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Mines been on concrete blocks for six days. There was a drop of around 20 a day initially but it slowed right down to a couple mid week Today we observed it and there was zero all day. Checked both broodbox for any sign of infection and there was none. Confident then enough to reinstall a...

B&qs target audience is three parts urban so who will their neighbours be seeking advice from? Environmental health would be a good start, failing that the no win no fee brigade.

I know, but what I'm predicting is the bored people who traipse around shops at the weekend after they've washed the car and mown the lawn will see this and think it's a great idea. It's a whole heap of trouble waiting for them,B&q and established beekeeping.

A whole new wave of newbs and tag-along experts will follow :eek:

Good comb is priceless but have a good look at what you are going out of your way to protect. Are you going to need it and is it actually worth saving?

We used to wrap matches with tin foil and rest them on the hearth. Lost one missile down the sofa and got a thick ear when parents discovered the project.

Check the entrances / landing boards or lift the broodbox off the floor and you will see infected bees there first

I had one lot take out a dummy board and lean it against the stand. Found it the following inspection. Couldn't have been anyone else.

Bee and wasp stings are so close to ph neutral it doesn't matter what is administered Whatever you use would disrupt the venom. But as Sutty says you won't have time to follow the venom down a microscopic hole. We find the vinegar just distracts the mind from the initial pain.

We have a 500ml bottle of white vinegar handy and just squirt it through the clothing Works ok and seems to neutralise the alarm pheromone.

Or cage one and see if the laying has stopped in half a weeks time

Someone was selling dead bees on eBay a while back

As an apprentice engineer I was lucky enough to get a work placement at the local chicken factory. It was me that had to shimmy along a 15ft high girder to replace the motor in a ventilator fan.Covered in dust and feathers the stink was bad enough to start with but then they opened the sluice...

The majority of my clientele are either snowflake generation whose kids think all food originates from supermarket delivery vans,or ,as my parents used to say, "townies" "ewww!!! - theres something in it! :willy_nilly:" Unfortunately my product therefore has to be...

If you're doing soft -set youll find that bits and pieces and sharp gritty crystals tend to get the wtf? factor with your customers....

The nylon fruit and veg bags from supermarkets will remove black flecks and even crystals from honey. If you have plenty of time of course....

Blossom husks/petals blown in during inspection? Cappings from the bruised cells in the left? The second shot looks like the lumps of pollen you find under floor mesh. . Obviously no concern from the bees.

I've given up looking for the cheapest. I'm now seeking out the dearest just for entertainment. £3.50 kg this morning in "Poundstretchers"

Mine evaporate so I have to use plastic ones They work fine

They may not feel they need the space Reduce the amount of frames until they figure it out. Use fat kingspan blocks then remove them as required