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With virtually no OSR this year and all the other fields nearby just being wheat/barley or maize, this is a nice boost for the back end of the season.

Ooh could be!

Checked on the nucs I split in mid July and a couple of hives that are requeening. Saw a jet black queen on a queen excluder - looked unmated so left her to it. Another queen in a nuc has already filled every cell with eggs! Nice stripy queen. I could kiss the farmers who’ve planted phacelia...

Try fitting West Bracklesham Drive on a label!

Oh cool, that’s very kind. Can you let me know what postage would be?

That’s what I put on my full size jars as we have such a long address!

Ooh I’ve got one of those….. lots of drones but not even a play cup yet 🤔

Oh that's a great idea!

The weather has been too unpredictable for us - great crops of tomatoes from July onwards but cucumbers are struggling as the greenhouse keeps getting too hot (never thought I would say that back in May...), beans and courgettes also not doing great as it's been so dry here - we've had no rain...

I've got a great recipe somewhere for chilli sauce which I'll try to find. You can dial the heat up or down depending on how many chillies you add (i add more peppers to make it less explosive) and it has a touch of fruitiness from the secret ingredient (a tin of peaches!)

I have been approached a few times by people wanting small jars for wedding favours or most recently, an AirBnB business who put hampers together for their guests. Just wondered who on here might already be doing this and if so could I please ask: Do you just offer a 4oz jar? What are the...

4. Keeping the smoker alight until you’ve finished!

I assume a ‘mattress queen’ is a random predictive text amendment?? 😂

Swarm 'rules' reimagined.....

One colony had a queen cell very close to emerging. Sadly I had to get home as I wanted to stay & watch. I did observe that the hive was wonderfully calm and humming contentedly and several bees were vibrating their abdomens near the cell or actually on the side of it. Have a video but too large...

Magic fairy dust that accounts for the price…

I hope you’ve got a tall stepladder!

Brilliant. I might donate some to the local park 🤭

Bees are enjoying the persicaria

Good points. I’m thinking poorly mated & lack of pheromones could be the answer but as everyone says, they’re bees, who knows?!