Recent content by chris600uk

and I thought I had it sussed........:) but it's obviously not that way at all. So where I am now = It doesn't appear to do any harm, if, the bee's decide to eat it. Some will. and some won't.

This is exactly the reason why I started this thread. Thanks ratcatcher, and everyone else that commented. My question has now been answered. Presumably the Asda icing doesn't taste as nasty as the Tesco's fondant, and maybe it depends on how it was given. Anyway, while I was trying to...

Answering my own question... I can see that my question must have appeared stupid to those with knowledge and experience. So for any other newbee's reading this thread, the answer is: The frame feeder puts the feed inside the brood box, so the bees don't have to go looking for it...

WTMI - way too much information but hey, why not.... Just in case anyone is interested, and you probably aren't but I'm posting it anyway to answer my own original post. The reason why Bee's won't take the Asda's (ready to roll) white icing is because it contains Glycerol, which makes other...

Thanks, glad you told me that. My own dish it is then, and mixed outside the house.

I want to mix a thymol patty (caster sugar, fat, and thymol crystals). Thing is, once I've used it in one of the wife's dishes is the dish mine forever, never to contain human food again? Or will it be ok, once washed as usual.....

quick update to my last post quick update The bees are now taking the syrup - what a relief! :)

I'm like you. Got my first bees yesterday evening and put a litre of 1:1 syrup on top of the crown board, dribbling a bit down through the Queen excluder to let 'em know it was there - well ok, more than just a bit. Anyway, tonight in between rain showers, I've just lifted the roof to...

my two pence worth I'm no expert but it seems to me that if the Queen is still in the brood box, and the Q Excluder is ok, then all you have to do is cut the comb off, and brush the bees back into the super, then replace the crown board with another one you just happened to have just for this...

easipet hive You're lucky that your association does that, ours doesn't.

easipet hive Hi Ivor, I bought one too, and got the varroa mesh myself. You don't need nails if you use a proper glue - I use the Evostick waterproof. Its expensive, but gives a good bond in about 15 mins if you clamp the joint. And if you leave it 24 hours, it's like you've turned two...

pollen patty substitute I hope this isn't a stupid question, but, how does the frame feeder help? Can you put it on top of the syrup? :confused:

easipet hive That looks like a good deal

easipet hive So is there no one out there who has had a negative experience with an Easipet hive?

easipet hive It's nice to hear that a bunch of people didn't have any problems. They paid their money and trusted that they would get a good product, seems like they did. My point however, was that, that doesn't define the trader. What defines the trader, is how they behave when things...