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Hello Elaine, yes the bees may well build comb in the cage if they are short on space in the peak of a strong flow, However my experience was they built a heck of a lot less than I expected. The company actually supply a data sheet on how to cut up a small block of wood that fits perfectly in...

Couldn't agree more with you Mike, it is a big effort but I feel it is justified. If I am making my last nucs then its pretty much at that time that I am looking for the queen. Judging by my previous years work on varroa control, I had to try something else. my Apivar did not seem to be working...

Here’s how I caged those queens we were discussing. Pretty simple stuff, common sense approach but lots of work. However the results at this stage look really promising.

Bought these (API-MO.BRU) were the cages i bought last spring, used about 140 in caging queens in high summer. Fantastic results for me. All production hives seem just great at the moment. Several precautions to take in to account as to whether the colony is suitable candidate to cage the...

Thank you B+ I have got hold of two sizes, i bought the 1mm size then a friend told me i should have arund the o.5 mm sided Nichrome wire. so will try the both when i assemble the tip puller. Getting there slowly!

Hi All, I am a little confused. F:hairpull:ive found lots of different thicknesses of Nichrome heating wire for my new tip puller, but what size is the right one? 1mm, 1.5mm or thicker. All the tip pullers I've seen I reckon use about 1mm wire diameter? Any pointers please? Thanks in advance...

Well I received some queens from Italy last week. Despstched on Wednesday arrived Thursday.. brilliant service Z Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well she’s just arrived and is alive! Phew Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am exactly the same, it was posted On the 1st July and then I’ve only seen it scanned in France. I wish they could use a proper courier like DHL rather than the German post! There is hardly any extra cost! It’s stinking hot here in France and I am worried for her...

Interesting question. Firstly I find no matter how careful I am I leave my cells in the finisher to at least day 8. From grafting. Any tiny amount of undue movement at the stages before , during development can result in damage. Secondly the temperature during the growth period should be...

for best results 12 to 24 hours. but ive left it just a few house and had really good results. the best results come from the strongest most well fed builders. Hopelessly queenless will be noted by the colony in about 30 mins, the longer you leave it the more desperate they become..... to a...

Very carefully, facing upwards, in a dampish cloth. I transport mine in a frame, ready to go straight in to the builder, so there is no fannying around at the cell builder end, and usually I lay the whole frame on the frame I’ve just grafted from. The cups go in first, of course. The larvae...

You can raise queens in anything providing its completely full of Nurse bees, Pollen and fed with sirop. What configuration you use depends on exactly your requirements. What you propose sounds like it will work, because you thought about how you could use that box in your situation, just make...

Hi, are you a member of the JBKA, (the Jersey Beekeepers association) they now have a facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870958566469446/ Their a very welcoming crowd. You wouldn't go wrong with having the help from a mentor in your first year.

As far as animals go their terrific nesting places for birds, Black birds,Thrushes and Blackcaps to name but a few, They are brilliant for rodents such as the very rare dormice and lots of vowels and common field mice. Not to mention the fruit and obviously the flowers they produce do give is a...

yes and bang goes your "doing good by leaving the brambles"

Its long been known that creating obstructions say about 30 cms in front of the the hive gives returning honey bees some alternative route to re enter the hive. This year I left long grass in front of some of my hives to create a permanent barriers and allow the bees some alternative routes. It...

i was scrolling down waiting for this, and you didnt disappoint me!! :owned::winner1st:

One of the most frequent i get is " i have a swarm in my chimney, they only went in last month, , can you come down and collect it?" and were only 100 kilometres away. Just as was said by B+, the untouched really dont have any idea whatsoever and obviously :rolleyes:were all blessed with the...