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Any of you beeks poultry keepers also. Just got some week old chicks, they are currently on a feed that includes a anti coccidistat. Should I continue or put them on chick crumbs without the additive.

Admin (Mark) Just updated Tapatalk, what are the green blobs that have suddenly appeared. Pete

Just been to tuck the girls in for the night and one hive is still flying. All bringing in pollen. Must be the benefits of living in the Tropic of Hampshire!!

Making some Ashworth type feeders what us the best paint for the feed area. Was looking to use a White paint but can't seem to locate a polyurethane version.

After the euphoria of yesterday (see previous post) I have suddenly realised that apart from my shiny new hive tool, smoker and bee suit I do not have a lot of other 'bit's and pieces' in my tool kit. Noticed when I went out with my mentor yesterday that he had a a whole lot of 'bit's and...

Sitting in the garden now the proud owner of two nucs, curtesy of Ian. Fantastic watching them get used to their home. All the waiting and classes over the winter worth it. Seems like having kids all over again. I am a bee owner now and looking forward to cracking the beekeeping bit!!

When making dummy boards are they the same dimension as the frame or the inside dimension of the box. Appreciate they can be if different thicknesses.

I need to make a couple of travelling screens, What is the best mesh (cheapest) to get, and any ideas of where to get it. I have been looking at the standard garden insect mesh, seems to be wasp proof is this OK?

As a new bee it has been impressed on me countless times that Western Red Cedar (WSC) is the way to go when constructing your own Hives etc. However there does see to be a lot of videos and posts where people are using other types of timber. Understand fully the reasons why WRC would be the...