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I would just like to let everyone know that Preston Beekeepers have Wally Shaw coming to talk on Swarm Prevention & Control The event is open to anyone : There is no charge ....... Friday 18th March 730pm Church of the Latterday Saints, Longsands Rd, Fulwood, PR2 9PS 2 mins off M6 junction...

Preston Beekeepers are holding a talk on : "End of winter management and planning for spring" on Friday 19th Feb 730pm by Geoff Critchley at Galloways (blind home) Preston PR1 0LS free of charge all welcome lots of parking and easy to find, please join us.........:thanks:

just noticed that Pattesons have 12oz hex jars on offer 30p each. sorry if its been mentioned before but i have only just noticed it got my order in..... :spy:

a very interesting looking workshop sat 14th nov being run by lancaster beekeepers morning consists of classroom theory/workshop and afternoon lets beeks get into uninhabited hives including Russian, long hives, duroc block hives, lancaster long hive, japanese hives etc. too many to list phd...

Just to let anybody who may be interested know that there are a few spaces left on a beginners course to be held in Chorley, Lancs on 24th & 25th january 2015 930-5pm very easy to find it will be run by Preston Beekeepers on behalf of Chorley Council the cost is £70 which includes BBKA...

Not wanting to hijak the interesting thread already going about oxalic acid sublimation i would like advice on respirators I have the oxalic acid, the evaporator and a rechargable battery, just need the PPE I have looked on screwfix and there is a large array of respirators starting at £20 What...

My daughter is sitting her junior basic assessment tomorrow We are checking we have everything together The sylabus refers to " a beekeeping diary" I had it in my mind that this is hive records but now i am wondering if it is something completely different like what courses / talks/workshops she...

I have just completed the honey survey Anybody else done it yet ? :facts:

I am looking for a queen for my poly nuc if anybody is uniting and wanting to squish their queen, please think of me and let me give her a chance or if anybody has one from a queen rearing program, i am also interested i will collect locally ( lancashire) or else happy to have her posted...

Hi toby I have been looking for a queen for a nuc for a few weeks with no luck IVe tried my bka and local ones Happy to pay for her and postage if you have any left Im in preston, lancs Away on hols at moment, back next tuesday He nuc has drone layer workers so it needs shaking out first Please...

Hiya off to Bled im couple of weeks skiing anybody been to bee museum just outside of Bled ? looks fasinating ........ wonder if i could sneek a few pounds of bees back in my hand luggage !!! :nono:

Hi I have just put eke on brood box and laid fondant ontop of frames as suggested by many helpful beeks on here.(bees low on stores, not taking fondant from ontop of crown board etc etc.....) when i removed crown board there were 6 drones and 1 worker on it. is it likely that i have a drone...

Hi, i am looking to replace 2 of my lost colonies I would be very happy with a swarm or a nuc I'm in Lancs but will travel to collect. Please contact me if you can help Thank you :thanks:

Hi I want to buy a selection of honey beers for my hubby for xmas to show him there is more to bees than a bottomless pit of spending. Can anybody recommend some good ones to try and where to get them from if poss. Thanks

hi everybody i have been reading threads on the forum for several months now and find them most enlightening i purchased 3 colonies on Sunday and set them up at home i had a great shock when, what i thought would be a few bees coming out to do an orientation flight (dry,sunny,no wind, 11...