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  1. priono

    Opinions about my new season resolution

    A few of my hives are double poly brood boxes. They seem like to be the strongest of all. I even didn't need to feed them throughout the winter. So I am thinking of changing all my hives to DBL poly bbs. I think that the improved poly insulation and the double size helped to maintain a good...
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    Looking for increase 10+ btw London and Suffolk, Surrey

    Hi. I am looking for more colonies preferably without boxes but would by boxes as well if price is right. I am driving between greater London and north,, Surrey Essex Suffolk perhaps Cambridgeshire. Please get in touch. I am not driving for just one colony but smaller amounts is no problem. Thanks.
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    Wanting to buy large amount colonies btw Ldn and Suffolk

    Hi. I am looking to increase my bees. I am looking for 10-20 colonies. I am sure i won't find a single seller but I wouldn't bother to drive for just one. I am commuting between London Essex Suffolk. Bit more west like Cambridgeshire wouldn't matter. I have empty boxes but would take your If...
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    Meet the ukippers

    Have you watched 'meeting the ukippers' yesterday on bbc? I want that as a soap... Perhaps too dangerous 'I don't know what's wrong about using the word negroes. I use it as I use Asians or Chinese or Muslims or Jews and everybody knows that Jews have a thing on their nose.....' That's pure...
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    PP garage to honey extraction room

    Do I need a planning permission to transform a double garage into a food save honey extraction room. Water is present. Wool I be able to claim that as a permanent address? Anybody experiences? Thanks a million
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    Bee farmer association

    Hi. I went to my local club last weekend and I have been told that it might be good for me to join the association. I only have 15 hives currently but planning to increase numbers. A look at their website said that btw 20-40 I could get an associate membership and above 40 a full membership. My...
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    mating hive to nuc

    do you think it is possible to grow a mating hive into a nucleus if started early in the season?
  8. priono

    Location swap: Ipswich Guildford Burnham

    I have some apiaries which are just too far apart. Perhaps someone has a similar problem and perhaps a similar location and we might could swap locations. They are all good locations. 10+ hives if you like. Just let me know your suggestions. Open to different ideas
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    honey content - legal requirement

    while selling honey at a market last weekend i was asked pretty often by east Europeans and some i guess middle Easters how much sugar i added and fed to my bees. (they all agreed that they know all 'tricks'). Of course i don't do things like that except for winter. but a quick browse through...
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    Furniture polish receipt

    Hi. Has anybody got a good receipt for furniture polish. I know it's basically wax and turpentine. What mixture is the best. Is linseed oil as good as turpentine? Thanks in advance..
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    Paying farmers or farmers paying

    Hi. I have been offered some agricultural sides for next year. As I know in some countries farmers pay beekeepers for pollinating their crops. Do you charge or do you pay e.g. with honey? If you think that's too sensitive then just pm me please. Thanks a lot
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    HowTo planning permission for remote apiary shed

    Hi. I have purchased a piece of land where i want to put beehives. It is my first freehold and i was wondering if i can build a chat without planning consent there for storing stuff and as it's quite remote maybe even crush for a night. does anybody know if its possible and size wise and so on...
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    Insulation quilts

    I bought some insulation quilts in windsor sale for i think a pounf each. my bees survived fine without in recent years but sophistication is marching forward. when do you start putting them on?
  14. priono

    Which escape works best

    Which escape works best for clearing supers? Rhombus 8way porter? Thanks
  15. priono

    urgent help required: 2wks place needed near N7

    Hi. one of my hives just took off but i could catch it, it was so high that i didnt get all down but doubt i got the queen. i caught more than half (huge swarm) and they are fanning. i hope they will all get into the box. but i dont have a place three miles away to put them. can anybody help...
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    good and bad new modern hive designs

    winter is quiet so thinking of trying new ways: everybody knows omlet and the beehaus by now but which are your most and least favourite modern bee hive designs? some look very smart like the 'philips urban beehive' and some are just ... strange. most of them look really tempting but when it...
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    hive not inspected for 2years. what to expect?

    I recently found a hive in the neighbourhood which i've been told is abandoned for approx 2years. the outside temp is already below zero hence i just opened the roof as i saw that a feeder is in place. i filled the feeder with a 1to1 mix and they emptied it within two weeks. my question is...
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    scandinavian hive - bikupa - how does it work

    Hi. I was wondering if anybody has a clue how scandinavian or actually swedish hives work. everything seems to be in one big box. when you open it the lower half is something like a TBH and the supers will sit on the TBH but still in the big box. somehow the TBH is smaller which makes a gap...
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    My first allergic shock - what to do

    Hi, today i had a new experience. I got stung this year some times and never had any serious stuff apart from swellings which i dont mind, they dont even itch anymore. today was different, i fed my girls and afterwards watched the ladies flying in and out, collecting surprisingly plenty pollen...
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    Moving a hive as fast as possible

    Hi, I ran into troubles with my neighbours. I need to move one hive approx 30-40meters with a 90degrees turn. What would you recommend? How fare can i move daily or weekly and would you recommend to do it on a flight day or on a less busy day? I do not have a location 3miles away where i...
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