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No. They have been check by the SBI who said they were sound. Not run any tests for anything though.

No. I dribbled it last time I was up and it made no difference.

Just got back from the main apiary. All the colonies bar one are taking the syrup down well. The last colony have not touched theirs annoyingly when I heft them I can tell that they need more stores but they just won't go up into the feeder. When I look down the feed hole I can see a circle...

Have just got these from eBay for the princely sum of £41. Need to drive to pick them up next weekend but should make. Nice winter project to get on with though.

It's at 18.8%

So this apiary is on the edge of Hainault Forest. In the other direction mostly farmland with a bit of dairy and horse pasture the rest arable. My RBI did mention that it's a borage area so that could be it although I haven't seen any. The forest is full of Holly, Hawthorne and blackthorn...

Just jarring this year's honey. First harvest from a new site on the edge of an ancient woodland and it's the thinnest clearest honey I've ever seen! It's all summer stuff as we didn't get a spring crop with the cold May. I fed in May for two weeks when the girls were desperate but didn't...

I don't know yet. I don't have any of my own honey to spare for mead this year so will have to buy some in.

I'm about to start a batch of standard dry mead as we've finished ours off. I'm also going to do a demijohn of a winter spiced mead recipe I want to try.

Hmmm I wonder what Ivy honey mead would come out like. May have to try and collect some next year.

Lol sorry read your post as the original poster. 😉

Hi Brentwood Essex? I'm in Harold Wood so can pop along and have a look if you are.

Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to paint these ones by the time they arrived. Will sort it when I transfer these to a full box next year.

These girls have been doing this for a couple of days now. Are they trying to chew through?

Interesting how the presenter has managed 15 years of beekeeping without ever getting stung? I barely manage a month without getting tagged at least once.

Just tested my harvest. Top of the settling tank was just under 20% and the bottom of the tank was just under 19%. Guess I need to get a dehumidifier now even though the girls had capped it all.

It's the bee equipment feeder for their multi function crownboard.

Checked our main apiary today. United a couple of nucs and got the second tray of apiguard on everything. Pollen packs on because this apiary really seems to struggle for pollen at this time of year. Fed a small amount of 1-1 syrup to those that seemed a bit dry.

Thanks will have a look. 👍

Looking for the above. Thinking of going to all deep boxes and also end up with deep boxes full of honey after demarees. Found to my cost that they don't fit in my current extractor so will go back to the bees this winter.