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Think my profile picture might give my other passion away - but like everyone else Covid has stopped most things. But I also build guitars, and lots of woodworking in general

Swarm calls My 1st year on the list. Roughly 3 or 4 Bumble calls for every Honey bee call. So far this year collected 3 nice swarms, and walked away from a 4th requiring a kitchen roof dismantling

Northern weather I don't intend to alarm you Kazz, but I checked mine on 8th June and also saw no sign of swarm preparations, other that some empty cups. Got caught out delaying inspections because of rain last year. So yesterday I dodged the showers and checked again - found mutiple Queen...

Sounds to me like a mating flight for your virgin Queen. With hive vicinity matings you can get a large number of bees taking to the air on "escort" duties.

One of my Hive bonnets has suffered minor bird damage this winterhttp://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=12659&stc=1&d=1453572314

Good timing. Next Beginners course is in April running in Colne http://www.eastlancsbees.org.uk/courses/

I would advise against painting the top and bottom edges - it causes the boxes to stick together making inspections more difficult. Most paints whilst dry in a few hours take many days to fully cure. Even after fully curing you can get bleeding between different coats - which creates a seal. I...

New Year new plans Well like you I started the year with plans to increase to 6. I had moved from the garden into a new apiary, and had built up spare kit, decided on my AS plans and planned a modest 1st attempt at queen rearing. The long damp spring was disappointing then staffing issues at...

There is an agent in Fence near Burnley - that would qualify as "a few" miles from Bacup!

Low Stores After a week at work cleaning up flood damage, took advantage of a brief break in the wet weather for a quick hive check. Both hives now hefting light - fondant slapped on. Some minor bird? damage to one hive cosy. Snow forecast for next week. Sigh... Roll on spring

I bought a large chest freezer for the garage earlier this year. Many weren't suitable but some are so you have to read the descriptions carefully. I eventually bought a BEKO and it has so far been great

Hobbies Well I came to Beekeeping having retired with Arthritis after 20 years as a voluntary/Club Canoe & Kayak Coach I also returned to guitar playing after more than a few years off and I make Walking Sticks, and lots of other things from wood... We have always kept dogs - Setters; both...

Makita AF505. Great gun but needs an air supply.

All flying Seen 1st flights of the year from all 5 hives. That's a week earlier than last year up here in the grim north...

Hi Everbeezer I am local to you (and a member of the local BKA). Give me a shout if you have any questions

That would worry me because 1 - Kitchen & Bathroom emulsions are more heavily dosed with fungicides and 2 - they are not intended for exterior use Little John makes a good point - paying attention to the soundness of the hive structure is more important than using a paint to seal problems!

I have worked in the Paint industry for 30 years, and have never heard of any research being done into the safety of Paint with regard to Bees. However as others have said dry paint films are generally safe, so once the paint is fully hardened (and modern paints are slower to fully cure, so...

Happily things have improved over the last 30 years, and Liverpool is now much the same as any other UK city. It does have a thriving tourist industry and caters well for visitors. However I can't answer the original question - you need to ask someone local to the part of the city you are visiting

Go to your local Decorators Merchant. They will normally have a choice. The usual buff coloured product is generally a budget range - the premium products are a different colour and have a brand name such as Kleenedge, Frog or whatever. However ask for advice - they have different purposes...

Normal? Is our weather ever normal? I am not too far from you, and it's been a pleasant afternoon in the sunshine - all mine have been flying. Some on undertaker duties, some foraging, though I don't know what for!