Before anything else, join your local Beekeeping Association and get a book or two including "Guide to Bees and Honey" by Ted Hooper. The BKA local that you opt for is bound to have members who wants to impart their (vast) knowledge and maybe even sort you out with bees etc. If there is more than one BKA in your area, Google to the BBKA website where they are all listed with telephone numbers of the contact points. Enjoy - it's a fascinating hobby
Hi sandbee
I am from crossens and will be setting up a hive next spring. My dad used to keep bees in the 80's quite successfully but I was only a kid then so I don't remember much so I will be learning it all again from scratch.
I will probably be ordering a Langstroth poly this week from modern beekeeping so I will be looking for bees next year, if all goes to plan! whether to buy local or buy stock from other parts of the country is something that I will need to make a decision on.
I will spend this winter learning and reading and it would be great if I could mail you the odd question or two as I come across problems I don't understand or even just to pick your brains on local problems affecting bees.
Cheers and good luck with your hives!
Thanks, I've never painted anything before. This is my first ever attempt, straight off the bat!
Im quite happy with it. Its a lot easier than you might imagine. A couple of coats of masonry paint followed by a few squirts of £1 spray cans from the pound shop.
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