Recent content by Martimart

This is what i do for checking on varroa , photo 1 side of 2 frames in 2 hives gives a general idea and i can zoom in and get a clear view whilst drinking tea.

Thank you

Blimey. Okay back and split them tomorrow? Or maybe the horse has bolted. They was all looking not far off emerging and that was Tuesday. I can put some frames in a mini Nuc? Is that what you would do?

Last inspected about 2 weeks ago, last weekend was very cold and wet so left them alone. Out of 3 hives the one that was QR but a bit uppity has now got 4 supercedure QC's and had a couple of swarm cells just starting which I removed, add a super and let them get on with the supercedure. Of the...

I get the propolis and warm it in olive oil, then strain it roughly, just to remove the big bits of rubbish, in around 50-100ml of oil. Then I melt a tub of raw shea butter that you can buy from Amazon a brand called Soapery. Mix the oil and melted butter and pour it back into the tub the Shea...

Yes, hes had all sorts of medication and cream, but this works within a few weeks it’s gone.

Wondered if anyone has any Propolis for sale, I don’t have any left and use it mixed with Shea butter for my kids eczema. Just thought it would be worth asking. Thank You .

Slightly off topic, but hope it brings a smile to peoples faces, I bought a selection of old hats from EBay. Probably the best of a bad bunch… none fit! They are really for the kids dressing up… I am thinking I could attach a bit of netting and make a veil.

Thank you for the great advice Eric, I'll definitely try this.

I've been thinking about not feeding now and looking at the weather. They've eaten the fondant I put on in February, and if I put anymore on and it leaves no room for egg laying then they will potentially swarm earlier. From hefting, which I'm still rubbish at as only my 3rd winter, I think I'm...

Thank you for your post.

Thank you I'll give it a go.

I've seen a e-shot from Thorne saying that sulphur discs are back in stock, I've never used them before or needed to. Last year I lent one of my hives for queen rearing and when it came back it was full of wax moth. I've not really done anything with it over winter. A couple of years ago I'd...

Had a quick lift of the roofs and decided with the weather looking a bit colder, decided to put a small fondant block on 2 of the Hives. Whip em off and put 'em on 30 second job. Lifted the empty container off and up they came, legged it back to the house to get a smock on, went back and both...

I spend about £8 on enough onion sets to last us as a family of 4 an entire year. Put them in the unheated greenhouse for about 6 weeks then gently replant them into the bed where they will grow until they are harvested in August / September. One that's great is putting 8 / 10 White Lisbon...