Recent content by Tony b

As per title really, I’ve just made a frame up using 20 of the 100 cups and was wondering about the other 80. I’ve read mixed advice about cleaning or just buy new and most people have had success by cleaning, but how should you do it? just wwarm water, or water and soda crystals?

Just taken delivery of 1056 12oz hex from F&H (2 packs of 528) - all arrived very quickly and in individual trays of 33 jars each They did send the wrong lids but replaced them on next day delivery Cheapest I could find and good service too!

Thanks folks, all parts ordered so hopefully I can warm up larger quantities now. I’ll report back later in the year on the ability to use it as a freezer without removing the heater!!!

something like this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AC-220V-240V-0-07A-90x90x25mm-PC-CPU-Computer-Cooling-Fan-w-Metal-Finger-Guard/383234398917?hash=item593a8cdac5:g:97kAAOSw2NBevQQo

perfect, that's a very neat unit and with a 10A output wont require a separate relay. Agree i need the biggest tubular heater i can fit in there - will keep looking for those. My view is that those tubular heaters are used in greenhouses in freezing conditions so should hopefully put up with...

Just bringing this thread alive again - i have outgrown my Thornes warming cabinet, which ive been struggling with as it only really fits 2 buckets in at a time. Last weekend I obtained an old chest freezer to freeze my super frames with before storing them for the winter. the freezer has a...

Yes, as they were small and I put them on Foundation I've been feeding them ever since I put them in the hive

yes loads of room, the spare 2 are just foundation but the 4 are built up comb

yes loads of space, they've only built up 4 frames so far, theres 2 spare and I could take out the false sides and give them all the other empty frames if I wanted. the other 3 frames have loads of capped brood - just this one is mainly stores

I collected a very small cast swarm on the 25th April. The bees have always been a bit tetchy compared to my other two hives but not really aggressive. After a few weeks I still hadn't found the queen so I donated a frame of brood from my other good hive but then shortly after that the queen...

so hopefully this is my 10th post - cheating or what - here is my artistic shot of my bees having a quick drink in the bird bath before returning to the hives

ahh, I need my post count to be 10 first..

i like that, can you use a flash as well so they're not silhouettes and then compare the two pictures For some reason I cant post any of my pictures yet?

Cheers guys, I'll get the knifes out at the weekend

They're the deep Hoffman frames pushed up tight together - the bridging isn't across the whole comb - on one side there's a single section about 2" square (right in the middle of the frame) and on the other side about 4 smaller sections across the top of the frame - its just comb though when I...