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Just looked at the B&Q site, and an 'Easibee National Bee Hive Stand' is more expensive than the same (ok maybe very similar) version from a company in Lincolnshire.

Have to say I like the look of the Abelo 'Ashforth' feeder...but I am on timber nationals rather than poly, and I havn't delved into the compatibility issues (I assume there must be some). I will contact them.

I assumed the need for the crown board since the description for the feeder said 'Centre cover prevents bees escaping'.. which sort of assumes that they could only get in via the centre hole. I will refrain from asking what is wrong with Porter escapes, I am sure if I search on here.....

Thanks all for the replies (and apologies for the delay in coming back). Rapid Feeder (and English feeder) is the way I will go. One further question, if I may. I am assuming that an English feeder (for instance) would sit on top of a crown board. In such a configuration, the 2 holes in the...

Hi, I am being advised to give my (arriving) nuc some feed when transferred into the brood box. I am looking at a 'frame feeder' (Thorne do a plastic one, and I see some other timber versions), which replaces one of the frames. Does anyone have experience of these?

This thread has been most useful, thanks - particularly to Anduril for pointing out the different configuration of the hood on the Swienty Breeze - which is the suit I went for. The temperature had retreated a couple of degrees from the 32 C here when I collected it, but there seems to be good...

Sorry, bit thick, what is IPM (it is Integrated Product Management in my day job)

Would become less confidential if the EU were to propose a 'hive subsidy'..... Not that they ever would, of course jon

I have the 'standard' Hooper book, but have Celia Davis' 'Honey Bee: Inside and Out' and 'Around and About', partly since she is coming to talk at the Cookhill Garden Club next month, and I will try to get her to autograph them. Both are a bit 'advanced' for my experience yet, but I guess I...

4 Pages of posts in one afternoon (OK and evening). Seems to be a slack time for beeks ?

Pea and Ham

I have just been reading in BeeCraft an article about Argentina and Apimondia. According to this, Argentina has 4.5 million hives and 28,000 registered beekeepers (an average of 160 hives apiece....yes I know it dont work like that). Anybody any pointers to the equivalent figures for the UK...