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  1. slider955i

    extracting

    any tips we bought a cheap 3 frame extracter but not too impressed with the quality what is the best way to extraxt the honey , bear in mind this is our 1st attempt , how much of the wax do you need to scrape off etc , basically i need some tips advice lol:cheers2: have been trying to...
  2. slider955i

    apiguard ?

    so just removing the crown board for a few weeks should be ok
  3. slider955i

    apiguard ?

    started our apiguard today but in the midst of some confusion my wife put the gel upside down on top of the frames and so it would have emptied out over some of the frames . will this do them any harm ? ie overdose etc also you are advised to put these foil trays on top of the frames under the...
  4. slider955i

    stung again grrrrrr

    lol:party:
  5. slider955i

    stung again grrrrrr

    i do know about drones but was writing quickly due to being at work, thanks for your replys , maybe i am just unlucky :chillpill: in my anger i told the wife they have got to go but she put me right ha ha ha they are going no where perhaps i will cheer up when we extract our honey for the...
  6. slider955i

    stung again grrrrrr

    yep but both times on the face (one in the eye and the other on the brow):puke:
  7. slider955i

    stung again grrrrrr

    a month ago i was stung in th eye by a bee after i had probably been a little too rough with them so i excepted that . my wife has been tending the bees since and she has been clearing the supers this week so that we can treat the bees and get ready for winter. she took the one super off the...
  8. slider955i

    Which Areas Are Still Getting Pollen?

    still going strong here in stourbridge
  9. slider955i

    leave them to it

    a bee keeper we met says at the start of the season he basically leaves them alone with 3 supers on and returns end of season to harvest what are your thoughts :confused:
  10. slider955i

    capping

    many thanks bee-smillie
  11. slider955i

    capping

    how well does the frame need to be capped , 100% ? ours are two thirds capped at the moment so have left them on the hive
  12. slider955i

    alergic

    thanks for all your replys which has put my mind at ease. like you say its a sensitive spot great forumn many thanks:sifone:
  13. slider955i

    varroa treatment

    this has no doubt been asked before but what/when /how would you personally do/use for varroa ttreatment ? many thanks in advance bee-smillie
  14. slider955i

    alergic

    well after my last sting in the eye on monday i can safely say i am alergic to bee stings , i have always been a little sensitive to insect bites when i have been on holdays etc this sting did not make me feel ill but because of the location it basically closed my eye , i think the swelling is...
  15. slider955i

    not sure i can do this

    thanks for all the replies , is it wiser then to leave the super off and feed the bees with a feeder during the winter has originally planned
  16. slider955i

    not sure i can do this

    sounds like a good idea , i probably upset them big time has the flow is ended is it worth taking off the super that is capped , and like you say leave the one super on for food over the winter. presume you will still leave the queen excluder on next seaon will the bees carry on filling the...
  17. slider955i

    not sure i can do this

    following on from my thread yesterday about two many supers i went down today and basically made 2 supers up from the 3 . this was ok but the bees went mental and followed me up to the house and would not leave me alone . eventually took cover in my house and put all my gear back into the garage...
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    to many supers i think

    another question for you all , a few weeks ago my 1st super filled up nicely , stuck another super in and they started on that nicely. the problem i think is that i stuck a third super on and this seems to have slowed evrything up , original super is now nearly all capped which is great and i...
  19. slider955i

    Himalayan balsam

    not flowering here yet in stourbridge
  20. slider955i

    no smoke

    added another super today that should keep them busy for a while decided not to use smoke this time and they went ballistic at me :cuss: smoke from now on bee-smillie
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