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  1. BT Beekeeper

    Honey price

    Seen at a National Trust property in Cornwall, local wildflower honey for £7.50 for half a pound. Can anyone beat that?!
  2. BT Beekeeper

    Oil seed rape

    Whoops, the unfinished sentence should read....... ' when it was closer to home and not known they were flying to it'.
  3. BT Beekeeper

    Oil seed rape

    Thanks iand and others for your comments which have given me a much better insight of what is involved, and a friendly relationship with an understanding farmer who follows the guidelines is clearly crucial. Perhaps rather than knocking on farm doors and taking pot luck I will contact the local...
  4. BT Beekeeper

    Oil seed rape

    The OSR is just coming into flower in this area and each year I resist the temptation to take my hives to the crop because of the risk of spray damage and possible colony loss. I wonder what arrangement those of you who do take advantage of this crop have with the farmer. Do you rely on them to...
  5. BT Beekeeper

    Jars for hand cream

    I did not know about EU cosmetic directives so just as well I asked the question. Thanks for the advice. Not worth the hassle to comply with the regs for the small amount I was considering.
  6. BT Beekeeper

    Jars for hand cream

    Many thanks for all the tips. Ebay link very useful. I am aiming for a quality product in posh packaging so double walled plastic jars are more what I have in mind. http://www.quinessence.com/products/50ml_double_wall_white_plastic_jar-31.htm have these but at a price. I will search on the...
  7. BT Beekeeper

    Jars for hand cream

    Does anyone know of a good source of cosmetic jars for hand creams and the like. Making polishes and hand cream is a new venture for me so any general information would be very welcome. Recipes are plentiful, in this forum and elsewhere on the net, but I am finding the packaging and marketing...
  8. BT Beekeeper

    Brace comb problems

    Thanks Enrico. Both PH and you suggest old foundation might be a possible cause of the problem so I might take issue with the supplier as it was only bought last month. Thank you also for the useful tips which I will put into practice.
  9. BT Beekeeper

    Brace comb problems

    Hi PH - The foundation was bought in April from a local supplier in Okehampton. It looked fresh, like this year's production. Some has been part drawn out. I wonder if I should give some syrup even though the weather is good and the bees are flying strongly most of the time. Thanks Midland Beek...
  10. BT Beekeeper

    Brace comb problems

    Intending to double-up on brood space, I added a second brood box to each of my two national hives a fortnight ago with frames of foundation on narrow plastic ends. Both hives had 6 frames of brood at the time and were doing well. I looked in today and found very little drawn foundation in the...
  11. BT Beekeeper

    Fondant Feeding Advice

    I find a posh ice-cream container (the Carte D'or type) is ideal and takes 1kg sugar made up into fondant leaving an exact bee space when inverted over the feed hole in the crown board. Being transparent you can see what's going on inside without any disturbance to the bees. Keep the lids and...
  12. BT Beekeeper

    Height of hive stand?

    A good suggestion. This is something I will do in future.
  13. BT Beekeeper

    Height of hive stand?

    I have been pondering this myself too. I have made 2 double hive stands and 1 single and I am overwintering 2 colonies. My intention is to increase next year. So, for now, the answer might be to give a double stand to each colony so that I have a vacant space for stacking hive parts next to each...
  14. BT Beekeeper

    Height of hive stand?

    I have something similar I could use - good idea as long as I remember when I am standing on it and need to step down!
  15. BT Beekeeper

    Height of hive stand?

    On the basis of all this useful comment and sound advice I will keep mine at 17" (425 mm) for next year and see how I get on. This will place the top of a single brood box or a double at a comfortable height for me. Then manage the supers as you suggest so that I am never lifting heavy boxes too...
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