[riseholmebees] Re: Help with a WBC hive

  • From: VANESSA HUGHES <nesshughes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: riseholmebees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:05:51 +0000 (GMT)

Thanks Harvey and Steve,
I have tried ringing Thornes but can't be open yet as getting no reply. I can 
only think it is for propping something up as only 1 per hive, but if neither 
of you have one then maybe it's nothing to worry about.
Don't let anyone put you off having a go Harvey, if it's something this man 
does commercially then is perhaps isn't in his best interests to encourage 
anyone else to have a go, the miserable devil!
 
Hope to speak to you all again soon to see how things are going in readyness 
for spring.
 
Vanessa

--- On Mon, 28/12/09, HARVEY HOWSON <harvey.howson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: HARVEY HOWSON <harvey.howson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [riseholmebees] Re: Help with a WBC hive
To: riseholmebees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, 28 December, 2009, 15:43






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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