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House Bee
- Joined
- Feb 3, 2012
- Messages
- 163
- Reaction score
- 1
- Location
- north hykeham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- now 6!
Well after a year without bees its nice to get back into it as really missed them. And setting up again in a new country where beekeeping is very limited will make it interesting.
Just received 15 hives from Java as nearly impossible to locate Melifera locally but this is a start and once settled will also be trying some Cerana. Definitly need to spend some time cleaning up the hives as wax is old and everything is hand made so sizes do vary a little! Also need to decide to stick with Langstroths (ish) or go to what I am familier with i.e. Nationals. Does not really matter to much as will need to be made locally anyway and traditionally the bee hive is a log in a tree so anything goes!
Just received 15 hives from Java as nearly impossible to locate Melifera locally but this is a start and once settled will also be trying some Cerana. Definitly need to spend some time cleaning up the hives as wax is old and everything is hand made so sizes do vary a little! Also need to decide to stick with Langstroths (ish) or go to what I am familier with i.e. Nationals. Does not really matter to much as will need to be made locally anyway and traditionally the bee hive is a log in a tree so anything goes!