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An idiots guide to the way forward would be useful. I have so much on my plate, at times its hard to think straight...........:eek:

Hi everyone, thanks so much for your support. Firstly, I have just checked them, I now have one hive which is 1 deep full, no sign of queen cells, queen still laying. So thats OK for now. The second one, well. No go really, I wonder if it has been robbed out as there are so few bees in there...

Sorry, I meant it is correct I have one hive with an aging queen and one nuke with no sign of a queen whatsoever, no sign of laying or queen cells. I am trying to keep both my chins up. Re work, I keep trying to tell myself at least this isnt Greece. But it is very galling when people go on...

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Hi, thanks for cheering comments..........................they say it never rains but it pours. How true. I feel guilty about the hives that died, but I honestly was so distracted with all my other woes. The very small colony may still replace the queen then this week? I am absolutely 100...

I have been beekeeping now for three years and this was the first season when everything seemed to be going well, until April that is.:nopity: I had one bereavement the beggining of April and another a fortnight ago. Just to lighten my mood I have had my redundancy letter, this is the seventh...

I started another thread without seeing this one, the question I was asking was if anyone has used it at all? Pam

It sounds too good to be true. I have been using Vitafeed and the bees like it, I was wondering if anyone has tried Superboost at all?bee-smillie Cheers Pam

Yes, I am going to pluck up courage and try this, if I can be sure its not going to rain for an hour!

Blimey, everyones been very helpful. I like the idea of putting a queen excluder between them because I have a problem with lifting. Its on another thread. I am also trying to navigate the weather at the moment. If you chuck the workers etc on the ground wont they all die? I will also try a...

Tried the can, still going out! I was taught to light it with newspaper first then add the fuel, perhaps I just have too much stuff in there? It alight while I have the lid open. I will try putting the cardboard in first and then try some woodshavings.................................

You have all been really helpful. I have a problem with my smoker, It keeps going out! I was the person who started a thread on how to keep a smoker alight and got loads of replies, so its a common problem. I am beggining to wonder if I need to get a new one. I was at a meeting yesterday where...

Hang on, I dont have a big enough garden I can take it about 50 ft but not 50 yards..

Ok, at least it sounds possible to find her, I am stung to blazes. Thanks, I may try it tomorrow it I can Pam

Well everyone you have certainly given me lots of advice. 1) I would get a helper if I could but I have been trying to find help round here for ages and its SURREY!! When I tried to join one local group I was told in very frosty terms that I shouldn't expect people to help me, everyone was very...

:banghead::banghead: I am hopeless at finding the queen and have a couple of hives of VERY stroppy bees. Yes, I know I should find the queen but boy do they get angry!:eek: I need to requeen, yet in order to do that I need to find the queen so its a vicious circle. Does anyone know of anyway I...

Hi, I am in trouble with my grandchildren if I dont get each of them one of these not worthy, I had no idea how popular they would be. There is a limit as to how much milk I can drink and the offer closes tomorrow, Can any help by sending me some? Thanks Pam

:eek: I am sixty now and live alone. I find the physical effort of lifting in beekeeping my main problem. I really struggle with it. Has anyone got any suggestions apart from a top bar hive? I was thinking of getting one, then I saw a Warre hive but that seems worse as you add to the bottom of...

:iagree: I am keeping bees not going in for a competition on who can be the most macho. I cant see that there is anything to be gained from putting up with stinging bees, apart from anything else I have other people to consider, and stinging bees give bees, and beekeepers, a bad reputation. I...

Both colonies in my garden are really a bit stroppy at the moment.:eek: The first hive I was talking about was quiet the next day but today I was chopping some branches a few feet away and one stung me. All year I have been doing that with no problem at all. This pm I was stung three times just...