BeeHive

[Citrine]

Nope - Im a fat heffer, and i want to see what the biggest sizes they do!!!

We are waiting to see the aforementioned chap, and he can guide us.

[Mo]

Beekeeper association

[saint-spoon]

Sadly I'm not allowed bees; honestly the world is so unfair. Boss SS has put her foot down with a firm hand... I wonder if I can hide one behind the compost bin so that she will never know? I can always claim that some big kids did it and then ran away...





but then I'll have no armor......

[chucky egg]

("could I have the stripey ones please?")

darrrling taht's so last year. Its all afrikana prints now you know

Saint-spoon stop being naughty and do as Mrs SS says...

[Mo]

Kent beekeepers

You can improvise clothing, but it all has to tuck in securely, bees like to crawl upwards into dark places (like my daughters nostril, once). So they don't go down your boots, but they might go up your trousers.

[Citrine]

http://www.bbwear.co.uk/acatalog/Suits.html

Think these might supply a suit to fit!!

SS, what, hide one bee??

Chucky, believe me, i want the stripeu pmes!!!

[Citrine]

Mo, I contacted the Kent Beekeepers association, and am hoping to attend a meeting soon. Waiting for them to get back to me.

[lou]

Please do a diary, i will print it all off for my Dad who really wants to keep bee's!

How fab, citrine!!

[Citrine]

Ooo will have to ask Richard abou that, wont i?? Am shy now!!!!!

[chucky egg]

...and you can then ask Richard about going onto the hobbies part of the DTL site and we can all learn from you!

[rachell24]

Hi Citrine,

I just got my Home Farmer Magazine and there is a three page article all about Beekeeping for first timers.

bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Rachel

[Citrine]

OOooo will have to get hold of a copy!!! Where can I get one form??

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this topic is really Buzzing!!!!!!!
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[rachell24]

Lucy (oolalula) put a post on it a while back, I got mine from here:

www.homefarmer.co.uk I think you can buy it at some newsagents but not many.

I was also reading my grow your own veg mag last night (very boring I know) and there was this ad for a bee keeping place:

www.parkbeekeeping.com

I havnt looked at it but it says it sells all the stuff.


you need to change your name to queen bee now. LOL

Rach

[Citrine]

Bee Diary 1

Well, finally did it, bit the bullet and got one!! Trouble is, had to go to Hampshire to collect it. Luckily, Hubby was very excited, and we took the mad decision to go at 18:30 at night, from Kent. We persuaded our neighbour to lend us his SATNAV thing, so we wouldn’t argue, and get lost!!!
Got there about 20:00, no major drama’s. Thought of Chucky Egg, cos we were on her patch on the way there.
We collected the hive, a Langstroth hive, and packed it in the car. Got home about 22:45, very tired and excited!!
Now need to do lots more research. Get a book or two, and find out what gear we need.
Hubby finds out he knows a highly experienced bee keeper, and he's willing to chat/guide us. He also offers us a Nucleus of bees, and to visit him for some hand on experience.
Having spoken to him on the telephone, we now know that you have to buy Master Wax - these are sheets of wax, for the bees to work on - I always thought they did it themselves!!
I can honestly say, theres a lot more to this than first meets the eye!
Have ordered 2x suits, so am going to look like a michelin man, but a fatter one - they are not flattering things!!
To be continued….