If you had gone ahead and not mentioned sublimation one of the audience is bound to have asked you during question time about it. Then what? refused to answer or go on to explain about Api-Bioxal and sublimation by Oxalic crystals and make it clear that the latter is illegal. It is not illegal...
"Why the OP chose to post here rather than doing the obvious thing of talking to all those concerned is beyond me ... maligning a small and generally ethical association in the process. Phil"
I chose to post here to find out from a moral stand point what the general feeling of the beekeeping...
I received a call last night from a beekeeper who told me that he was calling as a matter of courtesy to let me know that another beekeeper was putting 12 hives into the farmers field where I have kept my bees for several years. The beekeeper who phoned me said they were disease free, that there...
Every year there are predictions of a bad winter. Even if your doomsday scenario comes to fruition there is no need for added insulation on poly hives. If there is deep snow that will provide additional insulation. I remember the so called bad winters of the early sixties. They were hardly artic...
At £105 for a day's course is very expensive and insufficient time to learn sufficient information or skills to start beekeeping. For a fraction of the price join your local beekeeping association and start one of their courses. Our local one was £60.00 but for that you not only got tuition over...
Can I use the cigarette lighter from my car with the necessary extension?
Obviously I would keep the engine running to avoid depleting the car battery. I have read several threads on the forum and each has suggested using a car battery but if I can use the cigarette lighter for power it would...