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A good chippy is worth it's weight. The chippy where I grew up is still great, unfortunately there is no such thing around here. Those...

Bernard Matthews is in the kitchen, tonight. I'll be eating the kid's leftovers.

It is very cheap to eat badly. The Mc Donalds drive 'thru' often causes a traffic jam on a saturday in morbidly obese Trowvegas. It's...

My daughter is good at pizza, but we've never quite managed to get a crispy base, despite using the heavy steel plate. Any tips? Fish &...

Proper job is a fantastic beer! 👍

Yes. Usual reason is that the upper box is full of stores, preventing the nest moving upward into warmth below the crownboard. Is the...

I think the op means he removed the top box to drizzle on the bees in the bottom box as that was where they were.

goodness - whatever next? A warning not to swim on a full stomach? not to eat yellow snow? What about avoiding gin under 42°ABV?

Understatement! Thorne design dept. (if such a thing exists) has no idea how to communicate visually and effectively, and that label is...

Anything that educates the public to the threat of the Asian Hornet is a good thing .. the only thing I would say (and not having seen...

Agreed. I reckon it was another diversification ploy by suppliers after someone, somewhere, suggested 10 or 15% of groomed varroa would...

A good mentor is incredibly valuable, however, beekeeping is open to "interpretation" so it is best to interact with a number of BKs -...

The varroa board is used for two weeks a year to calculate varroa drop and for the rest of the year it should sit in a shed, although...

He's a very generous beekeeper because essentially, he means to give you £250 in March and in return you'll give him about £7. A mentor...

Thanks all for your comments. Could not resist lifting the lid for a few seconds today. A few dead bees, and lots and lots of poo at...