Recent content by dto001

Its making it hard over here in Ireland too I used to get maismore hives in the sale every year but its gone way too expensive now.

Cheers all, I managed to get one on ebay for E400 from Germany plus E12 shipping so we'll see how it goes In case you're interested...

Hi all, Does anyone have any experience with hydro presses as my normal press seems to just leave me with a lot of honey left in the scrapings/cappings? How good are they for heather honey? what sort of water pressure do you need? are they worth the price tags £700? Is there a cheaper version...

If it smells fermented can it still be used? (a part from mead o_O)

Theres a bit around the sides uncapped but not much I left any with a lot of uncapped honey in the hives

There is some crystallisation. Is there any possibility of fermentation? How would I tell?

Hi All I still have 2 supers of honey left in the frames from the start of August and due to work I haven't gotten time to extract it. Would it still be OK to do it and will I have to warm the frames to assist extraction? Is there anything else I should be looking out for? Thanks

Hi all, Just a quick question. Has anyone ever used and UV pen for marking a queen so she can be found easier using a black light or would a black light just react with the other bees? Just wondering this the other day Cheers

Thanks for all the replies what is the process for agitation?

I had the frames in a warming cabinet to 28degrees but there’s still a lot left in the wax

Hi All, Just a quick question do people use a filter bag in a honey press? I have a few frames from last year I didn’t get a chance to extract and they are heather and won’t spin but the press seems to be leaving a lot of honey behind but I’ve put it in a net bag. cheers

Cheers all Sorry I might not have been very clear yes I want to move the bees to an empty nuc and let it build up. I'll wait until it gets warmer and I'll cable tie the frames to national frames. thanks again

Hi all, I hope everyone is keeping safe. Does anyone have an easy way of transferring bees from a keiler mating nuc to a national nuc/hive? I had a queen in a keiler nuc from last year which I thought was dead but found she was doing very well at the end of the year but I had no extra gear at...

I'Ve just watched the one on Netflix Last part of the series "UnWell" and they are using Bee venom in face creams which gives a 12 equivalent to botox (my simple interpretation probably the same as when you get stung is swells a bit) but according to a lady (from the UK) who makes this cream a...

Hi all, Im trying to make scented beeswax candles and using essential oils. I put approximately 1 teaspoon of essential oils into about 60ml of wax but i cant smell anything when its burning. Does anyone have any idea of how much to add? Or do i just keep adding untill i smell it? Cheers