Search results

I use a handful of grass held together with an elastic band when I'm clearing supers. The laggy band stops stray grass falling in the hive and there's always plenty of grass around.

Just made some fondant....what a palaver! Will definitely buy some next year if they need it. Hope the bees like it. Unfortunately it's howling and lashing it down here today and tomorrow so will probably have to wait til Sunday.

If it was in the Beekeeping Main Section, it might be helpful as we could have different threads for different topics within TF. I think new beekeepers would look at all the sections in the Main section just to get their bearings.

I'm not a fan of segregation - we all need to know what the other camp is thinking/doing or we may never find any common ground or get a chance to convert those of a different opinion to our own. People just need to be encouraged to be polite when voicing their disagreement.

Yes, it was with a laser printer. I Googled it and there was stuff about not putting labels through twice and not letting them get too hot before you use them:unsure:.....no idea if this is true but since using the label setting, I have not had any problems.

Publisher set to print labels and a4labels.com I only put a label on at point of sale as I find the paper labels rub in the box and look awful. I've thought about plasticised labels but am put off by the recycling issues. I find that I need to set the printer setting to "labels" when printing...

Do people use plain water in the spray - just a normal plant spray bottle?

Thanks for all your replies. Lots of ideas and things to try. I will go through the supers when I extract and choose the straightest frames to alternate with next year.

That's 60p a jar. C Wynne Jones are 40p a jar if you put an order in for over £200. I get a group together if I'm struggling to get to £200 or collect. I don't know how much p&p is for less than £200 - thier website doesn't say. (ps I don't have any links to C Wynne Jones, it's just I've not...

No apiary meetings at the moment of course but we plan to start them up again ASAP. We have outdoor meetings every month in the summer so message me when things are more normal! We're a chatty bunch and are always happy to have a new audience 😁

That's us. I think about 90% of us are TF and many of us have been for years. The WBKA magazine I mentioned earlier has an article from one of our most experienced members. We never set out to be a mostly TF association, it just happened naturally over the years. We also have members that...

I would like to hear from anyone who uses foundationless frames. How do you stop the bees building comb across more than one frame? I have tried wax strips and at the moment I am trying triangular strips of wood nailed to the top. Both work well sometimes and other times the bees just build...

"lazy beekeepers brigade" This is unnecessarily judgemental and derogatory. It stifles any discussion we may like to have about different beekeeping techniques. Why don't you just tell us what you do and we can all make up our own minds about the different ways people keep bees. If we all keep...

Can we stop judging each other on our style of beekeeping and get back to discussing beekeeping, please. I would like to hear from anyone who uses foundationless frames. How do you stop the bees building comb across more than one frame? Positive, helpful comments only please. I'm trying to...

Ooooh! Let us know how it goes. I fancy making some mead but there are so many different recipes out there that I don't know where to start.

Where do people get their jars from? I get mine from C Wynne Jones. 12oz hex jars are £33.11 inc vat for 84 including lids. How does this compare?

Hi Mike, At the beginning of the year, as soon as I'm prepared to go outside without a coat and there is a nice still sunny day (sometimes have to wait til May!), I do a full inpection. After that: If some are flying and others aren't, I'd look. If pollen seen going in with lots of flying bees...

Any opinions on whether round or hex jars sell better?

This has some good info on bait hives Bait hive location - The Apiarist and this page Bait hive guide - The Apiarist. I use old brood boxes or supers and put them as high up as I can - having said that, the swarm that preferred to start to build comb on a dirty barn floor up against the back...

I sell mine for £6 for 340g. I tried to sell 700g in a larger Pooh bear style jars which I bought cos I loved them, but they didn't sell. Smaller jars don't seem to sell either. I only sell at work and at a local Christmas fair (even managed to sell to a couple of beekeepers after they tasted it...