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Oh dear This is my last post on this matter so here goes. I will reiterate this forum is a beekeeping forum to help people and in a hobby that can be absolutely bewildering at the start a safe haven to get advice and the odd advert for / excess to be sold off. Its not commercial and in the 4...

Aye to "both" really Someone made a comment that I best read what was put on after as I hadn't bothered, read a bit and gave in. No need to feel threatened at all. I did all that typing to explain the process to beginners and how point out how ludicrous you 1st advert was in terms of...

WTF :rofl:

The 2017 incumbent will still be around for 2018 but less as he has his own bees to look after, so this is an opportunity for somebody else for 2018, only 1 place. AS 2017 advert really. Learn under supervision, you will not be asked to make frames etc or let loose too early. Not around much...

As for my advert and endorsements, anybody that buys a nuc off me is left without doubt that if unhappy in any way bring it back. Pacey I had never met, his work keeps him away for weeks so he took a while to pick his Nuc up and a few weeks (as agreed) to bring back the box, he very kindly put...

The Spring advert in 2017 was again selling “Buckfast Nucs” he had taken some orders so busily made up more plywood Nucs and was offering high teens 20 (ish) or so Nucs for sale in total iirc. £150 ish? Delivery May / June and again it was an early advert and deposits required. There were...

Ok I am going to respond as you are on this thread and your playing the hard done by card. But I won’t be responding anymore, I’m done with it. To be perfectly clear I was happy with the comment I put on the thread, but unhappy I felt the need to comment on someone else’s advert. Since both...

Don't know wasn't on line at the time. I did comment on his sale thread as thought it was getting silly, obviously put something here and changed his mind. Interestingly both this and last years adverts of his have disappeared off the site, maybe his choice maybe somebody elses. As I...

Mine drew it fine, if you go on the American forums the trick seems to be not to goive the bees a choice, i.e dont mix Ritecell and Normal Foundation as the bees will always draw the normal. I put frames in brood nest with normal wax and bees drew them no problems. It will be the same in...

Its not bee breeding its just Queen Rearing no matter how you dress it up. As stated its only breeding if you have control over both sides of the pedigree. As a line you need sister queens to compare/ test and enhance particular traits, not possible with open mating. It would be like the...

You don't say what kit you actually have, but if that's the size you want to run then I would just put them straight onto 14 x 12 rather than let them build up on standard national seems a pointless exercise. Do this using nuc with 14 x 12 frames above, or standard brood box with 14 x 12 above...

The reality is the problem is with the Title of the Certificate. Using that criteria is not a Bee Breeding Certificate its a Queen Rearing Certificate with an appreciation for selection. Nothing more nothing less as it suits the BBKA agenda / philosophy on its local and doesn't matter whats...

Congratulations. If you don't do II how could you supply a 3 Gen Pedigree as per the PDF B+ attached, or do you have an isolated mating station?

Credit where its due, they do a fine good job of it aswell.

Your on commercial, do you want to stay on commercial or move to national same footprint so if getting new box will make no odds to the bees wood or poly. Stay on Commercial , 14 x 12 or Standard? Then you have 3 choices how to do comb / frames. AD-hoc Bailey Shook Swarm All have pro's and...