Recent content by rampino

Well, they say a good lie goes round the world before the truth gets out of bed! Also known in polite circles as spin.

For once I agree with jenkinsbrymair regarding using a smoker. Recent research has shown that the smoke de-sensitises the bees’ antennae for 10 minutes or so. Which means that they don’t react to the alarm pheromone.

: Besides bee stings, what other injuries would you expect? It’s not mountaineering or free-fall parachuting.

First Aid certification sounds a bit OTT, but perhaps you should get them to sign a disclaimer against being stung. Perhaps have an epipen handy in case someone is allergic. There is a lady in Brentford who does taster classes, I think her website was “hen corner” a google search will find her...

Quad bike and trailer-that should narrow down the suspects somewhat. There can’t be that many of those about. Not a long distance vehicle either.

Didn’t the police investigate the tyre tracks to try to identify the type of vehicle used??

Hi James, the forest fire explanation was taught to me in a beekeeping class. However the latest research I have seen says that the smoke deadens the response of the bees‘ antennae for around 10 minutes. I prefer the scientific explanation to the old wives tale.

There was a chemical supplier selling oxalic acid on Ebay. 99.7% pure. Probably purer than the overpriced bureaucratic acid.

Had my hernia fixed in summer. They just shaved one side. It looked rather odd, so I had to even it up later on!

One of the things that contributed to the spread of AH in France is the fact that a property owner might have to pay for nest removal. Thus a disincentive to reporting nests if they were not bothering the property owners. Hopefully in the U.K. nest removal will remain free of charge and...

It does bucket it down here occasionally, but there are no wetlands locally to my knowledge. Unless you count small areas of salt marsh.

I’m over in Brittany near St Malo for the last couple of weeks. I’ve seen one definite Asian Hornet and 3 possibles. The terrain and climate here are like Cornwall.

Well I read somewhere that they found honey in one of the pyramids that was 3000years old and still edible. On that basis your honey should be edible if it was stored in a sealed tub.

I can’t seem to find the list of what’s on sale on Thorne’s website. Do they put up the list at the last minute?

Congratulations!