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  1. biglongdarren

    Masking Tape

    I am a painter & decorator by trade and i use light weight sheets to cover windows and two bamboo canes a few inches longer than the window (top to bottom), cover the window with the sheet and push the canes into the top and bottom corners, with the cane longer and a bend in it it will hold the...
  2. biglongdarren

    Wood Preservers

    the last new redwood hives i had made all got two coats of creosote on the outside and let sit for nearly 8months, be interesting to see how long it keeps them for. Darren
  3. biglongdarren

    Urban beekeeping - your thoughts?

    i have just finished reading "the urban beekeeper" by Steve Benbow, he has hives all over the place in london, is he on this forum by any chance?? Darren
  4. biglongdarren

    What pollen

    seen some bramble still in flower here on saturday and loads of ivy still about. Darren
  5. biglongdarren

    Honey swap.

    I have always wanted to try borage honey , has anyone on here got any and would be willing to swap for a 1lb jar of my heather honey? Cant see the postage being that much. Darren
  6. biglongdarren

    Hot smoker in the car?

    I just leave mind under a bucket at the apiary most of the time. Darren
  7. biglongdarren

    Heather Flow

    In the end from the four hives i moved to the mountains i ended up with around 7 supers of heather honey. Darren
  8. biglongdarren

    sloe mead?

    Finally got my first batch of mead on the go and thinking of making some more with sloes?? has anyone tried this? Darren
  9. biglongdarren

    my trials and errors with cut comb so far

    and you cut it all at once rat catcher and freeze it till when needed, when frozen and thawed is it just the same as before?? Darren
  10. biglongdarren

    Cut comb honey

    i cut mind with a hot knife to fit the container, usually around the 9-10oz mark and sell for £5, i have a good bit of heather cut comb to sell but yet to cut it, what price is it fetching hivemaker? Darren
  11. biglongdarren

    .204 rifle.

    no its the .204 ruger, and mostly foxes. Darren
  12. biglongdarren

    .204 rifle.

    Hey does anyone on here own one of these, thinking of taking a step up from the .17hmr and getting one of these. Darren
  13. biglongdarren

    Late honey flow, but what is it?

    what about fuchsia, what sort of honey is it?? Darren
  14. biglongdarren

    Mountains of Mourne honey

    Have yet to bring them down but will get a run up his week all being well, will keep you posted, did your borrowed jar of honey ever get back to you at the show, was talking to you briefly that day. Darren
  15. biglongdarren

    Thymol Varroa Treatment.

    Are people still using this to treat? Darren
  16. biglongdarren

    Best printer for labels.

    i can buy a second hand Brother DCP-7010 All in one Mono Laser Flatbed Printer,Copier and Colour Scanner in perfect working order for £40. should do me fine. Darren
  17. biglongdarren

    Best printer for labels.

    My printer has packed up and i am thinking of buying a new one, and one that i can use to print my own labels with uploaded photos and all, i know very little about them so any info would be great thanks, i see a cannon all in one ink jet printer for £40, would this do the...
  18. biglongdarren

    Selling a complete frame of honey instead of extracting?

    I sell it by the frame the odd time, usually all local people so just take it to there house and cut it onto a tray for them. Darren
  19. biglongdarren

    Getting ducks?

    We have the going to bed sorted now, they go with a little herding and some nights even on there own, When we call them they come running to the back door and the cat plays with them too, all in all it has worked out very well. Darren
  20. biglongdarren

    Cut comb honey

    I am happy to sell mind this year at £5 and as i cut them all with a knife and let drain they are usually always well over the 8oz mark.
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