps stings. Anyway as usual, photo oppurtunity
  17. merylvingien

    Swarm extraction available!!!

    If anyone lives near to pertersfield hampshire, and fancies having a go at swarm extraction from a chimney, send me a message and i will give you the details. They have been about a day and half. Sounds like a prime swarm but i cannot be definate, but the fella doesnt want them killed if possible.
  18. merylvingien

    Seriously hacked off moody grumpy stingy things!!!

    Well! I just popped up to have a quick check on a swarm i picked up a couple of weeks ago, and it was like WTF? puffed a little smoke in the entrance to let them know i was coming, a little smoke under the hood and gently lifted the lid off, and all hell broke loose. A pile of them jumped me...
  19. merylvingien

    Is this supercedure?

    :D
  20. merylvingien

    Get your cameras out!

    Newbie myself, i know, but i find it much easier to take a photo to back up what i am trying to explain when a problem or question arises. So a plea to new beekeepers that are asking questions and wanting specific answers, please take a photo of your chosen subject and display when posting...
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