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    refractor problems

    I'd have a look on Dave Cushman, or somewhere similar first - just Google Calibrating Honey Refractometer.
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    Feeding with Apiguard?

    Thanks.
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    Feeding with Apiguard?

    Supers off. Apiguard on, 4 weeks to go til finished. Not much of a flow on in South Suffolk. But it’s nice and warm, and it’s time for a change from Amitraz. Some colonies not the best stores in brood frames (except 1 DB that has 12 frames full), so feel need to feed; conflicting advice about...
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    A platform for the extractor

    Time will tell! The castors protect the floor from damage by the feet, and its lots more mobile, unloaded it's fine - let you know in a week or two if it's "Amazing", or not.
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    A platform for the extractor

    A big thank you to all those who contributed to this thread - a quick bodge to use up some spare 18mm ply, sized so that it goes through our narrow doors. Wheels from B&Q, the front 2 lock. Proof of the pudding in a couple of days, but much more manoeuvrable.
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    Learning before jumping in.

    Also bees aren’t an issue - the swarm collectors are happy to help new beeks.
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    Learning before jumping in.

    Welcome Suffolk Beekeepers will give you a warm welcome and good instruction and mentoring. There are very well attended meetings in Kesgrave and also Kirton, and a training apiary at Wherstead. Details on the website. https://www.suffolkbeekeepers.co.uk/ I’m about 10 miles away from...
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    House insurance.

    Being a new beekeeper I'm not yet troubled by having enough honey to sell, I live in hope. My house insurers were happy to add my hives, kept in our rural garden, to the policy. Public liability is covered by BBKA membership, so should not worry a house insurer. (I have read that cover extends...
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    How long does fondant last in storage?

    Excellent - thank you all for your replies
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    How long does fondant last in storage?

    It's time to think about ordering fondant for winter feed - just had the the email from my BKA. Fondant is sold with a BBE date. Is there a scientific (HMF etc), or microbiological reason to pay attention to this, before feeding it to bees? Of course it would be stored away from direct heat, in...
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    Bees in garden advice

    If you Google Suffolk Beekeepers, there will be someone closer to you than me (and who has more experience) who will help. I’m near Ipswich and the local branch is active and V. Helpful.
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    Suffolk Newbie

    Hello All, I did a great beginners course last year, and joined my local association. Now have 3 colonies, 2 of them swarms brought by a friend and my mentor. The association and mentor have been invaluable. I've been lurking on the forum for a while, and learned so much, along with absorbing...
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    Can anybody help in or near Dartford?

    I am a new beekeeper, last year I attended the excellent beginners course at Sidcup / Ruxley Beekeepers Association; they were really welcoming, very informative, and generally brilliant. Ruxley Beekeepers – Bees, Honey, Tea & Cakes It was a mixture of Zoom (remember that?) and practical...
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    Frames without foundation

    There are several blog postings and instructions on 'The Apiarist' website, more than enough detail to guide you.
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    Hopeful New Beekeeper in Suffolk with a Community Haven for Nature

    Welcome - I joined the same association last year, my mentor has been brilliant. The ‘Felixstowe’ meetings at Kirton are well worth going to. Good luck, John
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