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2 National hives for sale, 1 with bees. Hives are 1 year old, made from red cedar. Also included 1 smoker, hive tool, 2 jackets. about 30 empty jars, feeder and one or two other items. Sensible offers please. Selling due to starting work overseas

Hi, Just collected a swarm, would anybody like them? I am in the Lincoln Area......... PM me if intrested

Hi, just been out to the hive and i noticed my marked queen was walking about on the lawn with around 15 bees with her. I promptly picked her up and put her into the entrance of the hive. Was this the right thing to do? is there a new queen? What could be the cause of this?:eek:

Just opened up the hive and found 4 queen cells, I only checked the hive 5 days ago and they wasn't there then. I have crushed the cells, was this the right thing to do? I noticed a couple of nights ago that there was a lot of bees around the entrance, do you think they were ready to swarm? .....

Hi, had some unusual behaviour from my bees last night, i went into the kitchen around 10pm and theres two bees flying around, I caught them in a cup and returned them to the hive, as I shone my torch on the entrance to the hive, I could see alot of bees had congregated there, they seemed really...

Opened the hive up today and i noticed in the roof area there are alot of ants, I don't know if this is the right plan of action but i've put an ant bait station in the roof area ...... Is this the right thing to do

Just opened up the hive, got lots of brood, plenty of drone cells too. I have just put a 2nd super on, the first is nearly full, its not taken them long at all to fill the first one, at this rate my hive will look like a block of flats hehe. What would be the recommended amount of supers to add...

Inspected My hive yesterday, full of bee's, a really strong colony. I've noticed that they are bringing in alot of pollen, they are thick with it. I'm contemplating putting a super on over the weekend, any thoughts? ;)

Hi everybody, just opened up the hive and i have quite a few drone cells, i thought they got less and less as the year went on. Got 9 frames of brood which are doing really well, only had 4 frames 6 weeks ago not worthy

Just been watching the hive for the last hour, theres been alot of bees around the entrance, not many going in or out, they seemed to be getting quite aggressive over something, so i put on my suit and put a little smoke into the entrance to the hive, didn't seem to do much good so i opened the...

Went to Th*rnes the other day and i couldn't beleive what they was charging for a bit of hessian, £6.33!!!!! and you didn't get much either, so today i went to a certain supermarket, the one where 'every little helps' and bought 5 of the hessian bags for life for £1.50, you get 3 times more...

Picked up another hive today from Colin who is a member on the forum, really nice chap, just ashame his bees aren't hahaha, got stung twice by the nasty little barstewards :eek: lol. Thats the reason hes getting rid of his gear, I must say, its all in good nick. I got a virtually new hive at a...

Hi, Just put a feeder in the hive and i've noticed quite a few ants, will this create a problem? also, would thunder flies, green fly cause any problems?

Hi, what is the highest weight of honey you have produced from a single hive this year? :)

Hi, i'm looking for a top notch 'honey for sale' sign. I would like something that hangs off a bracket, made of timber, either painted or engraved in some nice cedar............ Any ideas?

Hi, when is the best time to introduce fondant into the hive? ;)

What happens after dusk in a hive? ;)

Hi, just introduced a new colony into my hive, it has gone extremely well, the bees have settled down very quickly. I noticed half a dozen bees, rolling about on the roof, is this normal or are they just rolling about laughing at me?? lol. I have a brood box, excluder, crown board (blocked) and...

Hi, just a quick question, is a landing board neccessary? Also i've noticed that some hives have a coloured disc, whats all that about? not worthy