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Both my hive are a bit low on bees and stores i have some fondant left would it be best to feed this or syrup

Thorns want £60 but found a cheaper one at £30 as my skills are not up to making one

Thanks for the replays i will get one and try it out

Any views experience of using one I am thinking of get one as it looks likes it has a some benefits over normal methods Takes less kit and space and easier than a snelgrove. http://barnsleybeekeepers.org.uk/horsley.html

3 of the fist photoed bits not a press Your welcome to them if any use i am in Leigh on Mendip or i can post at cost

I have 3 of them if anyone wants them

Looks like the heather press for the win thanks

Another view

Was given 3 of these with some kit from a old beekeeper and dont know what they are thought they might be something to do with queen rearing So over to you

fully open on the strong one and about 12 bee space on the weak one

Help needed WASPs we came home from 2 weeks away to find the weak hive empty and striped of honey my other hive swarming with wasps the 2 full supers are striped clean and full of wasps. have taken the supers away and closed down the entrance to a few bee space and what bees there left are are...

Well after such a bad and stressful year for the bees and us i have ended up with only a super and a half of honey. I have 2 hives on 12x14 and was thinking righting this year off and letting the bees keep the honey hoping that the better nutrition will help them What your thourghts

Thanks

Will try and get a pic up in the next few days

Hi I got my bees 3 years ago from a old guy who had abandoned his hives a few years before. They have always been a bit aggressive compared to other hives in the division and they seam darker in colour, So i have been thinking they are native blacks of some description. Is there somewhere i...

Thanks for the reply's I have been through the hive they came from and cleared any queen cells and play cups, they have plenty of room infect it was the weaker of my hives that i was feeding as well. i have a spare super so will make a temp nuc out of it and see if the queens has mated before...

Hi After a bit of help 3rd year bee keeping and in a bit of a mess Due to the weather i have not carried out a inspection for a few weeks and one of the hives have swarmed twice in the last few days. I have collected the 2 swarms one from next doors tree and one from the garden but i only have...

The last super ones i made up i used a staple gun with 15mm pins They seam to be holding up but will have to wait for extraction time to be sure

Well i put a frame of eggs and young grubs and checked a week later and they have made a queen cell complete with grub in the bottom. My next question is how long should i now leave it before checking?