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I was always told by experienced beeks that you should wait until the currants are in blossom, and you need a "T shirt" day with an air temperature of 17 degrees or over. I've no intention of going in my hives until mid/late April. I can't see what there is to gain by going in early. (Ducks.....)

Looks more like £470 including delivery to me. Tony

I'm referring to the Giordan 8 frame drill driven extractor. Maybe we should try and get a bulk discount. Tony

Well the Euro has dropped, factory price is 295 euro plus vat, if the uk distributor drops the price to reflect strong pound I'll prob get one too.

Well sometimes not, but this one was... http://vimeo.com/101029841 <iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/101029841" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/101029841">swarm after 6 weeks</a> from...

Hey Guys, I need a mated queen. Any recommendations on where to buy one from would be appreciated. Ta Tony

I can't believe I've had the patience to read all this...!!! Going back (a long way) to the OP, I have allways left my bees a full super of honey, and they have allways survived well with minimal or no feeding. However being such a small sample this is hardly scientific evidence. Common sense...

Cool beans you guys, I just got 28lbs, 9 frames. A personal best.

STD National. Anyone care to share their best yeilds?

As I lost two colonies to this last year I am naturally keen to avoid a repetition. An idea I am considering is making the hive more vertical than horizontal, as the cluster can obviously move up and down a lot easier than sideways. Also less heat would be lost. So, I am considering putting...

In answer to original post.... I have found myself in the (what I originally thought messy) brood and half situation, here's what I do.. Remove crown board, and anything else above QE, and place on upturned roof. place an empty super box on CB remove QE inspect each 1/2 frame, then placing...

Gals and Guys.. (see, already breaking with protocol) Into my 4th season, so beginning to think I am beginning to feel a bit confident about bees, but much more to learn for sure. All the anti swarm procedures I have read about focus on separating the flying bees and Q from the rest of the...

Normally I'd probably agree but after the winter's losses I've no shortage of comb!

ok think I'll just ditch the frame as the bees have plenty of pollen and are also bringing loads in. thanks Tony

Guys, went to have a pre-first inspection inspection today. (i.e. quick look in the top) Colony is on satndard national, brood and 1/2. Bees look good, bringing in pollen and nectar. I stopped looking when I found brood at all stages on one of the top frames. I did remove one other of the top...

I wouldn't treat more than once, I'm sure I read somewhere reputable that it's not a good idea. Might be an idea to keep an eye on drop in the spring, if it's excessive then go for a drone brood cull, but what do I know, being a relative newcomer myself. Tony

Ok looks like it's Saturday morning for the OA treatmnet, been cold for long enough for there to be no uncapped brood, and hopefully for there to be no brood at all! Tony

Same issue here, too warm in Dec I thought, so am now keeping a close eye on the forecast, and will OA the day before it warms up. I use linseed oil with 10% beeswax and paint it on the hives. I'd have thought that a dry sunny cold day would be good for that. Tony

It depends on whether you want the honey to taste good or look good. The more you filter it the less tasty it gets. I'd say that a kitchen seive would suffice. It seems ironic that asthetics play such a big part in winning prizes for what we eat. Of course this is only my opinion, and I am lazy!

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