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  1. HM Honey

    Bees by post....sort of

    Did a great job at the weekend. Royal Mail called in me and Pete Benefer (of Benefer's Bees) to sort out a few small honey bee nests that they had in their Truck Bays at their Normanton Distribution Centre. The Bees were causing issues and making the bays unusable so they needed them removing...
  2. HM Honey

    Plant Identification Please?

    Can anyone identify the following plant for me please? the main bush/shrub was covered in bees.
  3. HM Honey

    Consequences of combining two Q+ colonies?

    Just out of interest really? A question for the more experienced beeks? What would happen if you combined two queen right colonies?? :calmdown:
  4. HM Honey

    Bee/wasp Identification Chart

  5. HM Honey

    What Refractomer ?

    Probably a daft question but what Refractometer do you use to check honey? Can you just use the type that you get for checking Marine Fish tank water or do you need a special Honey one?
  6. HM Honey

    Rocovering from losing an early swarm ?

    I've managed to only lose a swarm from one of my four colonies so far (touch wood). It just got me wondering. Does loosing a swarm in May mean you can kiss goodbye to any honey from that colony, or should they recover quickly enough to be able to still provide some honey? Also, a question for...
  7. HM Honey

    extracting honey from 14x12 brood frames

    I have a few 14x12 brood frames that are full of sealed stores. I want to extract the honey to jar it, but without destroying the comb. How can I do this?
  8. HM Honey

    Inspection from Hell

    Inspected two of my colonies tonight as the neighbour said he thought he had seen them swarm. No swarm lost but the bees were in a FOUL mood for some reason (and I mean FOUL). It was late-ish (around 6pm and the temp is still struggling to get past 13-14 here at the moment), that, and they are...
  9. HM Honey

    Would this Work as an Artificial Swarm?

    Been lovely here today so did full inspections on all my hives. All looking strong but one in particular was bubbling with bees, 9 frames of eggs & bias both sides and two frames full of stores. Its got a super on that was fresh foundation a week ago that they have started to draw. During the...
  10. HM Honey

    Lovely night Moving Bees....

    Well, that's been fun. Just moved two of my hives to my new apiary. It's chucking it down, dark and muddy.....I'm wet through, cold and filthy.... It's ok me moaning though....at least they're my hives.. Spare a thought for my brother who helped me... He is also wet through, cold and...
  11. HM Honey

    Rose Hive Method

    Hi All. Not been on here for a while so apologies if this topic has been covered recently. I'm thinking of trying the Rose Hive Method with one of my colonies and just wondered if anyone has or does use it and what their opinions are? Any do's or dont's and anything in particular to look out...
  12. HM Honey

    A good lesson for new Beeks...

    I have been down to Reading today with work. 4 hours into my 4 and a half hour drive and I get a phone call from the farmer where two of my hives are sited. One of my hives has been knocked over.... Aaaaahhhhh, I'm 180 miles away from home.....what can I do? A couple of urgent phone calls...
  13. HM Honey

    Just passed my Basic....

    As the title says really.....:D:hurray::cheers2: I know I should have done it before now but just never got round to it.... Anyway, its done....
  14. HM Honey

    Painful Sting this Weekend

    Did what will be my last full inspection on my hives this weekend (glad to report, all looking pretty strong). The girls had obviously decided to give me a parting gift before they settled down for winter, because as I bent over to pick something up off the floor, two of the little darlings...
  15. HM Honey

    Foundation?

    I know this is probably a daft question but is Th"@#es foundation, made from proper bees wax? What I mean is that, is it pure or does it have things added?
  16. HM Honey

    Pensioner Fined in Bee Theft case....

    http://www.derryjournal.com/news/local-news/around-the-courts/court-told-of-bizarre-bee-hive-case-1-5256464
  17. HM Honey

    Bees not drawing my supers?

    Hi all I have not had a good year this year as far as honey goes. I had two colonies in May that both swarmed while I was on holiday. I sort of wrote off my chances of getting honey tbh, but put supers on them both about three weeks ago. It's only my second year so had no drawn super...
  18. HM Honey

    I'm Chuffed.....I have bumbles.....

    Well, I have spent all summer wishing I had a bumble nest in the garden. I love to see them flying around and even considered buying a nest. We recently moved house and the back garden is seriously overgrown on the borders. We have spent the last couple of days starting to clear the borders...
  19. HM Honey

    Too Late to hive a NUC ?

    Hi Guys simple Question really... is it too late to hive a NUC? I would be giving them 5 frames of undrawn foundation.
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