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  1. Ely

    Beekeeping suits

    I wear a beejacket and jeans. I used to wear wellies but it just makes beekeeping unenjoyable wearing too hot clobber.
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    Weather

    Thanks. I'll have a look. I've been looking for a breathable waterproof solution to cycle to work for a while
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    Weather

    Do you reckon they would be good for cycling to work?
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    Weather

    I have a barbour wax jacket. It looks nice and ok to wear for 10 minute walk to the pub but I have no idea what other use they are good for due to the reasons you say. In winter you sweat and get cold, in summer you sweat and get poached. Stylish but useless
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    Weather

    One of my colonies would have starved by now if it wasn't for opening in bad weather. It's all about priorities
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    God I love growing our own

    My bloody carrots aren't coming up
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    Nucleus Method - not in BBKA book

    Same. 'Give me a call. The later the better'. Great chats about bees
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    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    I levelled some ground to put down pallets as stands for more beehives. Also organised some national equipment for sale as I am moving Langstroth going forward but then decided to use the national and commercial boxes as planters for vegetables and flowers as planters from a garden centre would...
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    Honey price 2024

    Nice. I have customers that buy at least 4 12oz jars at a time. 3lb buckets might be a good idea. I'm thinking 12oz for £7 or 3lb bucket for £20
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    Honey price 2024

    That's interesting. Where do you get the 3lb jars from?
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    cut comb question

    Sorry to jump into Sorry to jump in on someone else's post with a question of my own but your post made me wonder about something. Does heather honey crystalise or does it stay in the gel like texture? I have no experience of heather honey as it we don't have any around my bees. OG poster - I...
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    I’m on my way!

    I've joined Discord servers and Facebook groups on beekeeping, most, if not all are absolute tripe filled with terrible information from clueless people. The way they are designed feels like you are removed from any real conversation. Nothing compares to this forum in regards to useful...
  13. Ely

    What did you do in the 'workshop' today

    Does anyone know if the Lyson langstroth polyhives from Abelo are interchangeable with wooden langstroths? Thank you
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    What did you do in the 'workshop' today

    I did have a look to see what it looked like with frames in centre. It looked a little more than a beespace on each side but I'll definitely try it out
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