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  • Newbeeneil
    Newbeeneil replied to the thread Apivar and OA vaping.
    It would if course depend on how many hives you hypothetically treated! 😂
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    Newbeeneil replied to the thread Apivar and OA vaping.
    If I was the type of beekeeper that vaped as varroa control, I’m sure this, that arrived on my doorstep would sort me out for a few years.
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    Newbeeneil replied to the thread Lack of wasps.
    Bees and wasps showing a lot of interest in the extractor fan from my honey room . 😀
  • Newbeeneil
    Newbeeneil replied to the thread Lack of wasps.
    The losses were in several different apiaries so not just one nest. 🙂
  • Newbeeneil
    Newbeeneil replied to the thread Lack of wasps.
    Wasps are with me in spades! I’ve lost 5 weak colonies and 3 mating nucs in the last couple of weeks. They were all over the cleared...
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    Newbeeneil reacted to Andy's post in the thread Settling tank advice with Like Like.
    https://gwenyngruffydd.co.uk/products/prinox-stainless-steel-ultra-fine-sieve-for-100kg-settling-tank-40cm-diameter According to the...
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    Newbeeneil replied to the thread Settling tank advice.
    I would say the big difference between the two is the sieves. I’m struggling to find any 415mm food grade stainless sieves on tinternet...
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    Newbeeneil replied to the thread God I love growing our own.
    Those rescues look in pretty good nick James. We have been having them for the last 15 years and some of our girls wouldn’t have looked...
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    I’ve borrowed this from another beekeeper. BEE-SPLAINING: Why is Local Honey So Expensive Compared to Supermarket Honey? As a...
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    Newbeeneil reacted to Into the lions den's post in the thread Paynes, closing?! with Like Like.
    Not been on here for ages as I am way way too busy......so much on. However just wanted to add into this post as rumours are circulating...
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    Great story 😊. Unfortunately my offender has not posted the additional cash through the letterbox but the posting on Facebook has...
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    Newbeeneil replied to the thread Cappings.
    Could be fleabane, that gives yellow cappings.
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    I bought a bucket of “flowers of sulphur” (Sulphur powder) nice and cheap. I put a spoonful into a tea light tray and light it. Stays...
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    I soaked mine in a strong soda solution in a gravel tray that I use to sit supers on. Left them for a few days then power washed them...
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    I have a gravity fed system that Thornes and Maisemore sell which is equivalent to the first example but from what @ericbeaumont says...
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