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The only reason that I have looked into this is because, of a change of circumstances ,I am now in a third floor flat(no lift) and the extraction process has become to hard on my back , i could just about cope with it in the apiary ,but the stairs have killed the enjoyment, My options were ,find...

Thanks for the info ,I have just ordered it

I have always gone to Ted Hoopers book Guide to Bees and Honey as my go to book , but after about ten years of keeping Nationals I would like to look into Top Bar Hives, The most talked about book on line seems to be Barefoot Beekeeping can anyone recommend this ,or give me an idea of a good all...

Hi I want to use honey instead of sugar in a couple of recipes One is for Marmalade the other for beer Is there a given formula in cooking i.e a kilo of honey equals a kilo of sugar so that I can just exchange the sugar for honey Will it work for marmalade and beer the same as sugar I want...

I am quite aware that this will be shunned my most of the serious microscope users, but if you just want to keep a few things that you look at on one of the cheaper microscopes have a look at this link for instructions on how to make a simple slide http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/ If you go to...

Here is a good video of the life cycle of varroa and the bee http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7304562435786960616#

I bought one of these as a spare for my spare ,just in case I had more than one person who wanted to look in my hive Occasional is the main word here,it is definitly not suitable for anything but a casual look into a hive

Another useful piece of free software is this http://www.picolay.icbm.de/ it allows you to take a lot of images and combine them together It makes some good pictures ,I am still at the playing stage ,but if you Google Picolay you can get a tutorial as well

This question was asked at our local club apiary and the answer came back that you should not mark the queens as they make a better target for birds to pick out (swifts and house martins ) on there mating flight

Our local beekeepers association has a great library of books covering all aspects I am not sure if this is normal for most associations ,but it is definitly a good place to start before you spend any money I have quite often read a book recommended and than decided to add it to my collection...

What a nice thing to do when someone needs help ,I am pleased that you have been given the all clear and Salute your generosity Good Karma

I prefer the fencing type as the wide brimmed version can blow about in the wind But I would also recommend wearing a baseball cap underneath to keep the veil from coming to close to your face whichever one you choose

I bought one of these this year www.parkbeekeeping.com/index.php?s=14#cat9 The PBS3 In 1 it is the soft type of Poly so I do not think it will last for ever but the bees seem very happy in it . I have also got a very expensive wooden nuc next to it with omf the bees are hanging out of it as they...

So Mike A was right, she did get out of the QX so I followed Finmans advice and I did a A/S But she is out again ,so I have decided to merge the original brood with this a/s and do away with Queen Houdini, but will it be ok to move the Original brood back to where it was originally and then but...

Mike Thanks for the info, so am I wrong to think that they will only swarm if there is a qc in situ also maybe I would have been better off doing a artificial swarm rather than making up a nuc, I thought that with a lot of new foundation and plenty of room they would give up that idea they are...

On Saturday I split a colony and made up a nuc the colony had approx 3 Q C, this morning( Monday ) about 11.30 there was a swarm on the front of the hive and the clipped queen on the grass ,I managed to catch her and put her back into the hive with a Q X on the bottom of the brood box,there is...

have alook at these they do a range of sizes dependant on what room you have http://www.pentagonelectric.co.uk/products.asp?cat=heaters They are really used for keeping electrical cabinets free from Condensation ,but are pretty cheap and simple to use

I always make sure that I have at least a vale on when ever I have anything to do with opening my hive ,but I never really thought of having an epipen, but I think it sounds like a good idea ,how does one go about obtaining one ,via doctor or online ,if online have you a link

Very good, I am still laughing at number one whilst typing ,and meditating on the others