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    ericbeaumont reacted to Wilco's post in the thread Hagens Bees with Haha Haha.
    And all the data storage facilities running 24-7 for all those people like me who are rubbish at deleting old and spam emails or have...
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    ericbeaumont reacted to rossbyjove's post in the thread Hagens Bees with Like Like.
    Emails eco friendly? Think of everything that was built/manufactured for you to be able to send that email. You can compost junk post.
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    ericbeaumont replied to the thread Your streamlining tips?.
    That's a key point, Henry: flexible & lateral thinking are critical assets.
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    ericbeaumont reacted to Will C's post in the thread Feeding in October with Like Like.
    I know these people as they had hives in the fields here last year. I’ll have a word.
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    ericbeaumont reacted to Rory Fields's post in the thread Cheaper fondant with Like Like.
    I've still a bad back, but the spade is definitely the way forward - just not feeling quite as smug at having bought over a tonne of...
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    ericbeaumont replied to the thread Feeding in October.
    If you bought queens then the problem lies with the supplier, though not much to do about it but have a chat with them. If open-mated...
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    ericbeaumont replied to the thread Feeding in October.
    Late in the season bees are likely to object to interference, so give them another chance on warm spring days next year. However, if...
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    ericbeaumont reacted to IGPebble's post in the thread Your streamlining tips? with Like Like.
    I've been doing a lot of optimization this year, both by force and by need as I've gone from ~15 colonies on one site to 40 colonies on...
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    ericbeaumont reacted to GaryH's post in the thread Overwintering Techniques with Like Like.
    Interstitial condensation- yes I’m familiar with the warm roof/cold roof theory Many thanks for your note back. The crown board is 3mm...
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    ericbeaumont reacted to jenkinsbrynmair's post in the thread Your streamlining tips? with Like Like.
    As Eric said standardisation is a must. Remember that during the season your vehicle is also your shed so should contain everything you...
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    ericbeaumont reacted to pargyle's post in the thread Your streamlining tips? with Like Like.
    Only inspect those frames that need inspecting .. if there are frames of stores bypass them .. inspect brood frames only for BIAS...
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    ericbeaumont replied to the thread Cheaper fondant.
    Zero. A few of us need it this week, so ordered 50 boxes. Online order is max 20 but I spoke to Kaye in the BFP office and she sorted...
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    ericbeaumont reacted to Newbeeneil's post in the thread Cheaper fondant with Like Like.
    I just put the slap on the edge of a 2” slab of PIR then as you cut the section you are cutting peels away onto a piece of cling film. I...
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    ericbeaumont replied to the thread Overwintering Techniques.
    Yes, and the CB holes! You haven't said whether the CB is sealed, but unless it and the roof vents are closed the temperature above...
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    ericbeaumont replied to the thread Cheaper fondant.
    Yes, and keep it cold to make cutting easy. When warm it slumps and clings to the cutting tool and is a faff. In a thread a while ago...
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