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Hello I'm looking for a 30 lb bucket of honey if anyone can help!

I've some old practical beekeeping and bee craft magazines from about 1985 to 2000. Free to a good home it would be a real shame drive it to the recycling place as there are some old scientific papers as well. There's about 2 cuft worth

Will nip down and see you before you go to say thanks for all your help!!

Looking for 2 or 3 overwintered colonies on national and 2 or 3 on Jumbo Langstroth if anyone can help Thanks

Polyhive how's it going?

As above .... In some cases I have HAD TO give queenie more room to lay with another box!

Quick look see for me today.. Emerging brood in two hives!

What gear will you be on? Im 10 mins from ski slope.

Penistone any good?

Have a chat with Hivemaker!

Yes youre probably right! About the wooden framed ones however I wanted a few slotted ones as well.. Thanks!

Smokey a highly relavant point from drstitson regarding MB poly gear particlary thier supers! For me ..MD Manleys for the extractor and "standard" langstroth for cut comb. Good luck!

Does anyone manufacture and sell slotted steel excluders for standard langsroth boxes? I need about a dozen! Thank you.

Does anyone do slotted steel queen excluders for standard langstroth boxes cant seem to find these anywhere! Need about a dozen or so. Thanks.

They have bog standard langstroth and jumbo langstroth sizes however you will need to make sure your poly super boxes match your super frames I use md frames in mine!

Merry Chrismas and a Happy New Year to one n all.....apart from wasps!

Dulux smooth masonary paint ive found ok. If you paint with a satin finish or gloss ive found this creates a "film" which does not adhere to the poly as well as the acrylic stuff particulary when youre splitting boxes glued up!

As well as the extra reading I am goin to try some specific managment stratagies (besides nlowing them up with petrol) for next season... Keep you posted!

Good news...mot many wasps in front of hives today!! However I am going to learn more anout how they behave and communicate for sure for next season!!

Ive still got a problem with wasps... And have had a major headache with them all summer! 2 nests within 15ft of hives , chewing through poly hives to get into supers all over fondant at moment etc etc etc its been live and let live this year next year it wont be! One hive ar one point had about...