Recent content by dafyddcoch

As someone who bakes the family bread supply, I've got rather good with a bread knife. over the years. My wonderful wife creates slopes on the loaf a Borrower could use a child's slide!

Flippin hec! I would never have had the confidence to do that. Thanks! I'll mention it to my friend who is supplying the bees. I guess if one can spot the queen and she is in the brood box, the rest will eventually follow her. Still very much a guess though. I'm so glad we've got you guys and...

Thanks. going on the comments from ericbeaumont above, I've already started the process of ordering spare sheets and frames. I may not purchase all 50 tomorrow though! It certainly seems to make sense to have 'reserve stock', for what in engineering workshops I would call 'consumables'. Not...

That is becoming more obvious by the day! I hadn't factored in the price of building of an extra room on the house for al the bee stuff when we were costing this new hobby of his! Maybe an old 10ft caravan will suffice for now. I can't expect him to keep it all in his bedroom after all.

That's the sort of know-how that comes with experience. Like it

I have ordered 22 frames and sheets for my son's supers, but did not order brood frames and sheets as we were going to lift the frames out, complete with bees and place them into my son's brood box once the bees arrive. Unfortunately, the person we're having the bees from has just rung me and...

Ahh. Thanks for that. Thankfully, the guy who is supplying the bees is a close friends and very willing to help my son so I can make an idiot of my self with him sometimes and give beekeepers here a rest.

Thanks all for the above. I don't think I've ever been on such a quick and helpful forum! The reason I wanted a flow chart was so I could both educate and remind myself and my son re the seasonal jobs (varroa treatment in April & Sept. etc). Keeping a diary is a very good idea and certainly...

Hi all. An odd question perhaps but here goes: Does anyone know of a diary planner, wall-chart or similar for beginner bee-keepers. Obviously, not everything can be diarised and things will pop-up when inspecting, but something that gives a basic seasonal 'to-do-list' would be a great start for...

Ooops. apologies, I'm a little obsessive about my 'special interests', but then it seems that being a little obsessive is a good thing for beekeeper, and those that I know, certainly are. Nicely brought back to bees! lol

I would imagine that if well maintained, and perhaps just slightly updated, it should still perform well as a daily-driver. The A-series engine is excellent and had a long production life. As it happens, I think a Morris Minor pick-up or van makes a good local work vehicle and around here, there...

Wow! they certainly would. Thanks!

Ahh, the 'good old days', when it was easy to look clever as a roadside mechanic working for an RAC/NBRC (later became Green Flag) etc agent. You turned up, did some simple bits-n-bobs (making new HT leads, hitting a fuel pump, cleaning points, clearing carb. jets etc) and you were suddenly a...

Apologies, yes as below, it is a self-assembly standard sold by Hobee made from Anatolian Pine/cedar. I've nothing to use as a benchmark, but it was well machined (CNC?) and with exterior grade pva to back-up the fastenings, I think it should last quite a long time.

Thanks all. I was going to place in on paving slabs and I already have a stand so that's part way there. The good old ratchet strap solves so many problems doesn't it!