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Some interesting comments, I had a great mentor for the first three years of beekeeping (he kept 70 hives) so I was well aware of the work needed (both in summer and winter) For me there are a number of factors why I need to down size; I've changed jobs - I have a longer working day I now have...

Hi, I have been lurking on the forum for years. I have been keeping bees for the best part of 10 years, most of the time with friends / on my own, but over the last few years I have noticed that there are less people keeping bees, or it least it feels that way. Over winter my circumstances...

I had this emailed to me, I am no where near. Hi there i am one of the site managers at the Linden homes development in Cholsey and we have a swarm that has set itself up in a chimmney stack of a newly built home that has people moving shortly and i was hoping someone could come and collect...

I takes national frames, normal and super. it's in great condition James

I am selling my extractor it's only 4 months old, it's a plastic 2 frame manual tangential honey extractor I brought from here from C0rnwallhoney.com for £115 it's been used no more than 6 times to extract 165lb of honey. Selling for £80 collection from cw12 or wa3 or I could drop off if you...

I know it's a tall order but i need a queen ASAP James

Ran out of brood boxes so I added a super to the big hive

When the box is full, you remove frames 2 and 10 and replace with empty foundation. The frames you remove put in slots 5 and 7 of you new box and fill the rest with fountain. On you next inspection depending on how they are doing move frames 5 and 7 to 4 and 8 and replace with foundation, repeat...

Firstly, what type hive (might be a Warre?). National, but a late friend used Belgium 12 frame The method is similar to the rose hive method apart from you add the next brood box to the top, and you move frames up. If you didn't use a queen excluder the queen would lay in your super, because...

I use ladders if need!! James

My bees are on 4 brood box at the moment that will rise to about 6 for the brood nest. James

Just given bb a call they want £80 for a suit for a 4 year old James

My daughter already loves the program 'The Hive', each day she says Good Morning bees/ Night night bees. James

Good price but once you add 27 euros for shipping :eek: An idea! She uses my spare suit, I think she's once watched on inspection. She likes to watch them coming and going, she stands to the side of the hive, but the odd bee tends to land on her so it's really to stop that. I would never...

I am trying to find a bee suit for my 19 month old daughter for next year. She likes to watch the bees and asks to have a look in the "top" (see if any bees are under the roof on the crown board), the problem is my wife has palpitations:rolleyes: Can anyone recommend a site? James

It was a colony before last week, living in a nuc box before being transferred to my hive. I have not properly inspected, thats on my jobs list for Wednesday. It wasn't a gift! I have known the Guy for sometime, he keeps about 30 hives and sells nuc and queens. I left the board in when I got...

I have only had bees since Wednesday of last week. Today I found a Drone about 2m from the front of the hive, it was unable to fly due to it's wings being damaged. Is it anything to worry about? My bee friend is on holiday this week. James

My daughter is obsessed with bees (she will be one on the 2nd April) I have been trying to find a stuff bee toy like this one Does anyone know where I could get nice looking bee from? James

My daughter is obsessed with bees (she will be one on the 2nd April) I have been trying to find a stuff bee toy like this one Does anyone know where I could get nice looking bee from? James

I think it's 6mm, I will take the bottom of and add 20mm :roll eyes: James