sussexlogs

Looking good!

 

May I propose BuildHub-branded honey?

2 hours ago, Dreadnaught said:

Looking good!

 

May I propose BuildHub-branded honey?

Yes £6 a lb??

11 minutes ago, sussexlogs said:

Yes £6 a lb??

 

I'm thinking of starting a small hive in the summer/spring, would you recommend it?

31 minutes ago, Thedreamer said:

 

I'm thinking of starting a small hive in the summer/spring, would you recommend it?

Yes I would. I have 5 hives and working my way up to 10 hives

 

 

2 minutes ago, sussexlogs said:

Yes I would. I have 5 hives and working my way up to 10 hives

 

 

 

How many jars would one hive produce?

 

Is the honey in the blue crates the same as that close up of the jar above? That's looks a bit darker.

From one hive you can get 100 lb I get 50lb a hive the honey in the blue crates is the same but it's colder now

How easy is it to buy nucleus now for a new hive ..??

7 hours ago, sussexlogs said:

From one hive you can get 100 lb I get 50lb a hive the honey in the blue crates is the same but it's colder now

 

My son's mate's Dad does this as a bit more than the hobby from which it grew. He has his own hives plus others that he sites on sympathetic owners land locally. He then manages the hives. Makes for some interesting flavours if say the hive is sited in an apple orchard when that's the predominant flavour. Just over a fiver for a jar too. He sells to local delis, garden centres etc.

4 hours ago, PeterW said:

How easy is it to buy nucleus now for a new hive ..??

Easy. 

But get a swarm from a beekeeping association