Recent content by sussexbaker

Hi all I wondered if anyone had recommendations for suppliers who might still have an overwintered nuc for sale? Need to be langstroth as I don't want to muck about attaching national frames to langstroth top bars (already done that, got the badge, not a fan!) Ideally Buckfast and hopefully...

Hi all My local association has relied upon the use of a member's field for it's main apiary, and it's assets have been stored with various members. It's been a good arrangement but with an eye to the future I've been talking with people about the need for the association to have something on...

I made this for doing sublimation into my poly hives https://bakerontherocks.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/img_20150101_151418.jpg

Hi all I know that plenty of people have removed the feeder from their Payne's poly nucs but has anyone converted it into a double nuc? My thinking is that with the feeder removed you could drill an offset entrance at the other end and put a seperator lengthways in between the two entrances to...

Wasn't there a puff piece in the latest BBKA magazine regarding someone that had built some sort of IOS app? Must admit I've thought about doing something similar, but just easier at the moment to use pencil and diary.

A very sad start to the week hearing this. RIP

I'm not sure if they'll sell sheets, but you could ask them http://www.dssmith-foamproducts.com/foamproducts/consumer/

Langton Green is just down the road from me, considering we're semi-rural we must have a bee hive density approaching that of London. I know of atleast four apiaries in Langton Green.

I very much doubt that phone call was from someone working at Google.

I've an Ultrabreeze which I imported from the States which I've been using for the last year. I wear t-shirt and shorts underneath it, and it's a lot cooler then the boiler suit ones, and when you get a bit of a breeze it's lovely. It is quite bulky, but doesn't seem very heavy. As far as...

Hi all I ordered a mated queen, spoke to the supplier yesterday asking if he could get it out this week and was pleased when he said he could. A wee bit surprised when I got a message from my wife expressing her shock that a buzzing parcel had just arrived in the post. Anyway this has rather...

Thanks for the responses, I'm going to use a local door stripping firm to do it rather then risking life and limb by doing it myself! The warning about lead paint has sold me on having them do it! Thanks all.

Hi all I've acquired a rather old WBC hive that I'd like to restore and use in my garden. I realise that I need to sterilise it, but I wondered if I could kill two birds with one stone by having it dip stripped? Will an hour in a caustic solution kill off any lurking spores etc or do I need...

Hi Mike Those certainly seem like they could be the culprits. Interesting that your ones on straw aren't affected as my are all on straw and are. :( Guess I'll have to look at doing some reading and maybe moving where the strawberries are being grown. Thanks

Very true. Fairly sure birds can't get in. I've supports that hold netting about 6" above the plants, and the netting comes down over the side of the bed. Must be slugs!