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    selling up

    Sold them, but now wish i could get them back they were 14 x 12 national cedar.
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    selling up

    Finally got myself a field a couple of miles away, but need to get some bees again, anyone have any spare colonies peterborough area?
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    Teak Oil ?? Not convinced.

    I use raw linseed oil
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    selling up

    Thanks for all your support, my garden is very small and they do have young kids that are scared. It is entirely the parents fault, I doubt their kids would have even known about them if the parents had not made such a fuss. But it is not over for me, I will find a suitable site one day, I...
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    selling up

    Hi wellabee and others, I have tried to source an out apiary, without success. David
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    selling up

    Hi Pete, They cost me over 400 each without the bees as they are the top of the range with gabled roof, sloping hive stand, poly crown board, super, 14 x 12 body, manley/hoffman frames. I was goping to het 380 each as the colonies are really good David
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    selling up

    Due to bullying from the neighbours I have decided to sell up. All new Thor*es stuff in 14 X 12 western red. I tried to post an add in the For sale/wanted section but it is not there, do you need prior permission to post in that section?
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    14x12 nucs for sale

    I have 2 14 x 12 national western red cedar hives with gabled roofs and sloping hive stands complete with good colonies this years queens for sale
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    Hives wanted

    I am selling a couple of my national 14 x 12 western red cedar thor*es hives complete with super, gabled roof, sloping floor stand and good working colonies. Nr Peterborough
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    For Sale 14 x 12 national hives good colonies Peterborough

    I have 2 Thor*es western red cedar 14 x 12 national hives each with super which are being filled, new queens this year, good strong brood. These are the top of the range hives with gabled roofs and sloping hive stands all new this year with Manley/hoffman frames. I want £390 each
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    Comb in roof space

    Brilliant, thank you D
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    Comb in roof space

    Many thanks, I will try it. David
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    Comb in roof space

    All the brood, queen, eggs etc are all in the roof, so I would end up destroying the whole nest. D
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    Comb in roof space

    Rehived a swarm from my hive a few weeks ago, added a crown board, empty super with feeder in but left the other hole open in the crown board (mistake). Now they have built all wild comb around the feeder hanging down from the roof not in the frames. How do I move them into the main hive...
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    Difference between mating flight and swarming behaviour

    Just watching my hive entrance and trying to evaluate what is happening. The hive swarmed a few days ago, I rehived the swarm elsewhere. In the old hive this morning: About 50 bees poured out and looked as if they were doing orientation flights, but they came out all together like a swarm...
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    Out hives. Ply or poly

    I have the oportunity to put some hives on afriends farm, they will be out in the open so i am looking for the cheapest, most robust, most secure. I am currently using national 14 x 12 I have seen ply on solw@@@ bees website. Poly on payn@@ website. Is this the cheapest option as i dont want...
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    First swarm, advice please?

    Collected the swarm, left for an hour. A cast swarm appeared near the original so took the main swarm away, hived it in a friends field 4 miles away - all looks good. Collected cast swarm, i will leave it on site until this evening before i remove the box, so hopefully all the stragglers will...
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    First swarm, advice please?

    Just been and collected first swarm, cut the branch left it in the box, left box upside down near where swarm was with a gap underneath. How long before i should go and collect the box? I dont want them to clear off again. Do i have to put them into a hive at least 3 miles form where i...
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    How long for new queen to start laying

    Thank you, I dont suppose there is much i can do except destroy any other qc's as soon as i can? D
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    How long for new queen to start laying

    I think i only left 1, but have not been able to check this week. When the weather improves i will make sure there is still only the 1.
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