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gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 13 5:42 pm Post subject: I`ve got my bee suit.
From a company in Somerset called Buzz. Full suit with fencing mask,made of good quality cotton cost me £56. Ordered Tuesday, arrived this morning,well sized. www.buzzbeekeepingsupplies.co.uk Hive is all put together,stand is made,just need some good weather and some bees.

Sally Too

Joined: 14 Sep 2006
Posts: 2511
Location: N.Ireland

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 13 5:44 pm Post subject:
Yay! So exciting....

gythagirl

Joined: 18 Feb 2010
Posts: 1467
Location: Somerset

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 13 6:53 pm Post subject:
Our 'smallest' colony has died Pete checked last week as no activity detected in fine weather. Lots of activity from the other 2 so fingers crossed.

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7100
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 13 6:59 pm Post subject:
I've lost my bee's over winter - I went to check them last week and they'd all gone, suspect Nosema as there was plenty of stores but it's been so damp this winter they didn't stand a chance I have got chance of a nuc later in the year but I've got to pluck up courage to go and deal with the dead hive

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19862
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 13 8:13 pm Post subject:
What a good price. I have to find a badger proof place for my next lot of bees. I think in one of the old buildings. A rather good idea from one of my bee mentors.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 13 8:50 pm Post subject:
Cab suggested using a flat roof. He had some daft ideas, but I thought this one might have merit.

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19862
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 13 9:12 pm Post subject:
Hmm,there is a flat roof that is a sun trap in the summer. Wonder if it would give enough protection from the wind in the winter. Thank you.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 13 9:13 pm Post subject:
Live to serve.

mochasidamo

Joined: 22 Sep 2005
Posts: 615
Location: Montgomery

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 13 9:39 am Post subject:

Sorry to hear that Joanne. We're hearing of quite a lot of losses down this way - as expected. Certainly the clusters are often on the small side. Have you checked for Nosema. Easily done.

I will put a plug in for locally-adapted bees here. There is no way that imported queens can miraculously head colonies that can cope with all that our climate will chuck at them: climate change is real but still many choose not to believe

Cathryn, have you had badger issues with the bees? There is a possibility we've had a young one chewing the insulation around a nuc and we have tracks straight through the main apiary but no damage (unlike what they've done in the past to chickens and their houses).

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