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sadly other half had got stung while we were out and about,, and reacted badly to it so up for sale if anyones interested 5 lots ..some on on double brood boxs and if u look at my videos see sum nice dark wild bees that come from the walled garden never been treat for verroa never needed it £300...

i have had my bees two years now never seen verroa or had to treat my bees for it just wondering if anyone one else north of Northumberland has had to treat there bees?

OK been thinking! :),,,,got 5 hives now with bees.. 3 nationals 1 dartington 1 Commercial ....3 hives is plenty for me so heres my thoughts! keep the two nationals and sell the 3rd one on.. use the Commercial (two deep brood box's) as supers on top of the dartington use paper method to combine...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2151125/Good-bee-Extinct-species-returns-Britain-24-years.html?ito=feeds-newsxml how sweet

Taken day off work for swarms OK looked out window 9.30 AM saw amazing sight,,in 2 Min's flat i had my bee suit on and went running for the door,,i have two Commercial hives on top of each other which u couldn't see as was black with the swarm,,only prob is they filled both top and bottom...

Yesterday got phone call from a Guy who had a big swarm in tree about 4 feet up,,he sent me sum pictures of this huge football mass of bees,,,I quickly told the lady who's pond I was doing that my missus was in labour and I had to leave :) ... time got home and phoned gentleman back the bees had...

http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/water-avens planted this plant last year in the pond at the side of the house,,,have a few acres damp woodland behind me ..its self seeded everywhere bees seem to love it...

I can see sun already,,,first time in a month in north-east ..bee a good day watching me bees,,,might have stay off work ;) Sent from my MB525 using Tapatalk 2

Ok sure been mentioned loads so a link been great ....brood box is full up brim! But Bees are not moving up to next brood box....how do u get them up there.... Sent from my MB525 using Tapatalk

i live in a rural part Northumberland were theres a old walled garden, now gardener has been there 30+ years and he said gardener who retired before him said it been there before he started so easy 50+ years.....ok its in a south facing wall one 10 feet high other say 15 feet high and 50 feet...

Ok spotted this large segmented bee in garden today any ideas? Sent from my MB525 using Tapatalk

OK first pictures is from were the swarm came from,,I live near a old wall garden were there have been wild bees living in the wall for 50 years plus they are as close to the native bee Apis mellifera that I will get, so today come home to find a swarm in a tree 40 feet above me which im sure I...

OK received a nuc from jerry Norton from isle of man yesterday, jerry kept in touch though out the order and has been great! so nuc landed yesterday had smoker in hand ready to go, opened the nuc and thought blo--dy hell I couldn’t see any frames for the billions of bees on them so managed to...

saw this flying pair in my garden today nice looking things they were flew like hover bee but looked like a dumpy honey bee ideas ?

after a nuc was hopeing get one off iombeeman but not been on in a while hate miss out this year,,prefer local bees darker the better happy to travel

ok header says it all i am going down the line of makeing few poly fish transport boxs which i can get in a few sizes all free,,think these will be ideal as very light weight,have a removeable lids,think il go for a size thats as close to a brood-box as poss only thing i need work out is how to...

ok header says it all i am going down the line of makeing few poly fish transport boxs which i can get in a few sizes all free,,think these will be ideal as very light weight,have a removeable lids,think il go for a size thats as close to a brood-box as poss only thing i need work out is how to...

hellooo first year into beekeeping anyone local that can put up with useless questions would be great :)

hi all,,, ok set up my hive at the end of august hoping with luck I might have gained a late swarm as I no I have a wild colony about 200 yards away so I put plenty sugar out for them which got them interested had 100 plus checking the hive out but they didn’t take residence :( ... so my plan...