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Sad story here from Kent. Wonder what the poison was? Or some other cause? https://www.kentonline.co.uk/weald/news/colony-of-30-000-bees-poisoned-284856/

Wow those are cheap prices...

Leaving this here in case it’s good for anyone? Comes up for auction on Sunday Feb 5 in Canterbury. https://www.thecanterburyauctiongalleries.com/Lot/?sale=FA050223&lot=678&id=92694

Soooo sweet!

Thank you - good ideas! I've found some on STB but just buying a few veils would really keep costs down...

I did - but they weren’t £2! Gosh that’s amazing. Thanks.

Hmm. Good idea!

Does anyone know where I might be able to source some free, or at least affordable / second hand kiddie-sized (age 7-11) bee suits? It’s for my local primary school: the estimable head teacher wants his kids to know more about bees - wild and cultivated- and a local beek has offered sessions at...

That’s amazing!

That’s appalling. How hard could it be to keep them in some kind of quarantine and check them for disease or pests over time? I’ve heard they burn them.

Hope You like it. I’ve just bought The Mind Of A Bee too! The Mind of a Bee: Amazon.co.uk: Lars Chittka: 9780691180472: Books

Try getting hold of Tautz's book The Buzz About Bees - it's fascinating. He completely convinced me that a hive works in a v similar way to a mammal's brain, even down to keeping a constant temperature... Tautz, The Buzz about Bees

It’s a ‘rocket hive’ like the link below. Can’t see it’s any different to where swarms might move to in the wild. Bee-Centred Beekeeping – Bee Kind Hives