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    Father and Daughter beekeepers from West Sussex

    That's lovely they are interested. It's a great way to get some peaceful quality time with them away from electronics
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    Father and Daughter beekeepers from West Sussex

    Fingers crossed they all get through the next month or so. The next few days are a little worrying. Up to now they all seem to be doing well.
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    Father and Daughter beekeepers from West Sussex

    Yes they have been great. Poppy had a little friend that want to come over and they were perfect. It was lovely to see Poppy share her passion. That would be great. I wouldn't say no to a nice calm queen or 2 if you have some for sale. I insist on paying for them though now we are settled and...
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    Father and Daughter beekeepers from West Sussex

    Hi Ian. Really well thanks. Went to see them last week and there were a few bees flying around. Lifted the lid off a gave them a couple of pots of fondant and plenty of bees in there. Poppy chose to put another brood box on them so she can split them in the spring and they filled up both boxes...
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    Father and Daughter beekeepers from West Sussex

    Hey Moobee. How are your bees doing this winter?
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    Best place to get stung?

    That would make a great movie. I imagine it would go straight to dvd though.
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    Best place to get stung?

    I always seem to get stung on the neck. I have no idea why . I thought it might be because I wore aftershave so stopped wearing it and still get stung.
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    Grazon, Is it safe for bees

    Hi All, Someone very close to our bees is planning on spraying Grazon weed killer. They want to spray on the other side of our fence. Has anyone used this close to bees and if so did it have an affect at all? Many thanks Lee
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    Poppy's Hive

    Lovely to meet you Ian and thank you again for a wonderful morning. Poppy and I really enjoyed it. Thank you so much for everything. It really is appreciated. We will keep you posted and look forward to welcoming you to our apiary if you are ever down this way.
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    Removing paint from hive

    thanks all. Great advice
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    Removing paint from hive

    Hi All, We have been given an old WBC hive that has been painted over multiple times. We would like to get it back to looking somewhat like its best. We have tried sanding it down by hand but it is taking forever. Is there any type of paint remover we could use? Many thanks Lee
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    Poppy's Hive

    Hi @Boston Bees . It has been incredible the donations that have been made. We really are gobsmacked and hugely grateful. I wouldn't really call it a profit though. Most of this money will be spent on buying materials to fence off a small area and security that we shouldn't have to worry about...
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    Poppy's Hive

    Hi. Yes Simon did send Poppy a hive and he also sent her a new suit. If you look on Poppys page on Facebook she thanked him on there and we messaged him personally. He also share her post on his business account. is the link if you would like to have a look.
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    Poppy's Hive

    Thank you very much. I will keep you posted and let you know how we are doing.
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    Poppy's Hive

    Hi all, Thank you all again for you lovely comments and interest. It's been a very strange few weeks for us all. Poppy however has handled it all very well and has loved talking to Journalists. She even went live on BBC Radio Sussex. The piece in the Express was great. They even sent a...
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    Poppy's Hive

    Hi All, My name is Lee and I'm Poppys daddy. Thank you all for caring so much and sharing her post. Its been an incredible few days since we found the hive missing and our family has been rather overwhelmed but everyone kindness. Its incredible that people have raised such a large amount of...
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    Father and Daughter beekeepers from West Sussex

    ok thank you i will have a look. Are they doing online meetings at the moment or is everthing on hold until lockdown is over?
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    Father and Daughter beekeepers from West Sussex

    Yes we are looking to expand this year also. Hopefully 2 full hive and a nuc or two. Are you on FB. If so i'm happy to add on their to keep in touch. Haven't joined the BKA yet. Have you? Whats it like?
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    Father and Daughter beekeepers from West Sussex

    That's awesome heather. I would love to visit Schools and present to Children. Poppy really loved the visit and got so much out of it. I wouls like to have a go at building an observation hive this year
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    Father and Daughter beekeepers from West Sussex

    Hi Moobee. That's great. We are in Selsey so not far from you and I see you have a national hive also so maybe we could help each other out if we have any disasters.
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