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  • JamezF
    JamezF replied to the thread Moving hives.
    https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threads/what-did-you-do-in-the-apiary-today.8543/post-902674 James
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    JamezF posted the thread Moving hives in Beekeeping Forum.
    If you've read my other posts this morning, you'll know why :D When I've had to move hives previously I've always had time and could...
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    And the owner thinks there are blackbirds nesting in it now, so unless they're clearly not using it, they tree has to stay. I love it...
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    My Brucie Bonus is that the site I have access to that is (almost) three miles away has a tree fallen across the main entrance...
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    JamezF replied to the thread Horizontal hive posting.
    If this comes off at least I won't be paying, and it's for someone who can only stand for short periods and uses a wheelchair the rest...
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    Bah! I've had a message this morning from the owner of the land where the water pumping station is. They want to bring large...
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    JamezF replied to the thread Horizontal hive posting.
    If we're going DIY then I want this one. James
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    I'm sure I read somewhere that queens and drones travel different distances to mate (an evolutionary trait that helps to avoid...
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    JamezF replied to the thread Horizontal hive posting.
    Aha! That's the one! Thank you. I just couldn't remember the name of it at all. James
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    I feel sure that not long ago someone posted a link to/photos of a long hive that was, well, perhaps somewhat over-engineered, even...
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    Collected the kit from my dead-out tree colony this afternoon. As I lifted the roof off its sides fell off. It all felt a bit Laurel...
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    JamezF replied to the thread Cuckoos.
    It would be lovely if that were the most newsworthy event around you today :( James
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    Thanks. I'll give that a go if I end up really needing more boxes this year :D James
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    They are indeed. And I'd have more if I could justify the cost, though there are also 20" and 24" F-clamps available that look as...
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    I know we had some cedar gravel boards -- I think the local saw mill used to cut "left over" cedar with their normal gravel boards and...
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