Recent content by Rockingod

Well done JBM....Even I learn't something there. Thank you.

Yep....Rockingod by name and 'rocket fuel man' by nature. I must admit I do enjoy a glass (or 2....or is that 3?:):):)). I have fermented some earlier brews to 17% ABV but I find that they are usually a bit too strong and dry for my delicate palette :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:. I also do a really mean...

Rather than going for the 'cheapest/budget' option my advice is to buy the best that you can afford. Having gone down the road before regarding using seconds or pine (rather than cedar) I would definitely buy on this policy. Second grades are exactly that. They have various defects including...

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Well...not so much the workshop but the kitchen actually! Just knocked up 60 ltrs of mead. The hydrometer measured it at an SG of 1.080 so that should be around 13% ABV when it's fully brewed out dry. Should take around 10/12 days to ferment out fully and another 2 weeks before it's drinkable...

Did about 20 yesterday. Just a quick 'look in' check on stores and queen laying status of the breeder colonies (for the yearly diary only). All well apart from one possible failure. Only another 130 ish to do and as they say 'time and tide etc' !!

On all my varroa floors (and I only have a few) the poly/perspex slide sits below the mesh screen. The screen is fixed in place permanently. The slide should be removed/installed from the rear of the hive and not the front as shown in the pic. IMHO. Check out this LINK for a pic which shows the...

Try this one.......WAGNER Universal Sprayer W699 Flexio 1300ml & 800ml Spray With Bonus for sale online | eBay I've been using this (actually an earlier model but the same spec) for about 3+ years and sprayed hundreds of hive parts with great success. Broods, supers, floors, roofs, stands...

All true JBM. It was later identified as a 'myocastor coypus' which is a resident of S. America and probably arrived on one of the last ships visiting Port Cardigan (further downstream). It went missing from the Nags for a short time but the recent new owners of the establishment tracked it down...

Agreed with B+.....Yes to that.

Everything thrown in to the same melt and course filtered (but totally clean of all dross) same as ChrisS.

Sold some in the last few months @ £14 per Kg

Hi Rob, Great to have you aboard. Your input will be highly valued.

Correct...Rearing queens comes first and foremost. II (Murox is correct...it's Instrumental Insemination by the way) is the process of inseminating a virgin queen with drone semen whilst she is under the influence of CO2 (A bit like date rape). It is correct that this method of mating is...

As Hachi and Dani.....You're not alone and It's all part of the very steep learning curve. You'll be fine....just stick at it and remember not to make the same mistake again.