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Livestock => Bees & Beekeeping => Topic started by: Rosemary on July 21, 2011, 04:54:43 pm

Title: We're getting bees tomorrow
Post by: Rosemary on July 21, 2011, 04:54:43 pm

At last. We're buying a hive from a bloke who's giving up. Even though I'm only the back up, I'm quite excited  ;D

Title: Re: We're getting bees tomorrow
Post by: Tiva Diva on July 21, 2011, 05:42:23 pm

Brilliant! I'd get a second hive soon though. It's a lot easier to manage 2 than 1, paradoxically, as if you lose a queen you can re-queen from the other one. What strain of bees are you getting?

Title: Re: We're getting bees tomorrow
Post by: Andrew on July 21, 2011, 06:16:45 pm

Excellent. Is it the hive in Kirkcaldy?

Title: Re: We're getting bees tomorrow
Post by: faith0504 on July 21, 2011, 07:28:52 pm

Good luck, cant wait to see some pictures  :wave:

Title: Re: We're getting bees tomorrow
Post by: egglady on July 21, 2011, 07:48:04 pm

Fab news...but bee (!) prepared for sleepless nights while you worry about them....and the 5 minutes once a week they tell you is how long they take is rubbish!  I spend hours some weeks...but great fun....

so now i have to come and meet them.......

is that before or after you come and meet the goats and the new horses....oops did that slip out about the new horses..........soooo excited