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Midland Spinner
Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Posts: 2931 Location: Under a green roof
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mochyn
Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 24585 Location: mid-Wales
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Went
Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 6968
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Lorrainelovesplants
Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 6521 Location: Dordogne
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gardening-girl
Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 6024 Location: Somerset.
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Posted: Thu May 16, 13 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
I`ve always been facinated with bees,and several years ago,did a course with Yeovil beekeepers.
Naturally,life threw a spanner in the works,and bees were forgotten until the tail end of last year.
One of my lovely residents moved away,and gave us both a surprise cheque,so I have used mine to buy second hand hives,and to do the course again.
I have a small colony at a friend`s(another beek) house,where she is doing the practical stuff with me until I`m confident.Then my bees will go into the new orchard at Dillington House,near my allotment. |
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Colin & Jan
Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 203 Location: Dover, Kent
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Posted: Thu May 16, 13 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
Unfortunately we've had to pack up beekeeping as Jan had a nasty skin allergic reaction last year, where she collapsed and ended up in A&E. All last Summer it had been bad with rashes, itching, weeping, doctors, anti histamines, tests etc. A shooting fried gave me a pot of propolis cream and said "this will cure it". Jan slathered it on one evening (in hindsight a test patch may have been the way forward!) in November and then promptly collapsed on the floor of the bathroom. Cue 999, ambulance, hospital, drips, steroids, more anti-histamines and blood tests before release later that day. More allergy tests with the GP who confirmed an allergy to bees.
So the 9 hives that came through the winter have now been sold along with other equipment and we are in the process of getting rid of the rest of the equipment. |
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Sally Too
Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 2511 Location: N.Ireland
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cassy
Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1047 Location: South West Scotland
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15592
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15592
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mochasidamo
Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 615 Location: Montgomery
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Midland Spinner
Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Posts: 2931 Location: Under a green roof
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dan1
Joined: 23 Jun 2010 Posts: 102 Location: Bristolish
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