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Cheque arrived in this mornings post.

I have finally received a reply from Mike which is as follows: ................................................................................................... Hi David thank you for your email IM SORRY i have phoned to ask you when you would like to pick up your bees `no answer...

Googled and e mailed them to check availability,thanks.

Aha! A fellow Welshman.:cheers2: I am down South from you Craig, West of Cardiff. You know Cardiff, it's that big place with all the lights.:)

Hmm.I would have preferred it if you hadn't done that as I was going to try an email to the address posted by JohnF just in case his website is out of date. Just to make it clear I am not slagging off the bloke as there could well be a very good reason why he hasn't been in touch. I just want...

South East Wales.

Hi Haven't posted for while as I am still waiting for the nucleus that was ordered last October for collection this April/May from a place in Gloucester. Despite making a phone call last month,which was answered by the blokes wife and sending a couple of polite emails I haven't heard from...

Does any one have an opinion on plywood hives as I am thinking of buying one as a second hive for my first season. They are cheap and cheerfull but are they fit for the purpose? Not sure if I am allowed to post this link but this is the one in question...

Bump! That's me landing back on earth. That all makes perfect sense. Too much reading can be very confusing for a newbee, thanks for guiding me back on track. Again!

So did I. Lets hope I can avoid doing just that.

Thanks for the response. I should probably have been a little more specific in my post by saying that I have the usual starter national set-up with 1 standard brood and 2 supers. I understand the principle of not offering the whole hive to the nucleus at once and will just add 2 frames at a...

Hello. Hope you don't mind another beginners question but after reading up on brood nest size I am more confused than ever. At the moment my hive is ready to receive a 5 bar nucleus this season and the intention was to go for a brood and a half. The nucleus will be headed by a carniolan...

The last time I checked by the time the VAT and postage is added Thorne’s direct prices are the same as their ebay shop. I was thinking of buying just the hive and had a chat with Thorne’s. It seems to be good value. The only reason I didn't get one was because I wanted an apex roof and unlike...

The information is out there if you can be bothered to look. If you don't care about it then don't sign but stop making up reasons not to. It's getting boring!

LOL !bee-smillie

Too young! Hardly. There is more to life than a blue tooth mobile or whatever the latest gadget is. Besides, I doubt if the bees use them As for you not getting involved in a political debate.

Well done for posting this. It seems this government will not rest untill it finishes off the job that Thatcher started by selling off all of our country to the highest bidder. Never mind we can always go to a 'centre parc' to see plastic bees in plastic trees.

I agree but, if only that was the case. My interest in beekeeping began several years ago when it became obvious that the honeybee population in my area was fast disappearing. I live in what may be described as a semi rural suburb with a meadow complete with bramble hedgerows within 200 yards...

I have read up on buckfasts and have formed an impression that they may require an experienced beek to handle them. I will be starting a national from a nuc next summer and fancied keeping buckfast bees. I have completed a course last year, have done much reading and intend to get some hands...

That would apply if they were' Bees on a budget' but not if they are sales items which are sold at a very reduced price. ie. flat packed national brood body at £15.32 + vat compared to first quality at £31.91 + vat I found Thornes very honest and helpfull. They advised me that the sales...