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Thanks for the reply Andy, there may be something in what I was told.

Hi, Talking to a beek last week and he is of the opinion that lemongrass will trigger hives in the area into swarm mode. I used it last year and caught a few swarms but none were from my hives. I thought it an interesting statement but I am of the belief that it attracts rather than pulls...

Was your queen clipped, if so she would have not made the swarm and is lying in the grass somewhere. That is one theory but one of the more fimilar beeks on here should answer shortly. Sent from my GT-S5830 using Tapatalk 2

Excellent piece, thanks for posting.

Hello Don Welcome, have also watched and learned from your videos.

That looks very good swarm. Question, what is the height of the timber above the mesh? I made a few during the summer and had about 20mm above the mesh and about 12 over the solid. And to keep on topic, treated two swarm boxes and made a national brood which will be painted tomorrow.

Sorry Darren, meant to reply a few days ago but it escaped me. Have used it a few times in the last year as my neighbour was having hens & ducks taken. I have used it out to 120 yards but I have heard of others using it out past 150.

I use the Led Lenser P7 with the mount & pressure switch, its good and not that expensive. I used to have the Lightforce 170 but they are bulky, heavy and needed a battery pack but would still use the Lightforce plugged into the cigarette lighter when lamping from the car or whatever and when...

A group of enterprising businessmen and beekeepers in Donegal are about to launch an Irish equivalent under the Active Irish Honey brand. Link here . I have seen it in the local shops, priced about the same as the manuka. Hopefully it will take off and they will be looking for more native...

Thanks Liam for answering my question. I have wind barrier up but it's only about three feet high and with the Atlantic about a KM away I need to raise it further.

Great to see that Liam. Question, how high is the wind barrier and do you have enclosed around the hives? Thanks.

Just had a quick look through the 1941 edition of The Practical Bee Guide and seen ads for both companies. excuse the bad pics from the camera phone.. And Taylors were going sixty years per the ad below.

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http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/winter-forecasting-responding-to-the-headlines/ UK Met Office hits back at winter tabloid nonsense, Madden etc. Quote: Winter Forecasting – Responding to the headlines Once again it is the season for speculation and big headlines regarding what the...

Maybe she is fimilar with "An Bechbretha", see below. An Bechbretha: Old Irish Bee Laws In Ireland during the early medieval period beekeeping was so important that there was a complete list of laws dedicated to beekeeping. The bee laws, called the Bechbreatha (Bee-judgments) were part of a...

Thank you LJ for such a detailed and helpful reply. Much appreciated. Thanks MuswellMetro, what you say makes perfect sense. I will now leave a beespace.

I have offcuts of foilbacked two inch insulation. Could I use this as a crownboard directly on top of the broodbox and would there be any thermal bridging by using it? Thanks

Confused again. Can someone take a few photos and post them please. Pintures are great for the likes of me. Thanks.

Why not use a 3D printer, every house will have them in a few years time.

Thanks sharonh Sent from my GT-S5830 using Tapatalk 2