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jeffa999 New Bee
Joined: 30 May 2012 Posts: 4 Location: Scotland, edinburgh
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 10:37 am Post subject: Hi we are looking for help in Edinburgh area |
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Hi we have a tbh full of black bees its about a year old, we had another which we think had Italian bees but they did not survive the winter (we fed them on a very cold day which might not have helped). We need help on what to do! We would particularly like help with basic hive management what would be great is if we could phone some one up or if they could show us what to do:) We have plenty of space in a beautiful location and can help build (or give you a top bar hive in return if you give us the materials). Please help us as we are struggling a bit.
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Barbara Site Admin
Joined: 27 Jul 2011 Posts: 1642 Location: England/Co.Durham/Ebchester
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:21 am Post subject: |
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Hi Jeffa
I'm just a bit too far away to pop round and help in person but I'll send you a PM with my phone number.
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Barbara Site Admin
Joined: 27 Jul 2011 Posts: 1642 Location: England/Co.Durham/Ebchester
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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Hi again.
Not heard from you and wondering if perhaps you haven't figured out how to access Private Messages (PMs).... or maybe you got fixed up with help elsewhere?
If it's the former, it's a facility at the top of the page under the "Natural Beekeeping Forum" heading.
There are several options:-
Forum, FAQ, Search, Memberlist, Usergroups
Your Profile, Messages and Log out
Click on the Messages option and my Private message containing my phone number should appear.
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