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Hello all, Exciting day yesterday, as we got our first hive. :D Picked it up from a neighbour of the in-laws-to-be who retired from beekeeping a decade ago or so. He's had his stuff all nicely wrapped up and stored away since then. It's a National, plus he gave us lots of other kit. Our...

Hello again everyone. I have another beginner's question. How much space does a hive need? On my allotment I obviously want to keep them as out of the way as possible, and I thought that putting them behind the shed would help this. To explain: the shed is at one end of the plot, with 2-3 metres...

Hello all! I've been thinking for a while about keeping bees on my allotment (and lurking on here and the other place) and have just been lucky enough to inherit a load of kit from the in-laws' neighbour who gave up seven years ago. This includes options on three (at least) Nationals, and one...