Search results

I had grafts (all from same hive) taken and sealed in three hives (65% average from grafts taken). After being capped a few days (day 10) I put hair-roller cages on them and moved all the QCs from 2 of the 3 hives to my incubator set up. I was hedging my bets in case the incubator failed and so...

I have two supers of heather honey on thin comb. I intend to sell some as cut comb in those small tubs. The supers are currently stored in a warmish area and I an not intending to sell for a month or so. Can I cut it now and store or should I cut just before selling ? Best way to store ? Cheers !

What do our france-dwelling forum members think of this ? Vita must think the hornets are going to be arriving UK side soon. http://www.vita-europe.com/blog/apishield-asian-hornet-trap-video/

Had a wee look round the front of the hives after work today and noticed a handful of dead bees with pollen baskets full on the ground in front. I'm only in my second year and last winter they were all tucked up by now so was curious about their fate. It was a sunny and clear day up here...

Swarm has drawn 8 frames in my poly lang in a week (day 7) and started on the last ones. They have also guzzled down 10 litres of 1:1 syrup. Queen on central frames and although I didnt see eggs (very dull overhead is my excuse!) there was an arc of honey and pollen over polished (or small eggs)...

I have one of those MB ashforth feeders with the perspex insert. Last year I had a lot of bees falling in and drowning. This time round I repainted the entrance to the feeder and the trough edges and sprinkled sand on to give them a rough edge to cling to. This has helped a lot but there are...

At work we have a few hives in a botanic garden and have had primary school classes come and have a look (from a distance!). We then show them an empty frame and some capped honey and explain about bees etc. Recently we are hoping to visit schools and talk about bees and so we want to buy a...

Looking for a few nucs in Aberdeenshire or slightly further afield !

I used to live in Australia before I ever took an interest in bees. However, I had a friend visit me from Oz a few weeks ago who saw my hives and has a bit of land back there suitable for his own. He mentioned they get swarms in the yard 2 or 3 times every year and his son is about 16 and very...

Bit of advice wanted from folks using MB poly langs. This year I just started beekeeping with a nuc from a mate and was not planning on supering. So I went for the complete hive - 3 full depth lang bodies. If my colony gets through winter I aim to split this coming season. 1. So what do MB...

Its a bit windy out. Hope everyones hives are safe. Mine face east so I hope the wind is not chilling them. Strapped them down last night nice and tight. 60 - 70 mph gusts in the east of Scotland at the moment.

Third queen of the summer autumn and the first to get it right. Having left my latest (and only purchased) queen to get on with it for a few weeks I had a very quick check before work today and lo and behold I had eggs, larvae and capped worker on the first frame I pulled out. Also saw marked...

I'm looking for some posters on bee brood development times as well as different pollen colours. I have seen a few by various retailers (t**nes) but they are pretty expensive. Anyone know where you can get cheaper ones ? PM me if this breaks any forum rules ?

So continuing from my other thread about eggs being found last week this was my last post......turns out she is a drone layer afterall - grrrrrrrr. My original queen was laying nice worker brood then the bees in their infinite wisdom supersedured her. Things going fine, eggs found last week...

I have been chopping down leylandii around the garden now for a few months. Yesterday I noticed some bees circling and landing on freshly chopped logs. Will they gather up the resin and use it in propolis production ?

Moved into a new place in March where the garden has been neglected for about 15 years except for a being cut back just before we moved in. So as the summer is coming to an end we are going to completely overhaul the garden. I realise that planting for bees will not make much of a difference to...

Morning all ! Well the mist and cold fog we have had over the past few days continues. I've been feeding the beasts 1:1 syrup to encourage drawing foundation and just to keep them happy as not much foraging going on although in a burst of sun for half hour yesterday they went balistic bringing...

Morning all. First ever bees arrived in nuc from my friend a week ago. Previously never seen queen but a queen cell had hatched early June. He had bee through them since then and never seen eggs but we were not worried as weather has been so rubbish. Left them to settle and fed them a bit. I...

Hi guys, Ready to set up my hive and have the site its going in all cleared and ready - just a few final questions. How level would the concrete slab my hive is going on have to be. I dug out a few tree roots and the ground was a bit lumpy so I filled it out with fresh soil and raked it. Is it...

Hi everyone - looking forward to using the forum. I always find these places the best place to get advice and pointers when starting a new hobby :) Okay so I have moved into a new house out of the city and have wanted to keep bees for ages and with a bit more room now is my chance. I did a...