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Hi, I meant to post these a while ago. For those of you looking not to use foundation next year this is a frame I extracted from this year. Both sides had some sealed honey on, after uncapping it went into an motor driven extractor along with full frames and survived. I have found that 'wild'...

Hi, rather then hijack another thread I thought I'd ask the question on a new one. The question being "How much honey does it take to produce 1 Kg of wax?" Let me first explain that bee keeping is my hobby, I enjoy it. I like the people I have meet and the open and sharing nature of bee...

Hi all, I'm doing some queen rearing at our club this summer and have looking at ways of assessing the quality of the new queens and I came across this site, http://www.glenn-apiaries.com/breeding.html. I know that you can get a good idea by looking at a patch of brood but I was planning to...

I came across this in my travels today, http://www.good.is/post/urban-beehives-get-a-redesign/ The last paragraph reads, 'The design firm Omlet has taken on this challenge in the past, with its plastic "Beehaus," but other innovation is sure to result. The entrance deadline is November 28, and...

I'm thinking of getting a bread maker in the jan sales, can any one recommend any good ones worth looking at or ones to avoid? I looking for something to do a 'standard' loaf, a timer would be good, but not too many whistles and bells. Thanks, Mike.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14309007 "The University of Bristol study, which is taking place over the next three years, is part of the £10m Insect Pollinators Initiative, which is funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the Natural Environment...

Is any one using the BeeBase online inspection software yet? It looks OK, not sure how much access the Bee Inspectors have to it!! It might be interesting if they manage to make an 'app' for it. Mike.

It would seem to be a bit of a year for swams but can anyone explain why there might be so many queen cells on a frame that does not have any other brood? Thanks. Mike.

Hi, can anyone tell me what flower/plant this might be? It's a low level covering plant with the flowers about 30mm across and the bees seemed to like it. Thanks, Mike.

Lesson # (how ever many lessons you have learnt as a beekeeker + 1) Make sure when carrying a box full of bees though the house you have a clear path and the back door is open. How did I learn this lesson, well having collected a nuc full of bees, and none escaped in the car, I...

For reasons too long to go into, I split one of my colonies last week and on the frame with eggs I cut the bottom away leaving 'points' for Queen Cells to be built. While I did not expect a perfect cell on the end of each point I was surprised by what I found yesterday!! Is this normal?

I am clearing an allotment site at the moment ready to put some bees there in the spring. Thing is that it has been used for keeping bees before and while I've cleared and burnt the old boxes, there was a lot of old fames on the ground. Is there a way of sterilising the ground or do I just turn...

Hi folks, As it is getting to the end of the season and the bees are tucked up ready for the winter I thought it might be time to review how my foam lined broad boxes have fared this year. For those of you who have not seen them they are on my blog. Late last year I went into the winter with...

I was asked at the weekend about how and where do bees fit into folklore? I've read how it is good for the bees to be told the news of the village (not gossiping at all) and about a black ribbon needing to be put on a hive if the beekeepers dies. Any others come to mind?

I have been asked by someone about teaching/training new beekeepers in an adult education centre in Dartford but it's a bit too far for me to travel. It's for a couple of hours a week in 10 week terms and is a paid post. Anyone interested PM me. Mike.

I've just been to collect a swarm from one of my sites and I noticed a lot of drone activity at the enterance of one the hives. bee-smilliebee-smillie Is this the aftermath of a swarm? Do drones know/wait for a virgin queen? Thanks. Mike.

A week without pesticides http://www.semaine-sans-pesticides.com/uk/index.php There are no events listed in the UK, maybe next year. Mike.

Any one involved in this? http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/beepartofit/

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article7116321.ece

Hi all, is anyone living in the Kew area that whats a site on an allotment? I have had an answer to my post on the Landshare site and it's a bit far for me to look after. PM me and I send you the details. Mike.