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Hi, Hope it is OK to post this here... This week is Big Give week. All week The Big Give will match donations given to the various charities that are signed up with it. So, if you donate £5 the charity will get a total of £11.25 (including gift aid). There is only a limited amount of money on...

SOCIALISM You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbor. COMMUNISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk. FASCISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk. NAZISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and shoots you. BUREAUCRATISM You have 2...

I seriously thought this was a joke, but apparently not..... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2067171/Will-home-owners-swarm-idea-Get-freshest-honey-wall-mounted-urban-bee-hive.html (Not a Daily Mail reader BTW:eek:)

Tonight ITV 1 @ 8pm - Little England A bit about the Val de Dropt beekeepers (English beekeeping group in France). Not sure how long it will be, but will probably feature Bridget Beattie who writes the beginners guide thing in Beecraft.

Sorry if this has already been posted somewhere on the forum.... http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/invasion-beware-the-killer-hornet-2371353.html

Have heard some interesting discussion about this story today... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-15248021 So, does this case highlight everything that is wrong with society - i.e - suppression of talent, inflexibility etc, or does it highlight everything that is wrong with the...

Neither cyclist nor antelope hurt...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3zirE_r5l4

Amazing what you can use bees for these days... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15232879

I may be going a bit loopy but I'm sure I have just heard the sound of chicks coming from one of my bird boxes. I saw a bluetit come out of there earlier today but didn't think it could possibly be nesting. I hope I am mistaken, the poor things won't stand a chance.:(

I'm currently thinking about replacing my ageing range and wood-burner with something a bit more efficient and environmentally friendly. We currently have a very old Rayburn Royal (solid fuel) and a Coalbrookdale Much Wenlock. Both are pretty inefficient and can only be kept going overnight with...

Interesting article. Sorry if it's already been posted somewhere else on the forum. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15068454 Perhaps another suggestion that monoculture is bad for bees?

Blimey, sat here at work and and have just seen a van go past blaring out "any old iron?" Blast from the past, eh? At least someone is being enterprising in these hard times:)

Would appreciate some advice on this...:confused: I put a clearer board (with porter escapes) on a hive at my out apiary in order to clear a partially filled super. Anyway, I forgot all about it for over a fortnight. I went back to check today and found that there were still about 100 bees in...

Hi, I was on holiday in North Wales last week and spotted this building in Porthmadog. Anyone have any idea about it's history? I can't find anything on google.

Anyone else had an e-mail asking them to take part in the above? It says "randomly selected" - I'm just interested how many people they ask. Also, what do people think about the survey? (yes, I freely admit to poking a stick into the hornet's nest of FERA conspiracy-theorists!):troll:

Just received the following e-mail forwarded from a beekeeper I know in Leicestershire... "Just for information. I have found an incidence of AFB in Leicestershire, I cannot tell you the exact location but it is in the 10Km square SK51/61, that covers places to the East of Loughborough up to...

Hi, At the weekend I was doing a routine inspection on one of my hives. I took out a frame, laid it flat in the upturned hive roof, then wandered off for a minute to get something which I had misplaced. When I returned, I swear one of the bees on the frame was doing the waggle dance. I watched...

Interesting article about fake imported honey.... http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/your_council/news/press_office/press_release_archive/2011/june_2011/food_fraud_probe_uncovers_fake.aspx

:)Hi, I'm getting a bit swamped with hives at my home apiary so am looking for somewhere nearby to site a new out-apiary. Just wondered if anyone knew of a suitable site anywhere in the Cain / Tanat Valley area or, at a push, Welshpool. Preferably somewhere well away from footpaths or prying...

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me fathom this out. I collected a swarm last night as per... http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=11463 I've just been called back to the same location to find about 30 bees hanging around the spot where the swarm settled. They are definitely not...