Any BeeKeepers on the forum?

[NickBW]

So..  Are there any bee keepers on the forum?

 

I have some questions if there are!

[Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator]

8 hours ago, NickBW said:

So..  Are there any bee keepers on the forum?

 

I have some questions if there are!

I'me not a keeper but I can confirm by experience don't make loud banging noises around the hives or they attack!

[BobMet]

...or use a strimmer...

[McFrancis]

a quote from the radio show, I'm sorry I haven't a clue "Samantha has just started keeping bees, and already has three dozen or so. She says she's got an expert handler coming round to give a demonstration. He'll carefully take out her 38 bees... and soon have them flying round his head"

[kenton]

@Tony Bee

[IainCameron]

18 hours ago, NickBW said:

So..  Are there any bee keepers on the forum?

 

I have some questions if there are!

In the mysterious world of bee keeping, I reached the dizzy heights of 'inept'; I kept bees for a few years with varying amounts of success, but the wee bazzers all swarmed when I was dragged away on holiday in May one year.  Then I discovered that spanners don't sting, and got stuck into my Westfield build.  Fire away with the questions, and I'll share the depths (shallows) of my knowledge...

[Beaker_Bob]

I don't keep bee's myself having been stung one too many times (quite literally)!  However, my father in law was a commercial bee keeper until he retired and sold up a few years ago.  Most visits to their small holding involved sweating in a bee suit or laboring in the honey house.  As others have said, fire through some questions and I'll answer what I can, failing that I can ask Doug!

[Euan Hoosearmy]

I used to keep bees, unfortunately I started to react to the stings so it became a bit dangerous for me....

 

Happy to answer questions though.

[TAFKARM]

When they move into a new hive, you need to throw them a house swarming party