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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/68568976 Got sent this earlier John.

You may have already seen this ,but if not might be good to share with family John.

Just wondering if dogs could be useful in sniffing out Asian hornets in our docks or points of entry . Any views on this ?

When making fudge to show ,is there a size that it needs to be presented .If so what size mould would you use .As so many different moulds ,I have made it in a tin lined with parchment paper but not exactly pretty when cut,so wanted a silicone mould for showing . Thanks in advance John

Hi all , Have put some varroa strips on my nuc box this afternoon,for the first time they came from China,think that now it may have been a bad idea .I put 2 strips in the nuc the main ingredient in the strip is Fluvalinate. The bees immediately left the box ,making me quite anxious they...

Hi all ,any guidance much appreciated, thinking of putting a super below the brood box When is the best time to do this ,and what wasp prevention is needed to protect the super from being robbed John

Hi Is it okay to use a car battery charger to heat oxalic vapouriser instead of a battery.l would prefer to use this and not have to buy a battery and lug around .Thanks in advance John

Has anyone used a endoscope to inspect their hives so as to minimise disturbing the bees ,or has it the opposite effect?. I'm sure that visual inspections are the best means of checking the hives ,but say in inclement weather does it have a use .Your thoughts much appreciated John

https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiT2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL25ld3MvdWsvbm90dGluZ2hhbS10cmVudC11bml2ZXJzaXR5LWIyMzcyMTk4Lmh0bWzSAQA?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB%3Aen Saw this article may be of interest to some of you ,wonder how long before this becomes used in practice John

Local newspaper article https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/people/good-life-couple-start-new-business-selling-honey-made-from-their-own-bees-in-milton-keynes-4199194 If you cannot sell honey try this new marketing strategy 😉 John

Morning everyone 😊 I got my first swarm yesterday called out by a fellow beek ,he had started to collect them and I went over with my open mesh floor, brood box ,frames and closed cover board with some hive straps . He had to leave as other commitments and I proceeded to collect .Got them home...

This article appeared on my phones news feed it might be worth a read, regarding the stealing of queen 🐝 especially for for those of you who have lots of hives ...

Went over today to do inspection on the hives in our local Apiary. Opened first hive ,removed supers checked queen excluder for queen then inspected the brood box 7 frames of BIAS 3 food,found the queen after rechecking frames ,the bees not at all bothered by my presence but remarked the queen...

Good morning all Just a question if you have 2 hives on a stand that accommodate's them, would you have the entrances facing outwards in the same direction .Or do they need to be angled away from each other ? Cheers John

Hi all. Hoping you can help me with my question.I have just made my first super according to the cutting list provided by David .The outside box height is 150mm ,the internal height of the front and back panels are 126mm .He states that these need to be set up 9mm from the baseline.My query is...

Good afternoon all I've recently got 3 national hives 2 of which had castellated frames in the brood box and supers.The third has hoffman frames In your opinion which is the best ones to use when Starting your journey into beekeeping ,should they be all of the same type,can the brood box be...

Evening all new member here and new to bee keeping as well. I am attending a local beekeeping course in Milton Keynes ,run by NBBA by volunteers and is extremely informative and fun .I am going to the Apiary as part of the course in late April-October to see how to manage the bees and look...