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Hi Looking to purchase 10 nucs /colonies within the next few days to start new apiary project ,, I am in south staffs but will travel to collect , Thanks Mark:bigear:

Hi all A very good friend of mine has had one complete hive and three hive roofs pinched over the weekend, the initial thinking that the roofs were pinched for scrap , The complete hive contents (frames and bees ) were found on Monday by myself discarded in the middle of a country lane , about...

Hi, I have 2 nuc boxs ready for sale , they are both on national std brood frames Both Queens are marked and laying well.The bees are covering 5 frames. I am looking for £125 each. I am in South Staffordshire near j 13 M6 buyer to bring box , Or box supplied at cost , Mark...

hi anyone fancy a chat in chat room tonight say 10 any subject??? its free so make the most of it mark

Hi Anyone know why homebrew Banana wine tastes nothing like Bananas? other brews do usually taste a little like the fruit they are made from but banana dont Mark

Hi all I have found some drawings on www for micro/mini nucs which are made from extruded polystyrene so I need a supplier. need 8x4x 1/2 inch sheet extruded polystyrene (styrofoam )local to s/staffs W/mids or online with delivery. I am sure one of the DIY stores should have it but I am...

Hi loooking for opinions, If I have used Thymol mix or Apiguard treatment in October and there is a super on the hive 1. can the super box and frames be used for honey stores next season with or without burning out / boiling or not used at all again for honey? 2.can the wax be used again for...

:confused:Hi, I have been advised by a fellow beek that smoke from a smoker can taint or flavour a honey crop that is in a hive and also that using smoke can put the honey and wax production back by several days , is there any truth in this or is fiction , :confused::confused:

Hi all, following a recent post regarding entry to Bookers to get cheaper sugar, I phoned my local booker store yesterday and asked for entry as I am a beek and have BBKA membership, The reply was "they did not know anything about this" and "I was unable to enter with my beekeeping card" . I...

Hi , have just been given a nuc box containing Queen cells, brood and honey , moved to my apiary yesterday, I have noticed today 2 white bee larva on the entrance board dead , is this OK? could it be the move? or more serious implications? :( any advice please