Recent content by Stiffy

We have one made from an old polystyrene fish box and light bulbs, no thermostat which you are welcome to, just needs collecting?

Occasionally get a ‘wobble ‘ from our extractor, which mostly down to not adding frames equally. A piece of horse stable mat stops the extractor moving dancing around the tiled floor...

Electric fences are normally not sufficient to halt a determined badger as their fur is dense enough that they won’t know a net is there. A single wire however penetrates the fur and gives them a sting. I had trouble with badgers about 5years ago, they toppled brood boxes to eat the grubs, they...

Had a hijet pickup for years and it worked really well but with rear wheel drive it was awful on wet ground, bought for £4k and sold for £4.5k after 4 years, the only vehicle I have ever made money on. I now have a Suzuki Jimny with back seats removed and a trailer, with 4wheel drive it will go...

Dab of posca works well enough for most queens, but if I really, really want to identify or use a queen to breed from, I use a numbered disc. Spot of superglue gel on thorax and I pick the discs up with the wetted tip of a modelling paintbrush. Superglue has a pretty strong smell so I cage the...

Does it taste like....honey :Angel_anim:

This site doesn't like YouTube for some reason , if you want the link PM me :)

We had to replace the controller on ours too, Thornes were very were very quick to get sorted but shame we had to. Biggest problem Ive had is understanding the instructions but YouTube came to the rescue

Had to replace the controller on ours to, but Thornes replaced very quickly. Only problem I have had is the instruction are pants but YouTube has a great video.

I have a BB Wear ventilated suit which gets regularly abused with rough usage , I know it cost a fortune but wouldn’t be without in this heat . I know it’s not so easy but I would recommend try before you buy any suit as sizes vary considerably. S

Beequick will work. I have used it to dissuade swarms before

I used to visit on a regular basis, especially when I was new to bee wrangling. I now find a lot of the questions asked, have been asked many , many time before The answers will be the same as previously posted but still be varied depending on the person posting. I am sure many will disagree...

Invested in a 3D printer at Christmas and have printed my own queen cages, all in one Apidea frames, with and without foundation etc. Great bit of kit and 3D filament costs around £20 a reel and you can print ooodles of kit. If you want to know what else you can print Google Thingiverse where...

Spring is certainly nearly here in the balmy SW, with Hawthorn starting to flower crocus, snowdrops getting towards the end and daffs gone or going over. Gorse flowers most months but looking very good at present. Bees have been really busy today with lots and lots of pollen going in, most are...

Sorry I don’t have time to come on here often nowadays. Pics attached, if you need anymore let me know?