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If you vow to be a beekeeper then when You get knocked down 7 times...... you get up 8!!!

So apart from waiting to get your extractors the wrong side of warranty, what are the distributor and manf doing about it? Clearly merchantable quality and or fit for purpose comes into play at some point?

Oh go on then...... what new toy :)

You can take the man out of the boy; but can't take the boy out of the man..... :icon_204-2::icon_204-2:

Yes I think it was as a result of Randy's findings although, a homemade recipe I think comes out best which Randy provides the recipe.

Patties are only substitutes hence when there is a pollen flow on the bee's prefer the real deal.

Ha! Sadly most Comrcl patties are variations of snake oil I'll agree but the science says, like most things, used correctly they are certainly not a disadvantage.

No, one is over 1hr 10 minutes long and I haven't looked on Randy's site but his is probably similar. There's no real rush right now.

In the US of A there is a move to leave supers on when treating with OA as OA is naturally occurring in the environment. I think they're waiting for federal approval [or whomever it needs to be] I can see certain factions in the UK opposing this move who are incidentally, reissuing the honey...

Having been on first name terms with the local Family Courts division for many years [divorce] I can assure you it isn't. :)

Randy Oliver has completed a scientific study and made a Youtube video of the results. Go take a look before you spend your hard earned wonga

My 2 cents worth: 1. TBH are an abomination to me. Hence, I've no direct experience of managing bees in them; 2. The wax moth infestation suggests to me your hive ie number of bees is low, hard to tell with the info supplied; 3. It looks like you're new to beekeeping? Deciding early on, as...

certainly in the past but they won't admit to it now :)

Is that as simple as a new fuse box or one of those computer extension leads?

Before doing anything, have you confirmed you still have a queen in the hive?

I think the sales days at Thornes are a mere shadow of their former selves sadly. I remember my first and the stampede where there was beeks supported by their other halves racing round with sack trucks dragging kit feet high to Gill and the till team. Thornes sales days had their place in bee...

Yes thanks, bought a charger a while back for vaping then bought a genny. So I've redeployed it to wax wiring. :) Happy days.

have a dead laptop or two can they be press ganged back into service?

Ha ha ha priceless