Recent content by coffindodger

Best of luck to them with all good wished for a quick and successful relaunch.

Lots.

Check old electric heaters (esp night storage heaters) for asbestos.

Penn & Teller's How to Play With Your Food

Metal sheds are good and strong, but the problem is condensation. It is quite surprising just how much water can drip off the roof.

You too, thank you

Following Peabee's statements which are spot on, may I add a couple of notes? In the food industry there are two 'sterilized' states. One is sterile as in no organisms, the other is 'commercially sterile' which means that organisms may be present but cannot grow or multiply in that environment...

The study does make sense. Whilst limited, it suggests a change in behaviour of the bees. It does not suggest that the behaviour controls, or even attempts to control varroa; that is another question entirely. The observation adds to the accumulating body of information on bee behaviour in...

Bees incredibly busy and bringing in lots of pollen. Never seen such activity before in November. Ivy in woodland but not identified.

Buckfast are lovely to handle although many, including myself, have found superceding or walk away increasing does lead to a sudden appearance of very nasty bees. Nothing is written in stone, it's a case of being prepared. There is no doubt that bees on a mono-crop such as rape do become touchy...

Agree with Michael and comments on 'Western' beekeepers, but not sure that smoke itself is the key, as Brazilian beekeepers I know use lots of smoke. They smoke every hive heavily then leave for an hour and go back to open up using smoke just as in UK.

My experience is that apiary bees in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi can be very 'naughty'. Never tried individual hives.

Yes, try fondant. I've given up on syrup due to drowning and variable uptakes. Mine are all happy taking fondant - make sure it is in solid or no container. The advice to use food wrapping is wrong as they try to remove it through the entrance. Usually they are successful, but what a waste of...

extra hive tool - paint yellow and blowlamp to light smoker

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