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    This might sound silly but

    :yeahthat: I couldn't agree more.
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    aggressive inspection - how to get it back together?

    I've got a colony that's turned quite nasty, it really hits your confidence doesn't it. I did exactly what you did, layered up and just focused and got on with it. They have plenty of stores and a low varroa drop so other than a heft every now and again they are on their own till spring...
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    Honey Fudge

    I made this fudge again the other day, but didn't trust that it would set so I brought up the boiling temperature. It made the most beautiful toffee I've ever had. :D
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    Extractor screens

    That sounds about right, Is that the same size as the current ones? I thought it might be a Thorne. Thanks for your help. I've sent a message to Bee Equipped to ask about theirs, but I guess I'll just have to save up to get the Thornes ones.
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    Extractor screens

    And another. Any idea of the make/manufacturer?
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    Extractor screens

    Extractor pics I've tried to add pics f my extractor. Hope it worked.
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    Extractor screens

    If only it were that easy ratcatcher. Itma - I'm not sure of the make, I bought it second hand and there no marks on it at all. I would have thought that most cooling racks are food safe, although I realise plated ones would not last as long. I was thinking something like the rack from this...
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    Extractor screens

    I've got a 9 frame radial extractor, but have a few deep frames to extract. Thornes have the tangential screens but they are £90 :eek. I have read that someone made screens using cake cooling racks. Has anyone got any advice or plans they could share. Thanks. :D
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    national brood box to 14X12

    Confused I'm on double brood and am thinking to going to a single extra deep. I was a bit concerned about the weight, but moving brood boxes is very heavy and a lot of disruption to the bees. I'm still not totally sure what to do.
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    Upmarket Honey packaging and labelling ?

    They are lovely labels, very classy.
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    Soft set/creamed honey

    I've tried to make soft set using the pestle and morter method. It's a lovely colour and the texture is good, but it is quite runny and doesn't seem to want to thicken up. I made it about a month ago, am I just being impatient?
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    Swarm control

    Thanks for the advice Meidel, I think I'll have a go at making a Horsley board and trying it on my garden hive, if this works I'll make more for my others.
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    Swarm control

    My swarm control this year didn't exactly go as planned so I'm looking at other methods. I have limited space in my garden so I'm looking at vertical artificial swarm techniques. What are the pros and cons of the Snelgrove or Horsley boards?
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    Workers moving eggs?

    You are quite correct, there were several supers on top. I was hoping to not go into the whole set up of the hive as quite frankly it was a mess, with missing frames, a mixture sn1 and sn4 frames with random spacing. I think FiL got a little overwhelmed.
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    Workers moving eggs?

    The marked queen was unable to leave as she was above the excluder. I know they swarmed as MiL saw them.
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