Hive Construction
A set of our own downloadable British national hive plans (Note: This section is still being worked on so not many plans just yet, although some useful information).
View – British National Hive Plans – How to make your own beehives. View – Cut Optimization Calculator – Material cutting planner.Identification
Bee, Wasp & Hornet identification sheets.
Download – Bee Species in the UK – Bee Identification (WWF). Download – Bee Spotter Guide – Bee Identification (Friends of the Earth). Download – Asian Hornet – Identify Asian Hornet (www.nonnativespecies.org). Download – Asian Hornet – Identify Asian Hornet (Sommerset Beekeepers Association). Download – Wasps – Identify Wasps (Guide to Garden Wildlife. Richard Lewington). Download – Yellow Stripey Things – Yellow Stripey Things (Source Unknown).Life cycle
The Honey Bee Life Cycle (source unknown).
Download – The Honey Bee Life Cycle – An essential life cycle diagram.Recording
Our own paper based hive record sheet. One A4 sheet per hive per inspection.
or see our electronic recording app Hives
Download – Hive Record Sheet – Our 1 per hive per inspection recording sheet.Swarming
How to manage swarming.
Download – There Are Queen Cells In My Hive – A very helpful booklet on what to do if you see queen cells (from the Food and Environment Research Agency). View – An Artifical Swarm Method Download – An Artifical Swarm Method – Our own Artifical Swarm diagram.Treatments
Disease treatments and prevention.
Download – Thymol Treatment for Sugar Syrup – Our own Excel spreadsheet for calculating thymol dillutions.Useful
Other useful stuff.
Download – Bee Year – Our one page “Bee Year” calendar.