Yes, they do have a touch of mildew...maybe thats the problem.

Most people who have grown courgettes this year seem to have a similar problem - many thanks for your replies, they've really helped

Bees are doing wonderfully, thanks! Now have 26 Hives!

They're doing well I didn't put on my beekeepers suit, just shirt and trousers and no gloves and still didn't get stung. I have been stung on a few occasions but generally my bees seem fairly easy going. [/b] Crikey, you keep on like that, and you'll get yourself killed! You'll only be able to get ...

Thanks for your reply :) Ive about 5 plants...slugs ate a few of them, so I planted plenty. They are still flowering. They are sited directly next to 5 Beehives, and we also have butterflies, hoover flies, ladybirds etc. (try to keep an environment rich for insects...) Could it be that when Ive wate...

Good morning! Id like to pose a question....Im growing courgettes (4th year running, different place in garden) and this year, they seem to be afflicted by some sort of sogginess. They set ok, but once the flower has gone, they either rot at the end (flower end) or are soggy in the middle. And this ...

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This has now sold.

Be careful - Beekeeping is adictive! ;)

“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left.
No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.”
Albert Einstein

Well, Ive kept 3 Marans in mine before - and also used it temporarily whilst one of my girls brought up her chicks in it!

OK - I have pics - how do I upload them please???

https://www.facebook.com/teynham.bees/m ... 209&type=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Oh and link probably wont work because by default this site puts a 1 where the L should be. I suspect to deter advertisers

Nope, not me.

My husband was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, and we've had to make room for downsyairs disability living accomadation.
We did run omlet beekeeping courses.
We had demonstration coops because we WERE going thinking about holding hen courses. Never happened.

http://www.dood1ehouse.net/the_pugly.php
its a pugley, and very nicely painted with Irises...blue flowers

Im that technically advanced!!! I can post a link to the website, if Im allowed?

Collection only.

This was a proto-type hen house, from dood1ehouse. No run. Never used as a hen house, only for demonstration purposes.
It has been decorated by the company, to show how it can be customised.
Bargain at £75!!!