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Admin, I think you should increase the options to include £5 donations, you may get more revenue.I have my own website - hosting is LESS THAN £36 PER YEAR AND THE DOMAIN IS £4 PA. Why is your target £60 Pm = £720 pa. I am happy to give £10 pa towards the cost because in two weeks the forum has...

Newbee question sorry. If you have five supers on one brood box, one for food and 4 for honey, why don't you harvest 2 of them?

I am based between Grantham and Sleaford, keen to visit an apiary as long as someone will lend me a suit. How do I contact you Monsieur Abeille for details?

Thanks Dusty, just the sort of feedback I was after. And Susbees thanks for yours but you are obviously very experienced with com hives etc and I just wanted feedback from the other end of the hobby - no offence intended. nelletap - thanks. when I said build your own hive I was talking about...

For you experienced hands - thank you for your input but what I wanted was reactions from New Bees. I have done the research and read the forum so I know what an experienced beekeeper is likely to say. I'm reading the books and waiting for the course. No body has actually answered my questions...

Regarding the suit - the ones on Ebay to £40 are not worth looking at?

I just need your opinion now that you have been beekeeping for a year or more. As a beginner with some experience would you recommend .... 1. Buying a budget flat pack National hive with frames. 2. Buy a complete beginners kit, suit and all. 3. Buy a flat pack Hive with a 14x12 brood box 4...

I'm still reading but I see there are two different super frames SN1 and SN4. what is the difference and which is recommended for a new hive? I see brood frames come in DN1 and DN4 - again what is the difference If I buy a hive with SN1 super frames and DN4 brood frames - is that good, bad...

Hi,thanks for the reply.I have got amessage from the chairman toask another member to send me agmminutes and info. I'm impatient, do you hold regular meetings?

Hi I am still reading and trying to pursuade the wife bees are a good idea. Have you got yours in the garden?

Is there a beekeeping fraternity in the Grantham Slaeford area?

What a great thread I await the next instalment, after reading lots of threads this week I nearly dismissed beekeeping but this has got my apprehension calmed. No matter what hobby you take up there is always more than one opinion, We know we do carriage driving trials with a pony.

I beleive this is a hobby I could get into -information and a sense of humour - b marvellous

I am interested in keeping bees and I am at an early reading stage, I understand the Brood box and supers, queen ex, but I cannot find an explanation for the eke and why a 6" hive lid is better than a 4". Also what is the Crown board for?