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  1. ma1308

    Wanted local mentor ( TELFORD AREA )

    Hi Sam, Take Toffeesmum advise and join Shropshire BKA (they are not clicky) and get some first hand experience with an hive before yours turn up you will be very surprised how quick things can change with Bee's, I jumped in just like you and when mine swarmed I have to say it was a scary...
  2. ma1308

    National hive full of bees (Shropshire)

    I have a cedar national hive with a 2013 Buckfast Queen and lots of bees for sale I have had this Hive for 3 years, please PM me if you are interested. These are only for sale as I do not have the time at the moment, I will be having Bee's again but wait until I retire. £200 I took a couple...
  3. ma1308

    Family exposed to bee venom

    Hi pargyle, any chance of putting up the recipe for the Apricot curd with Honey I would like to have ago. Thanks
  4. ma1308

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Re-Queened a very angry hive a few weeks ago checked on them 4 days later to make sure they had not killed her off, all was well. I have left them alone for just over 3 weeks went to check on them today they have eggs, capped brood and seemed a little quieter, only 20 or so attacking me instead...
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    For Sale 1 cedar standard national + Bees

    For Sale 1 cedar standard national hive £280. This price includes the bees, frames, floor, brood box, crown board and roof. The bees are sited in a garden shed in Shropshire. The bees are from a Swarm last July they are filling the brood box, due to changes at work I am finding hard to get the...
  6. ma1308

    Oxalic Acid vaporizer

    http://goo.gl/i54mN uk website selling the VARROX vaporiser
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    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Final treatment for vorroa, went quickly through the hive as they are still a little moody to find they are filling the brood area with syrup while leaving 3 drawn frames totally empty.
  8. ma1308

    In search of bread worthy of my honey

    No home honey to try on any bread but we do make our own bread in a bread maker, Cinnamon & Raisin, Pumpkin and Poppy Seed, Italian Herb and a Plain White just to name a few. I would like just enough Honey to fill a few jars next year but if I only get enough to go on a slice of toast I would be...
  9. ma1308

    PDF to normal editable text?

    I use pdf2word link below. http://goo.gl/HVM57
  10. ma1308

    Possible Reprieve from Council.

    Thats good news :) I have had many problems with neighbours over the years like you say whingers.
  11. ma1308

    Sales

    Again thank you for your replies, much appreciated.
  12. ma1308

    Sales

    Back to subject. Thanks for your replies, I am going to order a couple to try for next year as feeding seems to be the main problem with them could I use fondant instead of syrup? Totally new to this so sorry if this is a stupid question.
  13. ma1308

    Sales

    Thanks for your replies, I am going to order a couple to try for next year as feeding seems to be the main problem with them could I use fondant instead of syrup? Totally new to this so sorry if this is a stupid question.
  14. ma1308

    Sales

    Hello, this is my first year as a bee owner, I will call myself a bee keeper when I get some honey :). I am aware some suppliers have a few sales towards the end of the year, I was thinking of ordering some poly nucs from P4yn3s do they have a sale is it worth waiting any info would be much...
  15. ma1308

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Started Varroa treatment and gave them some sugar syrup, the little devils was in hell of a mood today started on me as soon as I got the crown board off.
  16. ma1308

    syrup or fondant?

    I would say a good question, I was thing of asking it myself.
  17. ma1308

    Anyone tried these?

    No idea on that one sorry, I got this one http://tinyurl.com/cvvf39k not bad for a first suit seems to be well made. Getting a Sheriff for Christmas off the Mrs, she doesn't know yet so keep it quiet.
  18. ma1308

    Photos

    Something like this one.
  19. ma1308

    Photos

    you will need to re-size the image to 160 by 160 pixels
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