getting bees into super

[tkwinston4]

For swarm collecting I have: skep, white sheet, half a brick (for holding up the skep), secateurs, very soft brush and a dustpan, smoker, elastic bands, smoker fuel, matches, leaflets about bee swarms with my mobile number on, head torch, beesuit.

Then I have my normal beekeeping equipment which is a duplicate of everything I have at home and a ton of stuff that I will probably never need!

 

[dpearce4]

For swarm collecting I have: skep, white sheet, half a brick (for holding up the skep), secateurs, very soft brush and a dustpan, smoker, elastic bands, smoker fuel, matches, leaflets about bee swarms with my mobile number on, head torch, beesuit.

Then I have my normal beekeeping equipment which is a duplicate of everything I have at home and a ton of stuff that I will probably never need!

Good God thats a list.


I didnt think of the torch, elastic bands(what they for), soft brush and dustpan, leaflets, secateurs, or brick (could u use a lump of wood, weighs less).

i took the queen excluder off this morning and dripped a couple of lemon balm onto a couple of frames while i was doing my usual work on them. hopefully that will work will check again in the next couple of days.

about 30mins ago i was putting some wood chip down in the chicken area and ended up in their flight path (bloody stupid of me) and have just taken 4 stings, one on the arm 2 on the back and 1 on my nipple through my tee shirt christ that hurt, now sitting having a cup of tea with a few heart palpitations as i have a dodgy heart, wondering if i should pop down A&E never been stung before so not sure wat will happen.