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Beat me to it, lovely picture of Vespa Crabo; our native Hornet.

Are wer supers fine with Sulphur?

Spring 24 is I immagine will be the pivotal year for Asian Hornets. If traps start getting mated queens we will know nests were missed. Depending on how wide an area queens are discovered will probably indicate if the incursion is probably long tern if not permanent. May be using queen...

Brilliant, I thought it strange the Thornes / Maismore one didn't calculate the tare everytime.

So the scales don't automatically once the jar is placed reset to 0 then ot adds the weight of honey you ask. You have to take the average weight of the jars and add that to the weight of honey you want to add?

Everyday is a school day, didn't know they could fly.

Welcome to the forum. I definitely recommend visiting your local BBKA branch training apiary.

Hi, welcome to the forum. Might be worth marking your location on tje profile a little more descriptive such as South Birmingham rathe than the Midlands. Helps when providing help and support as different parts of even the Midlands have slightly different weather at times.

They would be gone too, but not my Google history.

Just wondering how good a washing up towel with a solution of Glycerin and Nitric acid would be at removing Varoa.

I wish I kept track of when flows happend and don't and the weather. I thought the main summer flow after the June gap was Brammbe but that has stopped. #confused

In Solihull it appears there is a dearth of nectar, too much rain and wind I think. Nothing has come into my hives for w weeks

Welcome.

Welcome to the forum, as per Erichalfbee. Visit, join and learn at you local BBKA associatin training apiary.

Only do it when I have a brood box that has accidentally been filled. I would not worry about larvae faeces; from an insect that lives in a controlled environment I.e. the box and its sealed in the cocoon. The bees have drunk water, walked over goodness knows what and where and they absolutely...

The granulation label is horses for courses as far as I am concerned. I live on the edge of a major Conurbation, some people think 1 sugar crystal in the jar means it's gone off as they have never seen honey other than perfect supermarket runny honey in a squeezey bottle shaped like a bear.

lime trees in Shirley, Solihull not open, buds still tight, does not appear that the high parts of the tree have open flowers either.

Lime not quite out in Tanworth in Arden Warks.

Difficult thing pricing and incredibly regional i suspect

Got my first batch of soft set honey to sell. Does anyone charge a premium for soft set and by gow much? Current pricing is £8.99 1lb or £5.99 1/2 lb. Live in Solihull, South B'ham for reference.