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  1. David1976

    Thornes cabinet thermostat alternatives

    It turns out, it's an easy job to swap the thorne controller for an stc1000 and it works perfectly.
  2. David1976

    Making soft set honey from extracted OSR

    I went to a talk this year, specifically about osr honey. the mwthid described is as follows: Extract the osr, filter and leave in a bucket to go hard. Warm to 35' then break up with a paddle drill at slow speeds. Put into jars slowly cool to room temperature and store around 14'
  3. David1976

    Equipment Wanted Heather loosener

    I've sent you message 👍🏻
  4. David1976

    Equipment Wanted Heather loosener

    As per title, if anyone is thinking of selling a heather loosener,or knows anyone who is, please get in touch. Thank you.
  5. David1976

    Business plan

    Does anyone have a blank bee keeping related business plan they would be willing to share? Thank you.
  6. David1976

    Equipment for children

    As above, im looking for a smoker and a hive tool suitable for a 9 year old. My son spent the last couple of seasons at the bees with me and is comfortable around them so I'm looking to get him a bit more hands on with the bee keeping this year. Any good recommendations for smaller scale...
  7. David1976

    Lyson thread size

    I used a blowtorch to heat the fitting then twisted it off using a spanner between the 2 bolts as leverage. Where did you get the flange attachment from? I was struggling to find one
  8. David1976

    Lyson thread size

    I am having an absolute mare trying to get a female threaded ferrule to fit my lyson creamer and settling tank. Models are 70l premium settling tank 50l creaming and liquifier machine Can anyone who has personal experience of this, please tell me what size of threaded ferrule they put on...
  9. David1976

    Thornes cabinet thermostat alternatives

    I built my own large warming cabinet that takes 15 supers and it is excellent at maintaining the desired temperature. I have a thornes warming cabinet for doing 2 buckets at a time however and the temperature dial is dreadful. I was contemplating swapping the turn dial for an stc1000 or...
  10. David1976

    Maisemores end of season sale

    Is the quality questionable?
  11. David1976

    frame numbers vs honey yield

    My supers are all currently nationals with 11 sn frames per box and i have had these for the past few seasons. Next season, im looking to maximise my output where possible, im looking at the following options 1. 10 sn frames 2. 9 sn frames 3. 10 manley frames Out of interest, from personal...
  12. David1976

    Plastic heather honey loosener

    Have you tried this?
  13. David1976

    Plastic heather honey loosener

    I emailed humble bee about this loosened on a couple of ocassions because it Interested me as a possibility for speeding up heather extraction. Unfortunately, despite specifically asking for after pictures (once uncapped through their machine and spun) they didn't provide them and the before...
  14. David1976

    Soft-set seed and blended honey

    I use this as a seed.
  15. David1976

    Transporting jars

    I'm looking for one that has a bit more protection than cardboard, the cardboard is fine in the car but this is for rucksack on a motorbike.
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