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Various beekeeping books as photo for sale All of these have their own tips and tricks, some have more technical info otgers have more pictures and basic stuff so a good spread of info to build up your library. £25 + £5 postage or collection from birmingam or sutton coldfield welcome Pm me or...

18 issues of beecraft magazine for sale from 2012 and 2013 I have also incuded files with beekeeping info internet articles and hive plans Plenty of info to sit and read up on during winter £20 plus £5 posting or collection from birmingam or sutton colfield fine Thanks for looking and see...

Bought this from usa last year Hand held refractomer for sale Comes with full instructions and adjustment screwdriver for calibration and collection pippette Will also throw in storage ice cream box £20 inc posting See my other items and thanks for looking Phill

Hi and thanks for looking Due to selling up I have for sale a manual 2 frame extracor set up for sale which would be ideal for a beginner or someone with only one or two hives. It will take both super and brood frames. The kit consists of 2 frame extractor with lid. The extractor can be taken...

Hello I live in North birmingham and have to unfortunately sell my bees due to the break up of my marriage. As i am not at home very much I can no longert look after them and relocation is not an option. I have only been a beek for 2-3 years. I have one national hive with a double brood box on...

I have a single national hive I put another brood box in earlier in the year to try to aviod swarming but they still went albeit it late in mid august. !! They have recovered well though and there are plenty of bees in the hive. They arev mainly in the top brood box where i put a frame from...

Talking to a mate in cormwall last night (non beekeeper) he says he has a swarm thats been in a tree on his property for over a week ( a week sunday when he first saw it) Is this a record? I always thought that 2-3 days at most and they would be off. he doesnt even know where they have come...

Hi all Despite adding anther brood box and super well before time, cheking for Queen cells,etc my lot still swarmed but they are in a tree above the hive so i will be getting them back tonight. I have a 5 frame nuc ready. Should i just collect then directly into the Nuc and then add some frames...

Despite 2 swarms last year I still had a nice amount of honey from my single hive. this year I am going to try as many things as possible to stop it happening. I would liketo try an artificial swarm but really dont have the room for another hive as i live in an urban garden. No problems with...

Hi I left a super of honey on last year for my bees and took the QE off and over winter have been feeding fondant. Now that spring is round the corner how do i take this super off and remove the bees from the super - after first ensring the queen isnt in there of course. Is it just a bee escape...

Hi I made some 2:1 syup last year but went a bit mad and have about 7-8 ltrs left. Will it be OK to dilute this with 33% water after heating and re-use as 1:1 in the spring. Theres no signs of fermentation. It was heated to 80deg for 5 mins when made. Thanks Phill

HI all I have made a sime nuc box over the weekend from a plan i found on a site in the usa and amanded the sizes for my national frames. I havent finished it yet but wondered if you could advise me of a few points. The original plan shows a small 10mm entrance hole. Should I consider a larger...

So what do you plan to do differently this year that you didnt do last. In beekeeping I mean ? Me - Plan ahead mor and keep better records. I only have one hive but even I was caught out last year when it was april and I hadnt use the winter months to do anything other than read books. No...

Hi I have some 2-1 syrup leaft over from Autumn. I was wondering how long this would keep if kept cool. I thought about using it in spring (if required) by adding 30% by volume of water to bring it back to a 1-1 ratio but if not needed would it keep till next autumn Thanks Phill

With the hope of getting either a kindle or tablet either before christmas or shortly after I had a look at the prices of some ebooks. Looking at ebooks.com The prices are supposed top be cheaper arent they. these no paper or printing to pay for. yet the prices are either the same as a paper...

Hi does anyone have any beewax they wish to sell (or rid of) as i need about 2kg to finish off some projects. Willing to pay a reasonable price. if you have any please pm me with details thanks phill

I took a couplseof quizzes yesterday and did so awfully i printed the answers off and was going to go thjrough them again today but cant..boo hoo anyway of seeing them again. Phill

the 5 frames i had with my Nuc last year look a bit shabby now and i was thinkibg of replaceing them Is this best done next year or late this year. Also you you do them all at once or say 1 at each inspection. I have searched before asking - honest Phill

Hi and thanks for readng my post. Whats the best advice as to where to store frames ie frames that have been extracted of honey. Its always puzzled me what to do as i imagine meeces and incy wincy spiders getting access to them. if i put them back in the hive for the bees to clean up do they...

Hi thanks for reading my post. So i have just recieved my little 2 frame extractor which came with 3 x 15lb buckets and a 30lb bucket with honey valve as well as a double strainer. I,m a bit confuzzled as to why only the bigger bucket has a valve. Do i extract the honey into the smaller...