Shame your not a bit closer to the coast as I would happily mentor you. it may be worth you going alone to your local bka or the auction at brinsbury and network, you should meet someone there that may be able to help you out.
Thurrock bee? Do you go to B&L meetings.. do please identify to me, as I like to see who is on this forum... May even remember in future, but I am getting a sad old case on names and faces....
Brighton & Lewes.. but members come from Brighton to H. Heath. Out apiaries in BH , Clayton, Brighton,.
Next meeting at Clayton/Ditchling area, Saturday April 12th. PM me for directions if interested. Usually have 30- 40 turn up.
Tea and cake good too.
Thank you everyone for your replies, I have been contacted by someone thats just down the road from me. I will however have no doubt that I'll bump into some of you at some point Its always worth gathering information from various people