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So then, what is a fair price for an overwintered colony plus hive in fair condition with a couple of supers?

Thanks for the help - I'll leave things as they are & let you know the outcome.

Some advice please. In mid June, one of my two colonies had no queen ( I wont go into the reasons why) and no brood so I took out a brood frame from my other colony, one with eggs & larvae & placed it into the middle of the queenless broodbox. All seemed to be OK & two weeks ago I had brood in...

Thanks Oliver90 - so bearing in mind I have only put the extracted OSR honey through the sieve on the settling tank & then put it into a plastic bucket, what do I do if it now sets & I want to fine filter it before bottling. Can I put it in a fan oven to warm it & why cant the bucket go in the...

Why's that Oliver90??

Thank you Finman - that seems a better (& safer) option. I'll do that. Much obliged.

I have just taken off some OSR honey & put it in a 2 gallon plastic bin. If I leave it for a few weeks and it sets, am I OK putting the bin in an electric fan oven, up to a temperature of 50 degrees before filtering & bottling??