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 Topic: Help needed |
beesontoast
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 Forum: The Apiary Posted: Wed Jul 25, 12 10:50 am Subject: Help needed |
Alison - get in touch with Sue Dollimore in Welcombe. She may be able to help.
PM me for contact details or see http://suejimsnaturalbeekeeping.blogspot.co.uk |
| Topic: Have a look where my bees are...... sooo fantastic! |
beesontoast
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Wed Mar 24, 10 12:36 pm Subject: Have a look where my bees are...... sooo fantastic! |
The fact remains, then, that a bait hive at some distance is a better bet for colonisation. It is then apparent that once 'entrapped' the colony may well need relocating. Not so easy with a full s ... |
| Topic: Have a look where my bees are...... sooo fantastic! |
beesontoast
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Tue Mar 23, 10 5:35 pm Subject: Have a look where my bees are...... sooo fantastic! |
There is certainly survival value in a swarm moving well away from its mother colony, and if your garden is big enough, putting a bait hive 100 yds or so away would be a good idea.
And I have seen ... |
| Topic: Have a look where my bees are...... sooo fantastic! |
beesontoast
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Sun Mar 21, 10 10:21 pm Subject: Have a look where my bees are...... sooo fantastic! |
Beesontoast, what an inspiring website! I had no knowledge of these methods of bee keeping. Makes me keen to collect a swarm or two!
M.
Thanks Mary.
Your al fresco colony have deomnstrated t ... |
| Topic: BBKA caught backing the wrong horse |
beesontoast
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Sat Mar 20, 10 6:55 pm Subject: BBKA caught backing the wrong horse |
| New research from China has shown that synthetic pyrethroids - the same chemicals that we have been told to use in our hives against Varroa for the last 30 years, and the same chemicals that the Briti ... |
| Topic: Have a look where my bees are...... sooo fantastic! |
beesontoast
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Sat Mar 20, 10 2:44 pm Subject: Have a look where my bees are...... sooo fantastic! |
I may try again this year as they are still with me, bless their little pollen legs.
Great that they went through last winter - it shows that bees can survive in the UK even exposed under advers ... |
| Topic: An Introduction to Natural Beekeeping |
beesontoast
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Tue Feb 09, 10 5:25 pm Subject: An Introduction to Natural Beekeeping |
I have just finished an article on Natural Beekeeping that may interest some people here. It is available in multiple formats here - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/9693
Feel free to leave co ... |
| Topic: Mobile phones & Bees |
beesontoast
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Mon Feb 08, 10 10:11 pm Subject: Mobile phones & Bees |
...and if it were true, there would be no bees in London, whereas there are many beekeepers in London whose bees are quite happy.
It's largely the rural bees that have the problem, and the blame f ... |
| Topic: Trapping swarms. |
beesontoast
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Mon Feb 08, 10 3:05 pm Subject: Recipe for swarm lure |
1. Melt some old comb - the darker the better - in a double boiler.
2. Stir in a few drops of lemongrass or citronella essential oil.
3. Pour into a convenient mould to set.
A good shape to ... |
| Topic: An Idea that all landowners should read. |
beesontoast
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Mon Feb 08, 10 2:58 pm Subject: An Idea that all landowners should read. |
Your BKA has no authority to tell anyone not to keep bees. IMO that is a high-handed and unnecessary attitude to take to a potential beekeeper.
If your area has plenty of forage, there is no reason ... |
| Topic: Which hive to buy for a beginner?? |
beesontoast
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Mon Feb 16, 09 9:44 pm Subject: Which hive to buy for a beginner?? |
I'm meeting my local bee keeping group for the first time soon. I will ask if there is anyone else locally using TBHs.
Take my advice - wear protective headgear!
Your local BKA may be more libe ... |
| Topic: bees |
beesontoast
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Thu Feb 12, 09 9:38 pm Subject: bees |
As an update.
I ahve had 2 members of the apairy come and visit. They are 99% certain that my bees starved to death, because of the cold weather.
Even though there was still food in the hive th ... |
| Topic: bees |
beesontoast
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Mon Feb 09, 09 10:28 pm Subject: Re: bees |
I've read your website before and I'm well aware of your hatred of the BBKA - you can write what you want on your own website
You are wrong, I don't hate the BBKA. Far from it, in fact - t ... |
| Topic: bees |
beesontoast
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Mon Feb 09, 09 6:18 pm Subject: Re: bees |
The BBKA is now owned by Bayer, and refuse to make any connection between bee deaths and pesticides.
That is simply not true and slanderous to say so - I personally don't agree with the ruling on ... |
| Topic: bees |
beesontoast
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Mon Feb 09, 09 4:32 pm Subject: bees |
| I only got my nuc quite late in the year too, so had no option but to feed them. The syrup was made from organic sugar from Suma, so hopefully that will be OK. Now they are on fondant which come fro ... |
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