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I use 50mm, simply cut 18x18 and placed as a layer under roof. 1 thing to add (from experience), I use the foil faced variant and gaffa tape the sides to stop creepy crawlies boring into / destroying your precious insulation.

As with Anduril's comments. You can use either liquid paraffin or Full filtered EV Olive Oil to calibrate a prime scale 10-20% moisture refractometer. I would suggest that EVO is preferred because liquid paraffin can contain small quantities of paraffin wax (solidifies below 37'C) and variably...

I have posted this before, but for those that missed it. Exercise caution when ever honey is heated, it can and does cause food safety issues. The higher than typical specific heat capacity of honey, coupled with viscosity can cause localised superheating and the production of...

I would take that interpretation as well. Since the beek was investigating options, I took it from the original 'question' that the beek was responsible for stock and sale, with the 'shop' simply taking a 'facilitation margin'. Hence the cautionary note. R

Picking up on Eric's post (but not directed at him). Exercise caution when ever honey is heated, it can and does cause food safety issues. The higher than typical specific heat capacity of honey, coupled with viscosity can cause localised superheating and the production of hydroymethylfurfural...

Actually no, poor growing conditions last season combined with wider worldwide restriction of (previously) preferred herbicides (and in particular) insecticides (such as neonic's) has markedly affected yields > supply > price. Good old market forces. Yields down from an estimated 1.1 million...

Update: 13-07-21 Shepcote still do fondant. Current price is £10 / 12.5kg block. However, there is now a minimum £50 order for free delivery. Not an issue for me since its just down the road, but a factor for others no doubt. With thanks to PFBee for the lead.

Cheers PF, that'll suit nicely given I am in York. Ta. R

Q: Best place to purchase fondant mail order/delivered (or for pick-up in North Yorkshire) please? Background: Been out of this for a couple of years, fortunately 4 swarms caught so far this year (zero last yr & winter before that lost my hives).

4th swarm in my bait hives this year, managed to capture this one on vid. Previous 3 were all prime and mid-late May. Swarm Arrival (secondary) 01-07-21

Murox, thanks for your thoughts/observations, my colonies failed to come through winter, they failed late winter, rather than as a result of poor spring build up. It was too early for brood accession to have been an issue

Just read down this thread. Not automatically starvation, not necessarily varroa, esp without signs of varroa defecation (imo). I am currently beeless, sadly my 3 over wintering colonies suffered this fate last winter 2019-20. It was a very warm winter, the bees were very active throughout...

As above (agree with lal5000), that will work, but perhaps just change 4 of 5. I run 14x12 but keep x1 std frame so that the girls can form drone brood comb below the std frame. This I periodically sacrifice (when fully created and capped) on the basis of removing varroa which preferentially...

Jesse's Hobbies "This week I have mostly bin feedin shugar to bees" (for any of you old enough to remember 'the fast show'

I can’t help on sizing but I have a Sheriff (light green + fencing veil). I can confirm that they are hard wearing (8 years old), that said they do get hot (IMO) because of the thickness of the material.