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I am down in Hampshire and we run a swarm list which if you have a swarm or need a swarm, you can put your name on. Is there a association in your area which you could put your name on?

Are you still looking for a bucket of local honey? I am about to start extracting in the next few days. Not today as it was just too hot, but this week end Fingers crossed.

I read the post above and you are discribing what has happened to my honey this season. But I have OSR. the water content is as low as it should be but still it is runny. I have not put it in the fridge, but I have done every thing else. Still runny............

I got myself a Sheriff in 2000 and it is still going strong. I sent it back a few years ago as the zip on the hood had gone. It was back in 10 days as good as new. I would go back to Sheriff in a heart beat.

I picked up a very small swarm a few days ago (in the last warm spell) I don't know where they came from, so had no idea weather the Queen was mated or not. As it was so small I did not think it would make it through the winter. So I found the Queen and did for her and then amalgamated them with...

I tried plastic super foundation this year, I painted wax onto the foundation as instructed and put it on one of my hives. the bees propalised the frames into the super but did not touch the foundation at all. The super above and the one below, no problems. but I now have a super of plastic for...

I do. I have done it for the last 8 or 9 years.

Looking at the posts above I see a few member's use air freshener to hide the smell of the new queen. can I ask which air freshener you use?

Yesterday I took off 5 supers from one of my sites. what I did not know is that there was a few lime trees nearby. I extracted them this morning using a hot air gun which I have been doing for some years (i saw it being done that way when I worked in the USA) the honey is so light I thought it...

The best price was in Asda, they are selling sugar in 5Kw bags.

washing up liquid and water is the best if you are going to use the frames again. once you have killed the hive you can steam out the frames and reuse. take the cover board off and replace with a bee tight screen such as a travel screen. replace the roof and go back after all the bees have...