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Are they approved? Not sure but Apibioxal definitely is OK

Worth looking at the other appropriate and current thread on the forum at the moment. "Randy Oliver OA sponges."

I used their premixed -not the powder,

I have heard Randy Oliver speak several times about his sponge method for oxalic acid application and have been attracted by the simplicity and relative safety as against sublimation. I have also wondered about the efficacy of trickling eg. how much trickles out of the open mesh floors. I...

105lbs per hive - great return for some hard work!!

Was that per hive or from 9 supers?

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And if you get stung with leather gloves the sting venom remains and can be a target for more bees Marigolds or I was lucky to get a job lot of Dickies which are pretty beeproof and easily cleaned.

I have done this in the past and I adapted empty plastic sweetie jars from a sweet shop. I drilled/cut a hole near the bottom to fit a tap. I used the following and found it perfect for the little pots that Wynne Jones supplies as a fast flow is not necessary but the control of these taps was...

We have been picking tomatoes for about three weeks now and the beefsteak toms are superb the biggest one being 1lb 4oz and many similar. Justlove them with a salt and pepper dusting. Tigerella variety a heritage tom is OK too but has a hard core which my wife does not like so will be off the...

It's Darwinism - survival of the fartest!

I think it's called the food chain

Or we need to have more vegetarians or vegans to reduce the number of farting and belching cows..................

Having spent 34 years beekeeping in Aberdeenshire and now 13 years in Somerset there are advantages to both placs. I think my yields are similar although in Aberdeenshire we did have oil seed **** and love it or hate it I found it a bit of a life saver early season. I don't have it here but...

Absolutely agree - just for a temporary emergency

Dip a bag of sugar into water for a minute or so and take it out and let it dry. It forms a crust. Cut a square out of the bag and put it against the top of the frames. Save the sugar crystals spilling everywhere.

It wasn't the reason for my divorce but I am aware of the possibilities. Equipment - extractor etc I leave between days. In the kitchen I have a cheap tarpaulin which covers the floor completely and it is folded up and popped in the washing machine each night with 2 rinse cycles and put on the...

Nibbling is what I have done to get round the tight fit

As you know I run poly hives and I use them as five or six frame nucs with dummies and then expand by moving them along when adding a new frame up to they are full size. Easier than transferring the whole lot into a broodbox and then expanding

Possibly OK in a heavy flow but in normal conditions I think the 11 frame arrangement would lead to less brace comb and more even comb. Any comment on this?