BBKA News - Second Year Panic

[enrico]

Well done Enrico, it took me down memory lane!!!
I also have an article on page 386, I suppose no-one has got that far yet??

Hey Brian......loved your entry too....what a project!
E

 

[Poly Hive]

What's even nicer is ten years later being approached by a different magazine asking if they can reprint the series of articles. That's flattering.

Jane and Geordie got another breath of life.

PH

 

[madasafish]

I enjoyed that article more than any other in that edition, although the varroa feeding came close.
As you can guess, this was my second year.
Where can I get a veiled hat that straps under my armpits? I feel like I’m m missing out.

Courty

I have one (from STB).

Yours for £50,free delivery,one careful owner...

 

[bingevader]

I don't get the magazine either, any chance of your original notes if not the finished article?

 

[enrico]

I don't get the magazine either, any chance of your original notes if not the finished article?

I have posted it on my blog on this site. You can get to it via the blog button!
For those that don't get the BBKA mag and are interested

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

at least it was worth perservering further than the first page this month
Good on both of you

 

[bingevader]

It was a great read, thanks!
I can remember thinking we were so organised each time we inspected, arriving with a "plan", only to find that the bees had done something completely different that wasn't in the book!

 

[Beersmith]

Good article and I enjoyed it very much.

If I have a criticism, and it is a very minor one, you might have mentioned that sometimes you will not enjoy the luxury of an easy first season and these sorts of issues can arrive literally within weeks of getting started.

Still - much appreciated.

 

[user 819]

I often don't fully read fully many articles in the BBKA News, but Enrico I will certainly look forward to your future articles. Great stuff and well done.

 

[beeno]

It was a great read, thanks!
I can remember thinking we were so organised each time we inspected, arriving with a "plan", only to find that the bees had done something completely different ...

This is still the case here sometimes after 8 years beekeeping, but is this not what makes beekeeping sooo interesting. I love it! But I agree year two is the 'baptism of fire' and well done Enrico with your article and I am looking forward to reading the others. X

 

[citrus]

I have posted it on my blog on this site. You can get to it via the blog button!
For those that don't get the BBKA mag and are interested

thanks for doing that for me and other

however ....when i click on your icon and choose 'view blog'


"vBulletin Message
citrus, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons

blah blah"

can anyone else see it ?

 

[enrico]

thanks for doing that for me and other

however ....when i click on your icon and choose 'view blog'


"vBulletin Message
citrus, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons

blah blah"

can anyone else see it ?

I have altered some of the blog settings. Try again and see if it works. Funny cos I can see anyone else's!
Cheers E

 

[citrus]

I have altered some of the blog settings. Try again and see if it works. Funny cos I can see anyone else's!
Cheers E

cheers .. now reading

haha ... am in my 4th year and so this is very much my story too ... except my gloves were leather motorcycle gloves !!

 

[enrico]

Part two is on my blog page for those that are interested
E

 

[XYZ]

I saw you got the centre page this month Eric! Nice!
Haven't read it yet but looking forward to it :-D

 

[Murox]

Just browsed part two of your blog Eric - another triumph. I really like the way you drip in nuggets through your use of prose.

 

[XYZ]

Eric, just reading your latest article now. I found a gem in there that I want to try out - resting the first frame over half of the brood box - keeping the bees calm and in the dark. I've been putting frames down the side, leaning against the hive or hive stand, but that makes sense to me so I'll give it a bash. Cheers!

How long have you been using the "conveyor belt" frame movements? Have you come across any frames bulging with comb and difficult to slot in at the end?

 

[Erichalfbee]

How long have you been using the "conveyor belt" frame movements? Have you come across any frames bulging with comb and difficult to slot in at the end?

It doesn’t matter, just leave the dummy board out.

 

[enrico]

Eric, just reading your latest article now. I found a gem in there that I want to try out - resting the first frame over half of the brood box - keeping the bees calm and in the dark. I've been putting frames down the side, leaning against the hive or hive stand, but that makes sense to me so I'll give it a bash. Cheers!

How long have you been using the "conveyor belt" frame movements? Have you come across any frames bulging with comb and difficult to slot in at the end?

Thanks Japey, if you make sure your frames are always the right distance apart that rarely happens but if it does i presume it would be stores!! Remember the frames are always moving so they were once centre brood frames which I find helps to keep them a regular size
I would maybe swap the frame for a new one if it was that fat!!! And use the stores!
Will post this month's on the blog page today. I wait until it is published before adding it
E

 

[XYZ]

Thanks Japey, if you make sure your frames are always the right distance apart that rarely happens but if it does i presume it would be stores!! Remember the frames are always moving so they were once centre brood frames which I find helps to keep them a regular size
I would maybe swap the frame for a new one if it was that fat!!! And use the stores!
E

Brilliant Eric thank you. I noticed you have the plastic spacers whereas I am running a mix of DN4 & DN5's. I just remember I struggled once with a frame that was bulging with stores and I had to put everything back together like a puzzle box.

This month's issue is quite interesting - looking forward to next month and hopefully seeing the bees again.