| Archive for Downsizer For an ethical approach to consumption |
| jamanda |
Right, I'm off to get them!I'll let you know how it goes later
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| chez |
You'll be FINE! | ||||
| sean |
You're not supposed to cook the bees. I knew I shouldn't have left her alone to do this.
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| Cathryn |
Who? What did I miss? 
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| Cathryn |
Bees, yes I wondered. Go on shift the thread.
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| Cathryn |
She's just all excited 
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| sean |
The bees. Not sure why the thread's in recipes etc though. | ||||
| Cathryn |
She's excited and anticipating! | ||||
| sally_in_wales |
should that be antici...(buzz buzz buzz)..pation! ? 
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| Penny Outskirts |
Oooooh excting, I'm very jealous! | ||||
| jamanda |
OK I put it in the wrong section. Sorry!
But the bees are safely delivered to their new home. They did sound just a tad disgruntled when I opened their front door so I left them to it. |
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| hedgewitch |
Dealing with Sean has been good practice, then?  
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| Fee |
How exciting! | ||||
| Tavascarow |
Cool!
Welcome to the fascinating world of beekeeping.
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| jamanda |
I'm off to see how they got on last night and take the duck tape off their air vents now. I just opened the front door and scarpered last night. | ||||
| jamanda |
Bees are now hived (by me all on my own, with no help from anyone ) in their new hive. Gosh there was a lot of bees in that little nuc box!
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| sally_in_wales |
well done you, exciting arent they
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| cassy |
Phew, well done!
Traumatic moment isn't it . I was worried that the queen had somehow miraculously got away when I wasn't looking, despite sitting the nuc on top of the brood box for the transfer .
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| jamanda |
Well, I wont know until I get a chance to go through it properly. It wasn't warm enough to be hanging around looking for her, but I did want to get some food on them. So I went for it. They looked quite healthy, and there were plenty of them. Next job is to turn the brood box round so the frames are across the hive "the warm way". But I was told to keep them oriented the same way as the nuc box to start with. |
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| frewen |
This all sounds very complicated! good luck Jamanda
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| sean |
She'll be fine, I'm a constant source of advice and encouragement. | ||||
| snowball |
Well done Jamanda, she says pointedly ignoring Sean.
You must be very excited. |
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| sean |
I don't think she'll answer, she seems to be choking for some reason. | ||||
| jamanda |
Thank you Snowball and Frewen for your supportive comments.
It's probably not complicated when you've done it a long time, but it's quite hair raising doing it for the first time. |
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| Penny Outskirts |
You're very brave and I'm massively impressed 
I WANT SOME!!!!!! but I just don't think I'd manage 
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| Cathryn |
I can't wait to see them.
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| jamanda |
Come and visit, then you can see mine and see what you think. This book is quite a good introduction. Not as heavy as some of the others, but concise and containing most of what it seems you need to know as a beginner. |
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| jamanda |
I think I need to source another bee jacket for visitors
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| Penny Outskirts |
I will do that It would be fascinating to see them...
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| Cathryn |
yeah that would be good.
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| Penny Outskirts |
Right then Cathryn, you get to me and I'll take us the rest of the way
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| Tavascarow |
Well done.
Why do you want to turn them the warm way? I have never bothered & figure if that was the best way manufacturers would put entrances in the side of nuc boxes not the end. Definately get some feed in them, not much nectar at the mo till the ivy blossoms especially with the wet weather.
The book that got me through the early stages. link to book Out of date now (Pre varroa) but still a good reference. |
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| jamanda |
Because the chaps up at the apiary said it was better. Mainly because it's easier to stand behind the hive and lift the frames out if they are that way I think. |