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My suggestion was not designed to encourage illegal use. I would be most interested if experiments were performed where the use of Salvia was legal, at least for non-human application. That is the reason why I would hope that there may be beekeepers in France, Holland, or New Zealand who might...

The originator of this discussion thread has made some interesting observations, regarding the effect of a particular kind of smoke on “a bee”. The original observation may well have been initiated by curiosity about “things that happen”. Curiosity has been a very real influence into...

I do not have a foundation roller, but I have had success with a silicone mould which I made myself, to make wax foundation sheets. I used a plastic foundation as the positive mould, to make the cell impressions in the silicone material.

What do you reply when, last week, your most regular customer . . . . . . . . saying that the honey is too sweet? . . . . she buys all her honey in Tescos because she likes it best . . . . the honey is too hard or too runny. . . . . the unchanging nature of the Tesco product. . . . . It...

Thank you for your response

I have a different question about the comb shown in the photograph in posting #1. If you click on the small image to display it as a large image, and then double-click on that image to enlarge it even more, it is then easy to see that very many of the cells have large numbers of “white dots”...

Eric, would you please clarify your use of the word "repeat". Do you mean repetition of the process? From your comment, I think that you might mean "re-tell" of your experience?

The videos have relevance to the ways in which bees build comb in building cavities, and the type of method in which a bee-vac may be used to remove the bees. I have not told anything which might encourage a DIYer to do any of the kinds of things you have suggested. I have emphasized the...

You said, I think the OP will find it more useful . . . I think that the most useful thing is to give the most wide ranging advice which is available. Actually, if the OP wishes to receive more information, he is welcome to ask. . . . . rather than referring to other people's YouTube videos...

And it is just possible that someone who has a substantial brick building does not want to have it dismantled to the extent necessary to remove the bees.

My preference is also for "bee rescue".

Your comment is completely valid. In situations such as you describe I appreciate that destruction of the colony is perhaps the most appropriate action.

In the most recent video posted by Jeff Horchoff less than a day ago he performed a cut-out, in an abandoned house. The house had been abandoned following the damage which occurred during a storm. Several things were of interest to me in this video: On the day when the cut-out was performed the...

The comments in this discussion thread have been very interesting to read. I was impressed by the thoughtful response of Eric (comment #5), as well as other helpful comments, but I express surprise at the number of comments which have sought to discourage the original enquirer. I made comment...

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