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      Mabee replied to the thread Wet supers.
      You could always stick them under the brood box to clean then move them up when the flow starts.
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      Mabee reacted to Murox's post in the thread Advice on Moving North To Scotland with Like Like.
      There are beekeepers everywhere, even where I am there are places where bees can make living. @Poly Hive on this forum might be able to...
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      Mabee reacted to Erichalfbee's post in the thread What chance of survival? with Like Like.
      Considering we are selling a food product to the public we have to be extra careful.
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      Mabee reacted to JamezF's post in the thread What chance of survival? with Like Like.
      [This is all from memory, so may not be the full detail. It's only just been recovered from whichever filing cabinet my brain stored...
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      Mabee replied to the thread Using Sheep’s Wool As Insulation.
      I use sheep wool insulation (sold as) in pillowcases above the crownboard as insulation in winter. It fits snugly around a tub of...
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      Mabee reacted to Bryang's post in the thread When to Demaree? with Like Like.
      I extract (usually) between /around July/August. The wet supers are wrapped in black plastic bags and stored over winter in a wooden...
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      Mabee replied to the thread When to Demaree?.
      lots of ways of doing things I guess, I learned this way from av experienced beekeeper and it gets them all cleaned out before the new...
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      Mabee reacted to Erichalfbee's post in the thread Queen cage - varroa management with Like Like.
      Split all the brood away. In 24 days there will be no old sealed brood. The new queen is unlikely to have laid quickly enough for there...
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      Mabee reacted to Ely's post in the thread Queen cage - varroa management with Haha Haha.
      Springs almost here. Just hang on in there.
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      Mabee replied to the thread When to Demaree?.
      If you have wet supers it is great way to get them cleared up ready for use and gives the bees a bit of food.
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      Mabee reacted to hemo's post in the thread When to Demaree? with Like Like.
      Most of the experienced beeks on here wouldn't entertain such ideas this early let alone think of them. Brood is certainly ramping up at...
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      Mabee reacted to JamezF's post in the thread God I love growing our own with Like Like.
      I've not seen those before. I've not had any major problems with our cats digging up the no dig beds though. Perhaps they just have...
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      Mabee replied to the thread God I love growing our own.
      I tried these last year but I gave up when the local cats (including mine) thought it was a nice new toilet. Then the dandelions took...
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      Mabee reacted to JamezF's post in the thread God I love growing our own with Like Like.
      (Yet more) heavy rain was forecast for this afternoon, so having secured the supply of a pile of cardboard from a local builder I...
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      Mabee reacted to jenkinsbrynmair's post in the thread God I love growing our own with Haha Haha.
      I wouldn't even use that for compost, I remember my grandfather telling me they used it for toilet paper and my grandmother caught a...
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