Recent content by sean-a

Part of the joy of this site is in the tangential nature of much of the responses :LOL:

Stonleigh was really close, Telford was not too far either but I was busy this weekend so didn't make it. I can however report that I saved a fortune this weekend by not going!!

Over thinking! I don't think an extra half mm depth to a cell will make an iota of difference, unless you are thinking of selling cut comb or you have made a half inch slab of foundation

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Mine had a screw holdng the heat shield on which was loose. Allowed the pressure to escape as screw went into the eating chamber.....tightened the screw and back to full function! There are no moving parts!

Sublime = Solid to Gas Evaporate - Liquid to Gas Gaseous OA condences back to Solid What's the difference?

It looks like the bees must have dived into the cells to get a last gulp of oxygen The comb looks like a severe case of starvation with comb full of dead bees Will spray the frames with a dilute bleach solution and then rinse with fresh water and shake out the frames a couple of times before...

Put it in the dishwasher with the lid on tight

Thanks, I had not thought of freezing the frames, that is a good idea. Getting them home and rinsing with fresh water before shaking the water out was what I planned, at least that would get the worst of the mud off and out of the cells. Would not use the honey other than to feed the bees, or...

I have had some hives flooded and have lost the bees. The hives were washed off the stands, some were strewn over the field and recovered and others are heading down to the Bristol channel, I have recovered some of the boxes and have been through them and shaken the drowned bees off the comb and...

A bad workman blames his tools.... Higher cost options are available!!! My car isn't as comfortable as a Bently, but it was a tad cheaper I have a gas vap and it works for me, it is better than lugging a car battery around the hives, but not as good as some of the newer ones with portable tool...

I didn't use sponges in the spring. Not having used them, they couldn't have been left in until September, just over the brood nest, nor could the bees have chewed them to bits.

Whilst it is not legal it is effective Alcohol wash test result on 7 hives - zero mites How do I know? Couldn't possibly say!!!

Where was that from? Our association has just quoted £23

Looks like a great innovation (y)