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Just checked my hives. Three doing OK but didn't open them up as weather to be horrible tomorrow. I saw pollen going in and all look busy. I did heft but although they feel heavy enough should I maybe feed just in case? To be honest I am thinking no at this time of year but is anyone else...

Lovely spot but don't think I could afford it.

Yep.

Co Antrim N Ireland. Have to sort out my membership as joined year ago but now that I got the app on my phone its wrong.

I should be so lucky as the song says. I have a husband who loves the stuff and I do enjoy it but I really meant its now my main interest for keeping bees. I love everything about them not just that they produce lovely honey. At the moment I have two nucs and three hives. The hives have stored...

Well the B could stand for all of those I guess. But M are the ones who still have my money. Still haven't replied.

Lovely reading this thank you. We need more bee related tales.

The cost of shipping was 9 pounds then they wanted 12 pounds more. But even thought I cancelled they took the money. They haven't replied to my email yet. Its B who did this. Very annoying as they were cheaper.

Well Nannysbees that's why I won't be taking any surplus honey that the Bees do make.

Thank you for this!! Will look them up though hopefully won't need to spend any more money on equipment.

This post probably only applies to folk in N Ireland. But I am so annoyed at the online shops adding a surcharge for sending stuff to NI. I would not mind but one store let me place an order which took ages as I was comparing prices etc and theirs was the most competitive, they quoted a shipping...

I don't think I will have a harvest this year. I have had to feed my two nucs and two of my hives. It hasn't (well it feels like) it hasn't stopped raining all of July. And just when my apiary was finally starting to build up. Maybe August will be better....... I am not really fussed on honey...

I watched a video which suggested leaving queen in cage for 7 days. It was Black Mountain bees. I definitely wouldn't be letting her out yet. Not with the price of bees these days.

Oh I did use a electric blow lamp but also washed.

I have just spent a horrible rainy day here in NI scrubbing a brood box and old frames. The Bees had died over winter as there was a leak in the roof which I did not notice in time. That's another story. I used my electric heat gun after scraping everything, then washed everything in washing...

I have one brood box and super. On two hives.

I would love that but will just rope hubby in!

Got mine checked and as soon as I got in it poured put of the heavens. No brolly holder today so I was lucky.

There's a lot of garden flowers wild flowers and willow herb. Apparently someone living not far from me now has eight hives would that make a significant difference. Sorry if that's a stupid question but I'm not sure.