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My OH made me a nuc box........... without an entrance, ? 'Well' he said 'he had checked a number of sites and couldn't decide what was the size or correct place to put it as there were so many different ideas on line' So I have to let him know what I want. Still initially strange to be...

I have tried a variety of finishes. including boat varnish, ronseal coloured varnish and the shades stuff with PVA undercoats. I have left the insides. I won't be able to tell until next year if they have been effective against the weather. Bees seem happy and they have 'completely' lined the...

woo haa, I'm so happy. A lovely bee keeper from my division helped me by giving me 2 frames of eggs. It was quite an adventure in my friends car keeping them warm and navigating country lanes to get them to the hive before they got cold. Put them in, gave them food and left them to get going...

Hello Dusty, I'm a newbie too, muddling through. In comparison to last year I can do a bit of bee talk and keep my bees alive. Personally i do find it quite hurtful when you ask on line for info and advice and then persons unknown take a verbal pot-shot. Not sure if a certain .5% of bee...

I know that you may find this a bit yukky but give your chicken one whole raw egg (no shell). it is like a protein pack and will zip them up. Even when ill they will know exactly what to do with it.

bee-smillie, Hello Big Dave, Unfortunately I am no bee hive making expert, I am just a little bit broke and trying to do bee keeping on the cheap. My Oh and I have been tackling the task of making hives from plywood sheeting and I liked the idea of a see through crown board, so that i could...

Hello, After checking out web prices I have made my own crown board from polycarbonate sheeting ( had some spare). I am very happy as I can now see into the hive quite well without disturbing them.

We have just made 2 brood boxes and 6 supers from ply to save money. i know they won't last as long but they will last for a while if looked after. We used this site to get advice and plans. They look lovely and they are currently being painted. Now I just need to get or grow more bees.

And really yummy.

Why not use it for it's original intention and make loads of dosh and be really popular with the local community? You may end up with a greater profit margin than selling honey? Could bees be used for pollenation purposes?

cold and wet here, not even worth going in the field. I have nesting geese I will watch them instead, at least something is laying eggs even if they are as big as my hand!

Hiveabee, I wasn't upset by your messages, in fact it was nice to know i wasn't by myself.

hey Big long Darren, Did you get to eat that fish? Perhaps she (the Queen) knew the cold spell was coming and thought better of it. Sue

Hi Hiveabee, Good luck with your hive, I know how you are feeling at the moment as I am in the same position. I am not going to worry, I'm going to go and build another hive as I am an optimist.

hello, My queen is marked and I have seen her. The queen cup was a cup and didn't elongate as I checked 7 days apart. I have shiny cells waiting for eggs. I guess I need look for some fluffier bees and/or just wait a week or two.

Hello, I have been checking on my hive and my Queen is there but isn't doing anything. The bees have got everything ready, nice arcs of cells with pollen (lots of it) and stores ready but no eggs or brood. She is moving around and looks fine!? I found a queen cup last week but it has gone this...

Hello, My OH brought me a lovely buttercup yellow bee suit which goes nicely with my marigolds. Unfortunately I do not have sunglasses, but I may get some as I feel they may bring a little something to the outfit.

We used the rat poison that comes in a large packet and has lots of individual sachets inside. You put the sachets along a rat run and then they take them away to small cashes and sit and eat in peace. Worked really well but we had to keep the dog away in case he got to eat them. Do you have a...

hello, i have been doing my own chickens for about 2 years. I raise and kill them myself but the law states that only I am allowed to eat them, so my OH gives me a hand and we are legal. I am now raising Christmas geese but I will be taking them to a poultry abatoir as the job will be a lot more...