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They're struggling to get local suppliers so I think they will be thankful for what they can get.

Hello I have been asked by a local shop keeper if I would supply them with honey to sell through their shop. At what sort of price should I be looking for from the shop keeper. I understand they need to make a profit, but I don't want to give it away.

Many thanks for all the advice. I think i'll not worry too much in future about trying to clip them. There's more chance of me doing more harm than good for little benefit.

I'm struggling to clip my queens. I've managed only once in the last five attempts. The last attempt the bloody thing flew away, but i was fortunate to be able to catch her. Is there a way of keeping them relatively immobile without squishing them? Also, is there any real need to clip them anyway?

The colonies are single brood langstroth and a National with a brood and a half. The national and one of the Langstroths are very strong and I’m surprised I managed to stop them swarming. The other two colonies only had 5 or 6 frames of brood but the should have built up quite quickly which was...

Hello, Has anyone else experienced a distinct lack of honey this year? My colonies didn’t really get going until May, as we were still getting snow and very low temperatures through most of April here in North Yorkshire. I moved four hives onto OSR in May mainly to help build the colonies back...

OSB nuc boxes Hello, I’ve made some 2, 3 & 6 frame nucs out of OSB (Sterling board) and they’ve proved very good. I painted them with Dulux Weathershield (outside only) which waterproofs them but is still breathable. As long as the roofs good and they’re off the ground they last for a good...

The only reason I brought it up was that I am currently trying to get a refund for an order I placed. Luckily I used PayPal otherwise I would have no chance. No body answers the phone and they won't reply to emails. I have used them before once and although their delivery times were ridiculous...

Their sites still up but they don't appear to be answering emails or the phone at the moment. It will be a shame if they aren't trading as some of their prices were good.

Hello, Does anybody know if Solway Bees are still trading. Thanks