pargyle

Welcome, you are in a lovely part of the UK .. I've spent a lot of time around various parts of Cumbria - it's beautiful - particularly...

Just resurrected this thread as I had to buy a new pack of disposable gloves .. I like the Ansell 900-605 long cuff Touch n Tuff gloves...

I like my Poly hives - at the time I bought most of my kit they were good value compared to wood and with the added benefits of...

Balance initial cost against future long-term practical value, and factor in fiddly labour to assemble wood seconds. Abelo are best...

I thought this part of Shropshire was bee heaven with groaning hives.

Exactly what I have - I have two Old Castle jackets and they are very good. The Simon suits I bought were very good value when he...

I am currently using a castle farm jacket and never had a sting through it, zips seem good too. I bought a simon the beekeeper defender...

Not in the apiary but not far from it .. got my Burco boiler going and spent a few quiet hours cleaning the frames I had rescued from my...

For the hardy few with the patience of a saint ...:)

I've found that, whilst they do store honey above the brood nest they also make full frames of stores to the outside of the brood area...

I'm surprised our local resident bee farmer is not peddling his wares there ...

It just goes to show how much variation there is from area to area - and the effect local influences have on plants in their vicinity...

Goodness ... that cotoneaster is early, mine is not even in bud yet - normally flowers in the second half of May here. My lilac tree is...

I moved double brood hives + supers a few years ago at this time of year. I was blessed with a cold wet day with no bee flight and no...

Butane cylinders not available at Tesco in NI. But the Pargyle suggestion of Fame valley stores provide a cylinder by post. Thanks P. I...