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As promised I have downloaded the photos that I took with Village girl and Outlander when they came to help inspect Have a look at the album!

Hi folks, its been a long time since ive been on here and a lot has happened that I wont bore you with. But. And its a big but. I have neglected my hives and I need some help. I went to see them today (two hives) and they are flying around fine but I didnt look in the hives. I need to get...

Im not sure if this is ok to put in here but here goes. I'm having my first art exhibition at Stratton Strawless village hall, I do watercolours, oils, oil pastels and mixed media paintings. It will be this coming weekend, 3rd and 4th December 11-4pm. It would be great to meet some of you...

I now have 2 hives of bees thanks to the lovely dishmop, (what a posh car he has!), they are lovely and gentle girls, they have several queen cells and as soon as my camera comes back from hubby taking pics of a funny old car I will down load the pics I took today, maybe someone can advise me...

I appear to have some pepperpot brood on my inspection today and I'm not quite sure what to do know, do I need to re-queen asap? or is it too early to make that judgement? If I do need to re-queen asap, who can tell me where to get a queen or who has a queen to sell? help needed. I thank...

Lid*ls have got some really nice un-waxed lemons at the moment, so I bought some and made wonderful lemon curd. Its unusual to find lemons unwaxed (they're waxed to make them last longer) and its difficult to get the wax off for using the rind. do you need the recipe? Has anyone got any other...

Got run over by a snow plough today, "bast#*d", I said, through gritted teeth!!!

Its getting nearer to that dreaded time of year( No. Not Christmas but Winter) and I have been a member for a few months and I have met one member here, Freethorpe bees but I have not yet met anyone else. Is it not time for us to have a meet up so we can see each other? I know that most of us...

Now excuse me if this seems a numpty question but I have only had my girls for a short time and they came in a ready made hive and colony. I want/need to have another hive next year so that if/when I need to split them I have another hive to put them in. I am happy to buy a flat pack hive from...

I work as a teacher to young adults with learning difficulties and behavioural complications! ADHD, ADD etc. We had a training day today and were shown this film as part of our training in how to recognise ADHD. Enjoy and yes it is bee related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIPGZs0UCQc

As you might remember I don't have my bees near my house, so have to drive there. I also work next to the Norwich club apiary, I use the same car to get to work. I leave my beekeeping kit in the boot of my hatchback. Yesterday as it was a nice warm day I left my windows open at work, I went to...

Yesterday I had the bee inspector round looking in my hive, it was planned for her to come as there is some EFB in the area. What a great lady she is, so kind and positive, I was expecting grief, I was worried that I had made a balls up of the whole beekeeping lark and she would snatch my bees...

WHY SOME MEN HAVE DOG'S INSTEAD OF WIVES 1 The later you are home, the more excited the dog is to see you. 2 Dog's don't notice if you call them by another dog's name 3 Dog's like it if you have a lot of thing's on the floor. 4 A dog's parent's never visit. 5 Dog's agree that you...

For those that saw the thread about beware bee hives sign, I said I would like to do a painting of one and here is my progress. I hope you like.. and the last one so far, I will just have to put the bees in!!:biggrinjester:

I was speaking to an experienced beek today and I discussed with him my idea to make a TBH over winter because I think I will find the weight of a full super too much to handle. After he finished spitting ( thats his opinion about TBH's) he said that you can get a bungalow national! Do any of...

I work next to a large apiary and my car is often/always covered in bee poo, my question is, how do I clean the bloomin stuff off, it sticks like the proverbial **** ;)to a blanket!

I am intrigued to know what others use in their smokers, 1) I use sacking but is there anything that is better? 2) how do you light what you use? and 3) how do you put it out or do you just let it smoulder till its gone or do you plug it with a cork or bit of grass?

I uploaded these pics to an album but they came out backwards, first picture last! they were as gentle as can bee, so I assume that there is a queen, I will ask my mentor to come and help me hunt her down and mark her as well as clip her wings.

A guy goes into a seafood restaurant and asks to see the dishes of the day. The waiter wheels over a trolley with a large tank full of various species, and the man examines the dishes. "I'll have the little green squid with the hairy lip, please" says the man. "An excellent choice, they have...

I am due to go on holiday soon (next Sunday) and my hive swarmed last sunday during the footy! I knocked down all but one of the q cells and will have a look in tomorrow to check all is well(too windy today), I will check again on Sunday weather permitting. My question is, will they be alright...