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Can anyone recommend a good make of stainless steel settling tank either 35 or 50 kg. would prefer a ss valve . Thanks

Is it relevant Fourth year beek and still a beginner and this is a fascinating thread. I don't think I have had a perfect AS yet despite best precautions. Fascinated by the idea of transferring HM into a box on the original site without any brood whatsoever to mimic a true swarm but does the...

Got it, thanks very much. This thread, although not proven, answers many questions regarding failed A/s's over the last couple of years. I don't feel quite so inadequate now.

Crofter, can you please explain further?

Bees Hi If Norfolk is within your range, I have four over wintered colonies available (subject inspection) and happy to sell without boxes Pm me if interested

I think it depends entirely on the bees. I have six colonies in my garden and both my wife and I cut the grass with a petrol mower to within 1 yard of the hives. We have been doing this for three years and no stings. If they are very active I have, on a couple of occasions, suited up as a...

Makro 15 X 1kilo bage £6.49 but ends tomorrow

Badgers? Badger activity around urban hives - you really are unlucky!

Heads up - Makro are selling 15 x 1kg bags of T&L sugar for 6.49

Best to use a cut down plastic Qexcluder in the slot to prevent HM drowning.

Please remember, if overwintering or keeping bees in a polynuc with the circular entrance discs, to secure in the correct position required with a drawing pin to ensure that it does not move. Unfortunately I didn't and a full box of overwintered bees got confined to quarters for 5 or six days...

Apparently the three weeks much have been up today because according to my wife, the inhabitants of six hives did a bombing run on a full line of washing today and I won't be wearing a white shirt for a while.

Swarm, No I don't intend taking any more honey, what they forage now is theirs. just concerned that while I am away, if the flow stops, I am leaving it late to feed as only back in October. Only been keeping bees for three years but have never encountered this before when putting wet supers on...

Harvested in August, treated with Maqs and then before starting winter feeding, placed the wet supers above a feeder board for the bees to clean out. To my surprise, instead of emptying them, about four hives have partly filled and capped the supers. I am going away for a few weeks so really...

Maybe, Applebee orchards, sellers of Thornes equipment. Bramerton, Norwich