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    Anyone need any OA?

    Got loads left over if anyone near Crewe wants to pick up for free?
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    Ultra cheap warming cabinet

    Hi All, Thought I would post some pics of the warming cabinet I put together for very little money. The only bought in stuff was two sheets of polystyrene from a well known DIY chain @ £1-98 each. The sheets were 1200mm by 450mm by 25mm so didnt need mutch cutting as they are almost the same...
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    Little pink spiders

    Try googling braula coeca (bee louse) and see if yours look the same. DDD
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    Little pink spiders

    Red spider mites possibly?
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    How long to freeze supers?

    Thanks huntsman, DDD
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    Which estate car?

    I managed to get two nationals in the back of my Toyota Avensis, as you can see the problem was the height (14x12 plus supers!) I estimate that you could get 3 or possibly 4 nationals in without supers. DDD
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    How long to freeze supers?

    Hopefully not, I am freezing them as a bit of a pre-emptive stike before storing them. DDD
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    How long to freeze supers?

    I am currently hogging our chest freezer with a number of super frames prior to storing them for winter. What is the consensus for how long to leave them in for to kill wax moth? Obviously my other half wants the freezer back asap! DDD
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    Bees on Futurama!

    Anyone see Futurama tonight? Varroa on space bees and talking to bees using a transbumbleator :-) Lol DDD
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    Rescue cat home check

    We have a large wooded back garden but were turned down by the RSPCA as the road at the front was an "A" road. Ended up getting a spare cat privately from someone who was emigrating about 10 years ago. Cat doing fine - also never had any probs between cat and my bees over the last couple of...
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    The bee song

    So what colour is cauliflower pollen? Must look out for it next year! DDD
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    Honey Bee on Magic (leaf) Carpet ?

    Leaf cutter bee? DDD
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    calibrating refractometers

    Hi One of my other hobbies is keeping marine fish and I use a refractomter to check the salinity of the water that they live in. I suspect that it might not be suitable for honey as I would think it was only calibrated for water/salt. I would be interested to know if it can be used for honey...
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    Girls coming home looking like they have been marked

    I checked a couple of my hives this weekend and they both looked like they we're packed full of 'queens' ! DDD
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