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Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 07 5:22 pm Post subject:
I've just been told to get real - so where do I order them from

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 07 5:23 pm Post subject:

wellington womble wrote:

Mrs Fiddlesticks wrote:

Rhiannon. Its after the celtic legend of Rhiannon and the White Horse, as the White Horse at Uffington is a local landmark.

and the rest of them are called?

Fiddlesticks Honey Co-operative - or The Girls

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 07 5:32 pm Post subject:

ruby wrote:

I've just been told to get real - so where do I order them from

really want to know?

Your local beekeeping association probably has members that will sell you some or a local beekeeper (which is how we're getting our 2nd lot) or Thornes sell bees ('spect other suppliers do too) or we got ours from www.thehivehoneyshop.co.uk as thats the guy that we did our course with.

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 07 5:33 pm Post subject:

woodsprite wrote:

They're looking great!
Fingers firmly crossed, we may be picking our bees up at the weekend!!!!!

its exciting isn't it?

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 07 5:52 pm Post subject:
Thank you - will remember this - he did say something similar to hens horses dogs...

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 07 6:13 pm Post subject:

ruby wrote:

Thank you - will remember this - he did say something similar to hens horses dogs...

ah, try a bottle of mead and point out that you could make your own if only......

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 07 6:55 pm Post subject:

Mrs Fiddlesticks wrote:

ruby wrote:

Thank you - will remember this - he did say something similar to hens horses dogs...

ah, try a bottle of mead and point out that you could make your own if only......

I have agreement to hens and alpacas in principle, space permitted (which at the moment it doesn't) but he's got a flying/stinging thing phobia, so I' not allowed them until we have space for them to avoid each other. I'm trying mead, but it takes sooo damn long. I put it on at Christmas, and it's still bubbling away every 20 minutes or so.

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 07 8:27 pm Post subject:

wellington womble wrote:

Mrs Fiddlesticks wrote:

ruby wrote:

Thank you - will remember this - he did say something similar to hens horses dogs...

ah, try a bottle of mead and point out that you could make your own if only......

I have agreement to hens and alpacas in principle, space permitted

sounds a good basis to start from

(you have that agreement in writing/blood/wine I take it?)

lottie

Joined: 11 Aug 2005
Posts: 5059
Location: ceredigion

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 07 10:22 pm Post subject:

ruby wrote:

I've just been told to get real - so where do I order them from

Some of our bees are offspring from the original colony we got from the bee club---last year we bought 2 new nucleuses from easy bee with carnolian bees ---they are much gentler, overwintered well and are doing o.k.---our original bees are probably a british/italian cross--they are great honey producers but vicious little s**s- I would reccomend the carnolians for starting and they are cheaper than thornes

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Tue May 01, 07 8:31 pm Post subject:

Mrs Fiddlesticks wrote:

wellington womble wrote:

Mrs Fiddlesticks wrote:

ruby wrote:

Thank you - will remember this - he did say something similar to hens horses dogs...

ah, try a bottle of mead and point out that you could make your own if only......

I have agreement to hens and alpacas in principle, space permitted

sounds a good basis to start from

(you have that agreement in writing/blood/wine I take it?)

Yes, I've been wittering on about it for so long, he'll do anything to shut me up! And he has a soft spot for them really!

woodsprite

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Posts: 2943
Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Tue May 01, 07 8:32 pm Post subject:
Well my bees really are coming at the weekend!! Two full hives from a bee society lady who is moving abroad. Can't wait

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 10460

Posted: Tue May 01, 07 8:38 pm Post subject:

woodsprite wrote:

Well my bees really are coming at the weekend!!

Two full hives from a bee society lady who is moving abroad.
Can't wait

OOh that is exciting. Complete hives as well - honey this year definitely.

woodsprite

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Posts: 2943
Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Tue May 01, 07 8:42 pm Post subject:
Yup, they're already making it!! To be honest I'm as interested in the beeswax as the honey. I buy loads at the mo for making lotions and potions, it'll be great to have my own.

woodsprite

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Posts: 2943
Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Sat May 05, 07 3:36 pm Post subject:
Yippee hey're here!!!

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7100
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Sat May 05, 07 10:02 pm Post subject:
Oh I'm sooooo jealous - I'm probably going to get bees this year but I'll have to wait until the bee club has raised some nuc's I went to the beekeeping course last night and had a fantastic time - we made frames and talked about bees for ages - it was lovely

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