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Evening anyone found the perfect plastic box that you can hand BS frames in after uncapping pre loading into extractor. often wondered if there is one wide enough to hang frames that they can drip into? thanks Colin

Ok, so hive numbers have grown and in my 4-5 season and time to move from my 4 frame Manual tangential. my parents who normally help me are shielding, and continue to be careful, and have really kindly offered to buy me an electric one. Money saved in lock down and just more to extract each...

Chap local to me wanted to get into beekeeping. Got hive. Someone in the region had a cast swarm (seen a few late swarms this year). New hive Deep brood, all new frames so lots of work for a small swarm. Was suggesting he feeds after a couple of days. Question thin syrup at this time of...

Seems like a swarm year. I picked up a second swarm today. Really easy one side of a field waist height. My dilema. All my hives are full but one is queenless and I was about to introduce a frame of eggs. And now I have a swarm. Swarm is in a nuc box and I don’t have a spare bread box to...

Hope you are all safe and staying out of the way of corona. My regular buyers of honey keep asking me for cut honeycomb. Have more time at home so want to try it. I have sold some in past once where the regional inspector put my empty super box under the crown board during full flow and they...

After observing last season from 10-15 meters (without a suit) my daughter, this year, joined me for the first inspection of the year. Last year she was very active in processing the honey and drew my honey label picture. Keen to see the queens and spotted larvae and she did really well. Age...

The last few days one of my hives has been collecting outside en mass. I am used to some bearding but this seems a bit excessive at this time of the year. Background info - it is my strongest hive (honey production wise this year & bee count), I am in week four of apilife var - went on on...

I have about 80 spare DN4 side bars, they are T@@s Seconds, looking to swap all or some for equivalent SN4. Not a sale hence I have put in this forum. Cheers CB

My two hives survived the winter....a bit of a flip...the stronger one going into winter appears much smaller (May Swarm)...and the weaker one (Summer swarm) has come out very strong. Interestingly I did two different verroa treatments. The current stronger one had api life var and the weaker...

I suppose this warm weather whilst it may seem good for the bees (not having to keep as warm during day, just night) will put some pressure on the stores as they are active rather than cluster and quiet. I realise they are out foraging, and pollen coming in but nectar is probably less prolific...

I added some fresh bait to my second hive today and within an hour or two I had a swarm in the air and starting to make moves towards the front of the hive. I left it for a a while and they seemed to be grouping under the hive in the dark - but appeared to be making moves through the opening...

Live in berks but work in hants can travel. Looking for a second swarm for my other hive. Thanks Colin

I checked my new hive today to see progress. New swarm from three weeks ago. Lots of progress from last week. Eggs seen, larvae seen, sealed brood seen, very few drone brood, pollen, and sealed honey. All frames in the brood box were full of something. Was really nice to see and the kids and...

Early days for me I know but having been given a Swarm 3 weeks ago I undertook a drop count just to see if there was much in there being a wild swarm. 7 Days - 8 counted dropped - used the bee base calculator which said 45 currently treatment a long time off. A few questions - how accurate is...

On my usual check from the outside of the hive tonight at 1030 I noticed a small cluster of bees at the entrance, not walking around but buzzing gently. Today it has been warm, I am in the south. This is a new swarm from exactly two weeks ago. I opened them for first the on weekend. Saw eggs...

Hi there, After I got my bees (swarm) into my hive a number of them stayed on the outside with their bottoms in the air visibly. See photo Is this the new home message? Or something else? Thanks Colin

So I am new, I was called with a swarm - am on my Club Swarm list. It was in a wood ventilated box - I waiting until 4pm to start the process - opted to shake them in - big clumps went in but some were just clinging on in the corner. I had the queen excluder on the bottom intending to leave it...

Hi there, I am preparing for my first season at this new hobby, wanted to see if anyone is local to me and can advise on placement of my hives as I have a few challenges in my garden! Chaddleworth, Brightwalton area if anyone is close by and can come over to help I would really appreciate it...

Hi am new Trying to do the right things. Read a few books Joined local bka Been on some hive visits Bought first hive as opportunity arose Made up frames to learn that Want another hive so I have a comparison Need bees and learn from practical experience and others experiences.... Trying to...