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      When you did the Varroa treatment did you monitor the drop?
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      robmort replied to the thread Selling, we are doing it wrong..
      Now that's marketing.
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      It's always useful to see and find out what's going on if it does no harm, even if you don't believe in learning though experience.
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      robmort replied to the thread Jar deal.
      No, fake news, the 12oz hex are not on offer, pity.
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      If it were a warm day I'd be tempted to inspect just for educational purposes to see how they are getting on at this time of year, being...
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      robmort replied to the thread Wintering bees in the U.K..
      I use only perspex crown boards and they have slightly diifferent bee spaces from 6 to 8mm. They build some brace comb in the gap mainly...
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      robmort replied to the thread Wintering bees in the U.K..
      Doesn't stop any such convection currents along the frames, which would be reinforced.
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      robmort replied to the thread Wintering bees in the U.K..
      I agree and don't see the need for the correx if you have insulation anyway over the crown board. With a perspex crown board you want to...
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      robmort replied to the thread Honey weighing machines.
      I fill about 30-40 jars at a time to avoid any chance of subsequent crystallisation which is easier to deal with in buckets. So digital...
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      robmort replied to the thread Air source heat pumps.
      Another thing; with an ASHP, for hot water you have to use a tank with an immersion heater to boost the temperature to around 60 deg...
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      robmort replied to the thread Air source heat pumps.
      So for those people who need to open windows regularly or are in the habit of "airing" rooms due to damp conditions or to stop...
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      robmort replied to the thread Labels.
      That doesn't sound underpriced at all, and seems that Orkney islanders are a wealthy lot. Certainly well above the shop prices here.
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      robmort replied to the thread Labels.
      If you want your label to stand out then a modern, clean design is needed. But people will buy the jars for the contents anyway even if...
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      robmort replied to the thread Adding honey to sugar feed.
      Yes, honey eventually goes mouldy in the frames if it's too diluted (not ripe) so it's the water content that matters not any magical...
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      robmort replied to the thread Better Strap the Hives Down…..
      Met Office is usually reliable up to 3 days when the wind and weather come from the west, often longer otherwise. Today's predicted...
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