[riseholmebees] Re: Help with a WBC hive

  • From: HARVEY HOWSON <harvey.howson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: riseholmebees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:03:59 +0000 (GMT)

Steve & Vanessa 
thanks for your encouragement, Jennie my other half said the same.
I had a ride out to thornes this morning only to find them closed there is no 
christmas opening times on the door. I guess they will be open after new year 
maybe Monday. They have got an internet only winter sale on at the 
moment, follow the link at the top of their home page.
thanks again 
Harvey




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From: VANESSA HUGHES <nesshughes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: riseholmebees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, 30 December, 2009 14:05:51
Subject: [riseholmebees] Re: Help with a WBC hive


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.  
>
> 
>
>
>
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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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