stealthy1 3,964 Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,321 Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 Got me wife a hive for Xmas now we have 2 hives and a nuke box ( collected a swarm today) , its way to complicated for me just hope she gets me some honey ha 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 2,978 Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 Nice set up you ( and the wife) have there . I managed to pick up a swarm last week, can’t beat free bees 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 2,978 Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 First inspection of the “Cas” bees today, they’ve been in the hive for two weeks now, they were very gentle and stopped on the comb throughout, plenty of capped brood ... couldn’t be better. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZacB 114 Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Good size swarm that one, on a wall as well, nice & easy...................why are mine always in brambles or hawthorn 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 2,978 Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 I picked another up last weekend and it was only 3ft off the ground around a apple tree but by feck it was awkward 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,321 Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 Good work you will soon have loads of hives 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchers 2,762 Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 We were doing the student flats yesterday and I had a callout for wasps,but told them if it’s bees they won’t be getting touched.I’ve advised the contract manager to start looking for local beekeepers just in case. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 2,978 Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 Good on ya mate, I do understand that sometimes there is no other option but every one saved it better for everyone in the long run. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 2,978 Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 3 hours ago, vfr400boy said: Good work you will soon have loads of hives Only got the two and if I can start next year with one of those then I’d be a happy man. The amount of swarms I could have hived is reaching double figures now but it gets a little expensive. Only last night I had a message asking if I could catch up two swarms very close to one another. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchers 2,762 Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 10 hours ago, Mr Wilkes said: Good on ya mate, I do understand that sometimes there is no other option but every one saved it better for everyone in the long run. Every 1 I do mate I say we don’t touch bees just to try and educate them but it trying to get them to understand is the worst thing. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,321 Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 First honey from our bees well the wifes bees ha 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 2,978 Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 Looking good , is that from the nuc ? (Obviously that’s grown in size) . I’ve just had to put a super on the Cas bees, can’t believe a swarm can fill out a brood box so quick. There are 5 frames of brood, pollen and nectar/honey and the rest drawn out and filled with honey. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,321 Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Mr Wilkes said: Looking good , is that from the nuc ? (Obviously that’s grown in size) . I’ve just had to put a super on the Cas bees, can’t believe a swarm can fill out a brood box so quick. There are 5 frames of brood, pollen and nectar/honey and the rest drawn out and filled with honey. No thats from the colony she got , the nuc was just drawing comb in the super then swarmed ha so she's back to square one ( and they coast me £150 !) Think the new queen has hatched so all good now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 2,978 Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 It’s all experience for her did she feed the nuc ?, I fed this swarm sugar syrup to start with but I’ve stopped now the super has been put on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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