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I have recently come across G-tags made by gigaset these device enable you to monitor the location of your hives,keys,motors etc. via a mobile smart phone. The ones I obtained 5off for under £45 all in. The devices are 35mm square and 7mm deep. easy to hide in a hive and even embed in a frame of...

For the second year running I have used MAQS in August and for the second year running almost immediately I have had Queens turn Drone layer after the application of the treatment. Last year it was 4 out of 16 this year 3 out of 18 turned drone layer. I run both National and Commercial hives...

Has anyone any idea what the rpm of a radial extractor would expect to be. I have been offerred motor and gear box for my extractor. I know its powerful enough to drive my 9 frame radial but am unsure if the rpm is sufficient.

Anybody any idea whats going on here ther web site is not found anymore and the DNS server does not recognise their existence. I need som parts for Paradise bee boxs and they are the UK representitives or should I say were the UK agents.

I have recently acquired some of these bee boxs in langstroth format. They are slightly different in that they are bottm bee space. This results in little or no room on top of the box. They are of course poly hives and fit together well and tightly, this exarcerbates my problem as I wish to...

Had my first swarm of the year reported yesterday in Aston Clinton , Bucks. Unfortunately they arrived and got in under a flat roof and had to be destroyed. So beekeepers beware its not to early.

Some of us will soon be making up new frames and waxing them for Bailey changes in the near future, if you wish to avoid propolising of these frames smear some petrolium jelly on the faces of your hoffman frames and on the the runners in the hives avoid getting it on the frames lugs directly. PS...

All my hive(16) are busy this week past bringing in pollen from crocus, Hazel, mahonia and I suspect Willow but cant be sure even today when the temperture is currently 11c they are out in their hundreds, also bringing in water almost definately to dilute crystalized supplies. So far I have...

Just received a brochure from Bee Equipement who look to be the old staff from Mannlake as they are using the same telephone number for them. Some very respectable prices in there if any ones interested. Good luck to them we need competition and it helps if people know the industry.

Had an interesting presentation last week from Derek Mitchell on insulation. The basis was that we should consider bees in there natural home ie a hole in a tree. He then established the coefficient of the heat loss through an average thickness of a tree if there is such a thing exists and...

I will start by saying I use top space both on my commercials and nationals. Besides the fact that I find it easier to do practical beekeeping with top space I find I tend to damage and crush less bees with Top space, however there are a few extra benifits to be considered especially if you make...

I am testing this device in 4 of my hives having seen a presentation from the designer and some anecdotal test results from other beekeepers including some bee inspectors that that this device seems to aid the bees in dislodging the mites from both their backs and there underbellies. Anybody...

I have not come across this before but there is an old Brock that is knocking the roofs of on of my hives he has don this twice now each time leaving clear foot prints. I have had to raise the hive further off the ground. Each time he has successfully nosed the roof of but it has jammed...

Prior to June this year I had 2 of my hives with this years Queens turn drone layer. However since the beginning of June I have had a further 3. Thats 5 out of 12 with this years Queens that have done this. They are not from the same antecedants on the maternal side so its not down to genetics...

Any idea what the food requirement per thousand bees per days is and can it be expressed as both honey (17%) water, sugar and fondant. This one is for the experienced beekeepers only please. no guesses please. Approximations will do.

In the last 2 weeks I have had 3 colonies which had good this years queens turn into drone layers having previously been laying properly. I say this last 2 weeks but it may have been a little longer as it is not until the cells are capped that I could be sure that all the eggs laid were drones...

Does anyone have an efficient method of wax recovery from brood comb I use a solar extractor, a steam wax extractor and occasionally when the wife isnt looking the oven. At the most I get back 60% of whats there and am left with a what looks like a christmas pudding mix. When its still hot I...

For those not in the know, we have already had 2 members reporting substantial hive damage from our feathered"friends". Please do examine your hives regularly and take remedial action ie repair hole and protect with something like chicken wire.

With the first drones in 2 of my hives I now declare the new season with us.

Can anybody point me to a cheap source of Cardex from which to form varoa floor inserts from. I thought I had procured a source from my local estate agent but that has fallen through I need about 20 peices.