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I have a local supply of red cedar That should do. Bob:cheers2:

Whats all the fuss you get all this for a meer £30 The fridge magnet alone is worth the money A jar of British honey or honey mustard A honey dipper Three newsletters a year An adoption certificate A window sticker A honey bee fact sheet Six colour postcards A fridge magnet A welcome...

Can you recomend any books I must read ? Bob

You are both correct , there is loads of stores in the hive all necter and honey There is a super fitted they had started to draw it out just before the swarm. Now it is no further on. I think half my problem was their reluctance to cross the queen excluder. I removed it for three days in June...

Thanks all, that is most helpful. I had checked both the hive and the brood box (with swarm) yesterday and the centre of the brood area did have polished cells in both the hive and the brood box. I will wait and see how things progress. Leave them for a couple of weeks. By the way I am feeding...

Thanks The hive has about 6 to7 frames full of bees the nuke has about 3 to 4 frames full By deduction it looks like most of the bees The swarm was about the size of a Mellon But cannot be sure if it was the prime swarm I am a member of the NBKA and will try t get some advice from them...

bee-smilliebee-smillie Have one national hive all doing well until 10 days ago. They swarmed and I managed to catch the swarm. Put them in the travel nuke box I got original Nuke in. Put a hole in the roof and attached a feeder covered with a bucket to keep the weather out. on inspection I...

Will try it, but not sure she will go for it!!! Thanks anyway

Washing bee suit no problem without sofener. The best solution is to move washing line. am planning to move it 100 meters from hive Thanks for that

That could be much more challanging Bob

Update Thanks everyone for your help and support. They seem to have settled to the new position still the odd one tried to get in through the back wall, as I stated no problems with them in the first 3 weeks. I have been walking around them in the day with no attacks. Plan of action a)...

Thanks Rab is correct I have not been trained as yet all courses full 2010. I will be on the 2011 one. I turned the hive for the very reason Roy recomended to face open fields after the attack on my wife. Hopefully they will settle. In the mean time the area will be restricted access untill...

Thanks Martin Will try them hope it helps, the wife had a bad reaction to the sting her face swelling up (Cheap botox job) joking aside if I cannot sort this they will have to go As stated have turned the hive entrance 180 degrees, they are still struggeling to to find the entrance after 2...

As I am new to bee keeping would like to make contact with other bee keepers local to me. I am trying to get training but all booked up till next year. I live in Geddington just outside Kettering. Is there any way I cam=n make contact with local keepers ?

Thanks it is helpfull will try. By the way I just put the washing out and walked over to towards the hive within about 10 meters and a bee went for me !!! I am wondering is it the strong smell of fabrick softener ( my wife uses loads) as I was up there early on and no problems

Hi all Took home my first Nuke three weeks ago had been fine. I checked and found the outer frames had been drawn out and there was honey in some of them . Stopped feeding them and added a supper. all fine so far, The leather gloves I was using to open the hive got wet. I hung them on the...

Took home my first Nuke three weeks ago had been fine. I checked and found the outer frames had been drawn out and there was honey in some of them . Stopped feeding them and added a supper. all fine so far, The leather gloves I was using to open the hive got wet. I hung them on the washing line...

Took home my first Nuke three weks ago