jocky 198 Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 does any one keep any bees at there allotment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxy 617 Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Not got an allotment so I don't know the rules. Nor do I keep bees. Although I collect my fair share. In a secluded corner if allowed I wouldn't see any problem. More than likely welcomed by fellow growers I would have thought. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fieldsporthunter 1,864 Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Not got an allotment so I don't know the rules. Nor do I keep bees. Although I collect my fair share. In a secluded corner if allowed I wouldn't see any problem. More than likely welcomed by fellow growers I would have thought. Do you come across many swarms? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxy 617 Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Not got an allotment so I don't know the rules. Nor do I keep bees. Although I collect my fair share. In a secluded corner if allowed I wouldn't see any problem. More than likely welcomed by fellow growers I would have thought. Do you come across many swarms? I'm chasing throughout the season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 3,163 Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Ive been granted permission on the allotments to keep a Top-bar hive (god i hate grovelling to em.. bloody hitlers ) anyhow there is one persistent pyromaniac who cant go on his plot without lighting some sort of feckin fire ...will this affect the hive if smoke occasionally blows across my plot ?. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jocky 198 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 yes i think it will mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,955 Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Some one has got a few hives on our plots with out issue Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David K 172 Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 There shouldn't be any problem with the odd bit of smoke, worse that will happen is some of the bees will go and fill themselves with honey thinking there's a forest fire. After all bee keepers use smoke to calm the bees when inspecting the hive with no issues. Have the allotment committee only allowed you to keep a top bar hive and said no to a more conventional hive or is this your choice? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 3,163 Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 I opted for a Top-bar thinking it would be easier for a 1st timer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David K 172 Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 I suppose with a topbar you can pretty much leave it to work away, with little human intervention, I think they are more difficult to harvest honey and increase your number of hives when you get bitten by the bee keeeping bug though. Its great to get a start in beekeeping, no matter what hive you keep them in, best of luck. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZacB 133 Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Go visit your local beekeeping association - hopefully it won't be full of little hitlers but will be full of people giving good advice freely. If anything like our local association there will be an apiary where you can get some hands on experience - you may change your mind about a TBH. Good luck with your venture anyway. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sprockerjay 74 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Watch out for cross combing Mr Wilkes it's a bitch to sort out 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hedgerow pete 25 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 most council allotments are run under the same set of rules these are the alotment garden rules. check your area theres rules state athat on an allotment you can keep all animals except cloven hoof so bees, rabbits, ducks and chickens are usually a given as for the type of hive well thats up to you, i am personally a classicly trained bee keeper so i use nationals and dadants, with the ability to do breeding and there fore swarm controls i have three at the allotments durring the winter and summer but can increase to 30 nucs when i am doing queen fertilisations and splitting nucs up, but there would only be there for five days and are so small it makes veryy little difference. it does how ever make a difference to crops, as the people at the allotments i use all do seed saving in vast quantites they are happy as they get a better crop from me i dont have swarms because of the bee controls i use so thats not an issue and i also have a 7 foot wire mesh fence to keep them up in the air 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sprockerjay 74 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 What swarm control do you do hrp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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