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Just done my first extraction from 2 supers. I now have a bucket with 42lbs of the best honey I've ever tasted, along with a few jars. It looks like it may need a finer strainer, just to get the fine bits of detritus out, but it's certainly good enough for my use. Mrs B is very pleased and...

I've been asked to look at a feral colony with a view to removing it, the woman has sent me a picture a this description So just how much trouble can I get into? Ian

I found this report today http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-12831084. I like the paragraph that reads I'm sure that Finman would like to discuss low temperatures, but who are these beekeepers? Shouldn't that paragraph read 'In the UK, many beekeepers have reported the...

Anyone out there want to dissuade me from purchasing some square sections? I can't make my mind up whether they're a goog idea or not. Ian

I've hefted my hives this morning and although still quite heavy they are a lot lighter than they were before Christmas when they were OA treated. I reckon I'm going to have to feed soon. When I OA treated I recorded the following: Hive 1: 8 Frames of bees in BB, good weight of stores in...

Off to the club hives later today to watch and learn OA treatment. It's great to be able to get it wrong on the club hives before I do my own!! Ian

Which is more than can be said for me :( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10892913 Ian

I've been inspecting my bees every Friday for the last 5 weeks. I won't be able to get into them this Friday or Saturday and the weather forcast for Thursday is rain all day. So do I go in this afternoon 2 days early or do I leave it until Sunday, which would be 9 days between inspections. My...

Does anyone have a Simon Snorkel or similar high access ladder. There's a small swarm about 50yds away from me, unfortunately they're 30 foot up right in the uppermost brances of a tree, they could be my father's but there are still a lot of flying bees at his entrance bringing supplies in so...

I'm involved with 2 new colonies, 1 mine and 1 my father's 100yds away, both hived from nucs 3 weeks ago, both 4 frames brood and 2 of stores. All in all pretty much identical although my father's nuc appeared to have more bees. Both hives have been managed in pretty much the same way, we do...

Why cant I post pictures? Very frustrating. http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/album.php?albumid=102&pictureid=916

Well, I thought that I'd bite the bullet and start my bee blog. The nuc was collected on Friday 28th May 2010 left to rest for 48 hours and hived on Sunday 30th. 4 frames of brood at various stages and two heavy frames of stores. I have to say I was a little disappointed with the quality of...

Okay I don't, but it would be helpful if I did! I hived the nuc 17 days ago and having fed them they've drawn 5 full frames and there's 6 frames of brood from egg to capped brood so I'm confident that we're queen right. I've put a super on with foundation and left the QE off to encourage...

Inspecting my fathers hive, a 6 frame nuc installed 2 weeks ago, I noticed this unusual comb. http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/album.php?albumid=102&pictureid=914 http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/album.php?albumid=102&pictureid=913 I didn't notice it last week although being more confident...

I've just hived my first nuc yesterday, the weather could have been better so it was a case of a quick look and move them over. Of the 6 frames the 2 outer most were heavy with stores, lots of colourful pollen and nice capped and uncapped honey. The other 4 frames had sealed and open brood. I...