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Am just starting to think about my second winter as a beekeeper and have decided to leave the partly filled two supers on for winter feed. Have heard it said that the bees will not go up for honey feed , they will only go down. Is this true ? If so should I put one super below the brood box...

Having lost a colony I am anxious to replace it and have a bait hive just into a small wood alongside a field of OSR. I have the hive facing South East, but would like to get it nearer to the edge of the wood (and the bees on the rape) but this would mean the hive entrance facing North West...

Have managed to find a nice nuc of bees + queen, Now wondering what the best time of day to move them- about an hours journey. I am currently thinking if they are shut up late evening,I will collect early next morning. Any advice as to whether this is right will be appreciated . Many thanks, robthos

many thanks for that. regards' robthos

please PM me so we can discuss nucs you have for sale. Sorry I do not know how to pm you as I am new on here. Many thanks, robthos.

I have just finished a National Hive and got it sited- so now ready for some bees, I am being offered a Nuc of bees with and Overwintered Queen by another bee keeper (not a commercial company). Can anyone tell me roughly how much I should be paying at this time of year? Thanks, robthos.

Thanks for the replies and suggestions. I built the nuc to give me some bee related activity during my 'Beginners Course' with my local beekeeping group. I have now completed a National Hive with one super. I am hoping to use the nuc to transport my new bees the National hive. Thanks again, Rob

Many thanks for all replies and suggestions I built the nuc to give me some bee related activity during my 'Beginners Course' with my local bee group. I have since finished making a national hive and hope to use the nuc to transfer my bees to the national, in due course. Thanks again, Rob.

Hi All, As a raw beginner I decided to make a 5 Frame NUC. Can someone with more experience than I have tell me whether I should make a Crown Board for the Nuc and should it have some form of ventilation and if so best place to create it. Many thanks,in eager anticipation, Rob.

Many thanks for the replies. I am thinking Linseed Oil will be ideal,especially as I have just found a bottle of same among my painting gear! Thamnks again , Regards to all, Rob.

Hi All, I have just finished the construction of a new hive( in plywood ) and am proposing to Paint it with Cuprinol Timber Care,as a preservative for the wood, but am not sure whether this would be OK for the Bees. Please can any one advise me if this is wrong and suggest an alternative way...