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Stage 2 ( Bees went last week ) Just had a quick count up in the shed.. Numbers are Approximate ' but I haven't dug to the back of the shed !!!!! 25 + supers. ( filled with frames and some set honey !!!! ) 10 brood boxes + Wire Q/Excluders 10 floors , rooves , & crown boards 6 Poly Nucs (...

Yes all sold instantly

I've decided to retire from beekeeping. So I have 10 Colonies for sale all in Nationals ( some on double brood boxes ) These are on three different sites. ( near Downham Market, Norfolk ) Sale will also include the Hives ( to make transport easy. All good queens and just nice friendly bees...

We have a couple of Nucs building up nicely , head by marked 2017 Queens , from our own stock. Currently on 4 frames of brood. ( Hoffman frames ) in Paynes poly's. I would prefer to keep the Nucs... Bees & frames £110 Inspection welcome , locally deliver possible... Downham Market Norfolk...

Yesterdays mission... Unite 9 colonies into 5 + make a couple of nucs... Tonight and the rest of my evenings this week , assemble the super frames I should of done weeks ago.....

First few flowers opening here....

Mr Amari.. I'm a little ride from you ( Downham Market )' But I do have a fully kitted out prep room + 21 frame spinner and a very patient wife that does all our spinning...We do extract for other beeks ' but these are very local to us.... The local council came and inspected us a couple of...

Yes , weather & temperature , That's down to mother nature.. Now for the tricky bit.. Over the last few years ,we've tried to unite colonies a few days before to exploit any good nectar flow... Fingers crossed...

Reading this thread made me have wonder around the Limes near one of our site today , tight green buds at the moment.... Hopefully a couple of weeks away , because I'm not ready yet :spy::spy::spy: New queens only just getting going and I'll need to do some uniting... Cooler weather this...

Wow , we do get excited..... Mine are due to arrive tomorrow. My wife has phoned the delivery company and asked if they will deliver round the back , Yes they said no problem..:sunning: And I've asked her if she'll stacked them on the M/T pallet in the prep room , as I'll be at work and it...

That's a new one on me... Sounds like yo missed a Q/cell !!! But why the Q/E between floor and brood box ?

Back up nuc is always a good idea.. We've done a couple of A/S over the weekend. Whenever poss we split of a nuc at the sametime.. 1. Prime Queen to new hive. 2. Open cell with brood in original hive. 3. Open cell + couple of frames of brood to nuc... Can make for lots of colonies '...

I cracked at the 11 hour , forgive the pun !!!!!! An ordered another 1000 !!!!:spy:

I'm struggling with that one too !!!! 2300 fit on a single pallet.. This would keep us going for a few years 'but they don't get any cheaper..

They had a an offer a few weeks ago , 20% off.. So I ordered 500 !!!!! Now with this even better offer ,I've order another 1000 !!! Hopefully this will keep us going til the next offer , as we are running out of storage space...

Fab offer on at Pattersons Jars... 500 12oz hex £113.00

That's the easy way , no mess , no squashed bees.....

As beekeepers we experience highs and lows throughout the season..:hairpull: When I found this yesterday , I come to the conclusion, they didn't like their new queen.... And left them to get on with it !

Laid on the ground under the hives with a torch... Yep ,,,, I was checking for swarm cells.... Daft idea ' but at least I got out the house...:spy:

Full lap today , 5 sites 25 colonies , 7 + hours... felt like a days work !! One queenless colony , capped brood only , broke down emergency Q/cells ( united with next door ) was going well !!! :hairpull: Another with Q/cells 3 open supersede cells ( on face on two frames ) & one capped...