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After replying to a recent thread, I am now making my home-made bee vacuum pictures available for you all to see. My Album It is a altered idea from one I managed to download from the net. Works well, but obviously needs 240 volt power close enough to use. The main collection body is a water...

Hi all, I have just completed my 1st season of beekeeping (but have been researching for about 3 years) and whilst visiting a hospitality business near where I work, received an enquiry regarding the possibility of the business buying some bees and hives for their roof, from which they would get...

Quick question / idea. Does anyone have experience of or any ideas relating to a low heat under the hive during winter nights to help keep the temperature more even and therefore less bee deaths? I realise that some hives (including observation hives) are indoors with external exits. Do these...

OK, so my first year, and still/always learning! I recently extracted a super of honey producing 4.5 kg of honey after going through my double stainless steel strainer. Placed straight into a plastic bucket to settle, rather than a tank which would need cleaning and obvious wastage to a certain...

So I have asked all the 1st year beeks if they have started well. Now for all the experienced beeks:- I have had a pretty poor year (as guaged by myself!) I am in East Oxfordshire. 2 hives, no honey to remove. A couple of swarms and queen problems. Has this year been a good year for you and...

Hi everyone. This is my first year in beekeeping and after the numerous mistakes, lack of equipment and bad weather situations, I am wandering who else is in their first year and how have you got on. I now have two hives, not as many bees as I would like and no honey to remove, however am...

My home made wasp trap design. Made using info from the beekeeping forum. Tesco cheap squash bottle or similar. Cut top off, remove lid and invert over base. Place gravel in bottom to steady in windy conditions. Partially fill the bottom (over gravel but below upturned lid) with 1:2 sugar...

Today, I went to inspect the wasp traps that I had placed out last Monday. I found those that hadn't fallen over were full of wasps and I thank those on here that gave their wasp recipe out. 1:2 sugar/water, a teaspoon of jam and some vinegar in the halved and top upturned cordial plastic...

I know it has probably been asked, but TBH entrance - ends, sides, top or bottom? Your views before I start making mine (Will be approx 3-4ft long). Thanks in advance. Dave.

First blog entry - waiting for queen to hatch in one hive, queen in other growing up before mating.

I inspected my hive today (third week of ownership) and whilst I did not find the queen, did see some newly laid eggs. I closed up, not wanting to leave it open for too long, and then checked underneath, where there is a rather big cluster of bees on the underside of the varoa mesh. Is this...

I was driving home from a nearby shopping location and drove straight through a flying swarm of bees! Typical! The day I am buying my first hive and bees together, I see a swarm right in front of me. I stopped and had a look, and are definately honey bees from what I could see. The annoying...

I am just about to site my first hive. I have two possible locations to place it in. My main location is a small field which is owned by a local business man. In talking with his wife this afternoon, she tells me that they have a fox in or around the area that has recently taken some of their...

http://www.st-hereford.co.uk/farm-and-land/dispersal-sales Not connected to this in any way!! Found it on another website and thought someone here may like to visit. Dave.

A discussion thread. I was told a couple of years ago that there is a piece of legislation / policy that means that allotment associations have to look favourably on beekeepers wanting to keep bees either on their allotment or on some suitable ground within the allotment field. I have no more...