How's the summer flows going?

[Swn58]

Because I don't want to show all of them .
Registration section?

I am a bit worried about this 'registry section' and have done nothing yet.
Am I the only one who's just a tad worried/paranoid about all of this? After all, my main apiary is under The Sword of Damocles' due to Beebase and their EFB alerts.
If I had not 'done the right thing' there, I would not be experiencing a situation, where I am now voluntarily quarantining and have not been able to expand, as I wanted this season.
To be honest, it's possible that woodside bees (.co.uk) will only be registering a couple of colonies, at a garden location, somewhere in Handsworth next year......if that!

 

[Erichalfbee]

I am a bit worried about this 'registry section' and have done nothing yet.
Am I the only one who's just a tad worried/paranoid about all of this? After all, my main apiary is under The Sword of Damocles' due to Beebase and their EFB alerts.
If I had not 'done the right thing' there, I would not be experiencing a situation, where I am now voluntarily quarantining and have not been able to expand, as I wanted this season.
To be honest, it's possible that woodside bees (.co.uk) will only be registering a couple of colonies, at a garden location, somewhere in Handsworth next year......if that!

I don’t think that’s what the owners intended. Just pretty pictures of a hive or two and an entertaining history. It’s why I tried to give it a bump start with the pictures of my wild bees but the thread has morphed into something else

 

[Ian123]

If people don’t like it just don’t join post or fill it in it’s really quite simple. Ian

 

[ericbeaumont]

are wbc frames with straight edges Manley frames?

WBCs take standard National frames, Mark, but yes, Manleys have straight side bars and are available for all hive designs.

I converted to Manleys and like several aspects of them because they: lock together for transport; are good for producing flat cut comb; are good for producing propolis between the side bars.

This last point is seen as a drawback by some, but I collect it for sale when extracting as it's unlikely to have been disturbed during the season and contain this and that.

I used to pack them tight - boxes vary in their capacity, so I put in a tight ply dummy - but now I like to leave a slight gap to harvest more propolis.

 

[rolande]

I don’t think that’s what the owners intended. Just pretty pictures of a hive or two and an entertaining history. It’s why I tried to give it a bump start with the pictures of my wild bees but the thread has morphed into something else

Quite, it seems easy enough to post in that section without giving location details of individual apiaries.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

are wbc frames with straight edges Manley frames?

WBCs take standard National frames, Mark, but yes, Manleys have straight side bars and are available for all hive designs.

I think in this case though he's talking of SN1 frames. SN1 side bar are 22mm wide

whilst Manley side bars are 44mm

 

[Curly green finger's]

Aye they look like dn1s the brood frames have spacers.
I think who ever bought the wbcs (previous owners) must of perchased a mixture of equipment.

 

[Curly green finger's]

I am a bit worried about this 'registry section' and have done nothing yet.
Am I the only one who's just a tad worried/paranoid about all of this? After all, my main apiary is under The Sword of Damocles' due to Beebase and their EFB alerts.
If I had not 'done the right thing' there, I would not be experiencing a situation, where I am now voluntarily quarantining and have not been able to expand, as I wanted this season.
To be honest, it's possible that woodside bees (.co.uk) will only be registering a couple of colonies, at a garden location, somewhere in Handsworth next year......if that!

Well I don't know about beebase I've not had to go through what you have had to do and I feel for you.
Looking on beebase I have one apiary registered to home I've only 5 sites and I've moved stock between 4 of them one is an isolated site for swarms and old queen's.
If I would of done what you've done I wouldn't be paying the bills you have been vidgulent fair play! how do the bigger guys do it if they have EFB on there doorstep?
If anyone wants to contribute with there thoughts?

How long will it be @Swn58 now before you can get back to normal?

 

[Brenda]

Not really, if you'd asked about sn4 in comparison to manley's I'd have said the extra bit of wood on the side bars of the manleys encourages them to draw the foundation quicker than the sn4

Yes you are correct about side frames encouraging thicker comb, as a producer of this only I require thicker combs to be made. Makes quite a significant difference, offloaded the rest some years ago.

 

[pargyle]

Well I don't know about beebase I've not had to go through what you have had to do and I feel for you.
Looking on beebase I have one apiary registered to home I've only 5 sites and I've moved stock between 4 of them one is an isolated site for swarms and old queen's.
If I would of done what you've done I wouldn't be paying the bills you have been vidgulent fair play! how do the bigger guys do it if they have EFB on there doorstep?
If anyone wants to contribute with there thoughts?

How long will it be @Swn58 now before you can get back to normal?

You shold register all you apiaries on Beebase - it's invaluable to know if there is disease within the vicinity and any responsible beekeeper should be putting their apiaries on there. There is no risk from being on Beebase - your apiary locations are not visible.

If you have notifiable diseases on your doorstep then the inspectors need to know where your hives are - and yes - you will almost certainly be inspected and if your hives are found to have EFB or AFB then there will be action that has to be taken - AFB is all destroyed EFB - Depends on your RBI but generally they are destroying colonies these days.

The Registry Section on here is something else ... although I don't think it's title actually reflects what it is intended for ...

 

[Curly green finger's]

You shold register all you apiaries on Beebase - it's invaluable to know if there is disease within the vicinity and any responsible beekeeper should be putting their apiaries on there. There is no risk from being on Beebase - your apiary locations are not visible.

If you have notifiable diseases on your doorstep then the inspectors need to know where your hives are - and yes - you will almost certainly be inspected and if your hives are found to have EFB or AFB then there will be action that has to be taken - AFB is all destroyed EFB - Depends on your RBI but generally they are destroying colonies these days.

The Registry Section on here is something else ... although I don't think it's title actually reflects what it is intended for ...

True and I will get round to it.

 

[user 20297]

True and I will get round to it.

It doesn't take any longer to do than making up one frame with foundation.

 

[Curly green finger's]

It doesn't take any longer to do than making up one frame with foundation.

It does I'm not really that good with writing things out I would of made 50 frames by the time I would of sorted it out.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

If you have notifiable diseases on your doorstep then the inspectors need to know where your hives are - and yes - you will almost certainly be inspected and if your hives are found to have EFB or AFB then there will be action that has to be taken - AFB is all destroyed EFB - Depends on your RBI but generally they are destroying colonies these days.

It all depends on how far gone the colony is and what particular strain of EFB it is (there are over 40) a few of the strains (such as #37) is virtually indestructible so regardless of how bad, goodbye colony.
The only way to deal with it nowadays is shook swarm (grits teeth) and that in itself brings its own issues as, unless you do the whole apiary and any others in close vicinity, it's pretty bloody pointless.

 

[user 20297]

It does I'm not really that good with writing things out I would of made 50 frames by the time I would of sorted it out.

You've done some excellent writing here and Beebase is an online application and should present you with no problems. Good luck.

 

[BugsInABox]

You shold register all you apiaries on Beebase - it's invaluable to know if there is disease within the vicinity and any responsible beekeeper should be putting their apiaries on there. There is no risk from being on Beebase - your apiary locations are not visible.

If you have notifiable diseases on your doorstep then the inspectors need to know where your hives are - and yes - you will almost certainly be inspected and if your hives are found to have EFB or AFB then there will be action that has to be taken - AFB is all destroyed EFB - Depends on your RBI but generally they are destroying colonies these days.

The Registry Section on here is something else ... although I don't think it's title actually reflects what it is intended for ...

A statutory compensation scheme for destroyed hives would make it more no risk.
Neil

 

[pargyle]

You've done some excellent writing here and Beebase is an online application and should present you with no problems. Good luck.

He can't count though ...

"Just mixed up 60 kgs of sugar into syrup for today's feeding, I will be travelling around most of the day visiting 14 apiary sites."

" Looking on beebase I have one apiary registered to home I've only 5 sites and I've moved stock between 4 of them one is an isolated site for swarms and old queen's. "

 

[user 20297]

He can't count though ...

"Just mixed up 60 kgs of sugar into syrup for today's feeding, I will be travelling around most of the day visiting 14 apiary sites."

" Looking on beebase I have one apiary registered to home I've only 5 sites and I've moved stock between 4 of them one is an isolated site for swarms and old queen's. "

That is a bit puzzling.

 

[Curly green finger's]

That is a bit puzzling.

That is a bit puzzling.

There not all mine does that help?
Don't things change?

 

[user 20297]

There not all mine does that help?
Don't things change?

......sorry @Curly green finger's , I'm not intending to join in with the condescending attitude some people are definitely showing towards you on a regular basis; I was genuinely not understanding the maths going on.

People seem to be dissecting what you report on different threads on this forum and are looking for inconsistencies. The problem is, as I've jokingly noted on a previous occasion, you can't use "Ignore" when a moderator says something you would prefer not to see.

It's interesting to see what you have going on and I can see that you are rightly proud of it, but I suggest that you post less detail about things. You usually sound genunely humble about things and are honest when there's something you're not sure about. I'm mystified as to how some people seem to see that as a weakness in your case; I can only presume from comments I have seen that they think that you are running before you've learned to walk. I can't comment on that because I'm still learning to crawl.