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Swarm Control there's some great info on the WBKA site, a video presentation by Wally Shaw and a booklet.

Thanks for the insight, Willis

Ooh you are awful

Oh do tell, I haven't read it yet: so who resigned, or have I got it wrong again

Have a look at: http://www.wbka.com/learn/swarm-control-wally-shaw/ The video of the presentation from last year. Don't know how long it'll be available, so watch them now.

No need for petitions. Have a look at: http://www.wbka.com/learn/swarm-control-wally-shaw/ Don't know how long it'll be available, so watch them now. If there’s anything else you want them to put on the site, why not just send them an email. I did and look what happened!

As members of welsh associations you can all send stuff to the magazine if you want, perhaps not Jenkins if he's resigned! but I'm sure they wouldn't mind. I thought the Lesotho article was very good, are you going back for a follow up?

Has anyone any experience of using plastic foundation. Questions like: how do the bees like it: how best to clean/sanitise it: best make: is it ok as brood: does plastic fit into regular wooden frames …….. etc Thanks for any thoughts, Willis

Bridge Picture But you forget to mention that you were in error and it is actually the Manai Suspension Bridge, one of the most iconic images of Wales. But it does demonstrate that peoples perceptions of a website are based on different factors, some on general appearance, some on...

‘Hive Locator’, an exciting development on the WBKA Website. (Welsh Bee Keepers Association) A facility to pair those with a spare piece of land, with a beekeeper looking for a new site for his hives: Scheme now goes national. Read more about it at http://www.wbka.com/2014/04/hive-locator/...

Hive site ‘Hive Locator’, an exciting development on the WBKA Website. (Welsh Bee Keepers Association) A facility to pair those with a spare piece of land, with a beekeeper looking for a new site for his hives: Scheme now goes national. Read more about it at...

Sites offered ‘Hive Locator’, an exciting development on the WBKA Website. (Welsh Bee Keepers Association) A facility to pair those with a spare piece of land, with a beekeeper looking for a new site for his hives: Scheme now goes national. Read more about it at...

painful possibly just a case of bad timing! Bad weather, perhaps they had been defending against a wasp attack, poss queen problem. It's the sort of thing you'll find difficult to get to the bottom of unless they're angry all the time. Fingers crossed for the next visit, hope they're happier...

On the lines of the 'I got squillions of pounds of honey' thread currently running, has anyone ever worked out how much honey a 10 frame (for example) super can actually hold. There must be a finite amount as there would still need to be bee space between frames etc. Perhaps one for the maths...

Thanks all, those previous posts are most informative, the hens were indeed in a pen so couldn't 'escape' I've got 30/40 hens at home about the same distance from 2 hives but they've got free range and there's never been any problems there. I think the answer will be to give the hens more space.

Checking an out apiary today which also has 6 chickens about 40ft from the hives. I got about half way through hive number 4 and all hell broke loose: bees everywhere. I've experienced this before so wasn't particularly worried, just tried to get on with the task in hand, but then the hens...

Heat gun :yeahthat: Couldn't agree more. My first time using a heat gun this year, much quicker and virtually no mess!

Very strange day: went to remove a supa that's been sitting on an excluder for 2 days having previously been above a QE. First went yesterday but there were still bees. Today there were still bees, just a few, so went armed with spare supa to remove frames into after brushing. On one frame...

4 sons And going out in the snow to check the hives

Matchsticks Matchsticks: perish the thought!