[riseholmebees] Re: Help with a WBC hive
- From: Steve Pickard <steve_pickard@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Riseholme Bees <riseholmebees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:31:31 +0000
Hi Vanessa
Well I've just scoured my own WBC and can see nothing like the piece you
describe. Only thoughts are one of the pieces for the seperating the underside
of the roof with the side, or perhaps just a piece of packing? Could be worth
calling the manufacturers maybe?
Harvey - hope you let your other half talk sense to you, sounds like the guy at
Norton Disney may just be one of life's miseries. As far as BBKA memberships
is concerned, personally I'm intending to sign up with one of the existing
associations (probably Sleaford) for local support in my first year, and sign
up with Riseholm too if that gets off the ground.
Happy New Year to all
Steve
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:43:19 +0000
From: harvey.howson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [riseholmebees] Re: Help with a WBC hive
To: riseholmebees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Vanessa
seasons greetings
I bought an old WBC hive off a bloke just down the road from me, it needs a bit
of work to get it usable again hopfully i should have it ready for early spring
to house my new bees. I cannot think what your mistery bit of wood is I have
not got one and i am know worried in case i need one.
If you go to this web site it may give you a better idea. They are plans for a
wbc hive.
http://www.beesource.com/files/10frwbcm.pdf
oooo by the way I have not joined the BBKA yet. One of the reasons being after
meeting the bee inspector owner of croft aparies norton disney at the sausage
festival late Oct early Nov I was starting to doubt weather i had done the
right thing even concidering keeping bees to say he was not encouraging was an
understatement. Anyway he suggested the best regional branch to join would be
Brigg and would be worth the travel. due to the distance i would have to travel
to brigg it would be difficault going to meetings. My idea was to join the bbka
on line and join riseholme when it is up and running. If any one has any advice
on this matter would they please let me know. I hastened to add that after my
other half had given me a stiff talking to and said I was daft for even
concidering giving up bee kepping before i had even started on account of one
miserable bugger. I am even more determined to keep bees.
Happy new year to everyone.
Harvey ( the quiet one that didnt say much on the course )
ps thanks to Steve for setting up this forum.
From: Vanessa Hughes <nesshughes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: riseholmebees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, 27 December, 2009 16:35:08
Subject: [riseholmebees] Help with a WBC hive
Hello all,
I hope you have all had a good Christmas. My husband has very kindly bought me
2 WBC hives for Christmas, he bought them because they looked nicer than
nationals They came ready assembled with a bag containing 2 porter bee escapes
and 2 entrance sliders each, which I understand. In the bag was also a length
of wood 1 x 7/8ths x 18 ¾ inch and I have no idea what it is for, can any one
help me please. I’m sure it is really simple but it is driving me bonkers!
Thanks,
Vanessa Hughes
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