pargyle's latest activity

Is that mesh ? They look like some crownboards I inherited with a WBC - there were some with glass and some with mesh - I assumed the...

Silicon is terrible stuff ... almost impossible to eradicate and once a surface is contaminated its contaminated at molecular level...

6mm polycarbonate crownboards ... strips cut off and glued back on make perfect rims ... I don't think it makes a bit of difference...

I must admit that my bees build brace comb between the clear crownboard (which has a 6mm rim for top bee space) along the top and...

I was fortunate enough to get first place for a lemon honey cake in the Bucks class ,and a 3rd in the open class for a Honey ,Sultana...

I was talking to Derek and Elaine at the National Honey show .. what they are doing now is putting a thin sheet of correx (the thin...

I keep getting tempted by this one on AliExpress ... you might get stung by customs - it's the luck of the draw I've found but it is...

a) you don't say whether it's laying workers or a DLQ b) regardless of that the whole colony is doomed and a total waste of resource...

It could be the changed genetics as a result of the new queen - however, bear in mind that they are now well into preparing for winter...

It was going that I had massive traffic problems and an accident about four cars ahead - took me over two hours to get there - coming...

Their way of getting a fresh patent for the next 15 years?

Any beekeeper that tells you different has never really kept bees ! I won't tolerate bees that sting without reason but if you cause...

Second vote for Old Castle. I have used their ventilated suit for 2 years and no stings through it. The idea of these is that they have...

Nice build - if you have the time and the workshop facilities. If I was going to spend that much time making a hive from scratch then I...

Lots of threads on bee suits .. sadly, there are loads of different opinions and in the end it's what works for you .. the better...