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  1. Susan1

    Online shopping

    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...
  2. Susan1

    Cleaning out a brood box.

    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...
  3. Susan1

    Checking hives. Weather.

    I was just wondering if it would be OK to check hives here in NI. The weather is very changeable but not too cold. I will be away for 4 days and as it has been so rainy here I couldn't check them before
  4. Susan1

    Honey labels

    Someone near me called at my door to say they had got labels printed which have the same name as my honey. I was not in and my husband explained that though I have been keeping bees for nearly 15 years I do not sell my honey so could not see the problem. They seemed to think I should change my...
  5. Susan1

    Cost of sugar or fondant 2022

    Last year I used fondant rather than sugar syrup for over wintering bees. It was just handier than preparing syrup I can't remember the price exactly but it wasn't horrendous. I was going to do the same this year but the cost has arisen so much that I will just use sugar and make up 2:1 syrup...
  6. Susan1

    Am I wise?

    I checked the hives last Monday and the three of them had filled out nicely with lots of bees. One hive has four supers on it and lots of sealed honey and there was a good flow of bees on all three. I have to admit that I did not go through the brood boxes as firstly I didn't have the energy to...
  7. Susan1

    Three hives only one "good" one.

    As the title says I have three hives two in their third year, one bought last year. One of the hives in its third year is thriving. Queen laying well, brood and eggs present and has loads of bees - actually keeping an eye on it as although I see no queen cells they could maybe be needing more...
  8. Susan1

    Angry bees!!!

    Well for the first time ever I experienced an angry swarm. I have three hives and have never before in 10 years beekeeping had an angry swarm. I never had to use smoke as the bees were always calm and well behaved, I had only read about angry hives. Until today. I opened my third and biggest...
  9. Susan1

    Flying bees!!

    Love day to go and check the bees for food. Drlighted to see them our. Fondant given. Happy Christmas all.
  10. Susan1

    New nuc with queen cells

    I have a new nuc which I got about 16th july, it has been transferred into a hive. It is really strong and has a marked and clipped queen. On the third inspection it contained capped queen cells which I removed - the queen was there. On the next inspection, yesterday, there were more queen cells...
  11. Susan1

    Honey extraction and storage.

    For the first time in a while I have supers full of honey hooray! My problem is I am going away for five days from this Thursday and am not sure if it will be OK to leave the supers on the hive until I get back or should I take the ones that are ready for extraction of and store them somewhere...
  12. Susan1

    Catching a swarm in a hive.

    Ok I haven't actually ever been lucky enough to attract a swarm in my 10 years of beekeeping but this year I managed to place a hive up high on a flat roofed shed. I was just wondering how I would get it down if I ever get bees in it. It should be interesting.
  13. Susan1

    Question about a swarm.

    A beekeeping friend of mine who is not on the forum has captured a swarm. Most of it is in a nuc but a pile of the bees has decided to set up house underneath the nuc and will not go in. She is wondering why this may be. Would anyone have any ideas why?
  14. Susan1

    Would bees who were robbing settle in the hive if it was empty and they swarmed?

    I now have two empty hives which have been robbed. I was just wondering if a swarm would settle in these hives if I left them were they are. I think its wishful thinking as I do have a bait hive which has never been used. I am so optimistic, when I see the hive with the robbers flying in and out...
  15. Susan1

    Hive is being robbed any advice please?

    I have a hive that was quite weak. I added a couple of frames of stores but they are now being robbed. I have made the entrance of the hive tiny but the robbers are very persistent. I am guessing there is no hope for the hive as it was already weak but I was wondering if there is any way I can...
  16. Susan1

    Nuc wanted in N Ireland

    [I]Anyone have nucs for sale. I have been beekeeping for 9 years and would like to purchase a new nuc. I am in Co. Antrim.
  17. Susan1

    New nuc

    I have a lovely new nuc made from splitting a hive some weeks ago that had queencells. It is actually in a brood box not a nuc box as I really wasn't even sure it would work. However there is lots of brood and they have been taking down loads of feed. I was wondering if I should move them into a...
  18. Susan1

    Green feeder

    I have three big green feeders and two work perfectly. The oldest one has a lid which now does not fit properly. Has anyone else had this problem and would you have any ideas how to fix it? I would contact the place I got it but they are closed today. Thank you in advance.
  19. Susan1

    Smokers

    I was just wondering does everyone use a smoker? I very rarely do and was thinking should I? The bees I have are fairly docile and I use a soft brush to move them on a bit when I am replacing crown boards etc. Is there something I am missing by not using one do you think? Would be interested to...
  20. Susan1

    New nuc

    Yesterday I made a nucleus from a very large hive. I have a queen cell in it and lots of brood and bees and food. I kept it shut up last night and have sprayed water in. It is still with my other hives. I was reading that I should add bee pollen but looked at the price and thought it was quite...
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