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One way to test it... eat some more beans. Or Jerusalem artichokes.

I was hoping to attend but Covid's finally caught up with me, and I was so looking forward to the cake...

Don't overlook Youtube (though do bee careful, there's a lot of crap on there) Black Mountain Honey Norfolk Honey Company BIBBA Those should keep you busy for a while!

Stainless Steel Radial 6 Frame Honey Extractor - Ex Display £15 discount - I assume the damage is fairly minimal. Though even at full price they seem good value for a 6-frame radial. Anyone tried them?

Temperatures back in the low teens today, plenty of activity. And another week without a single varroa on the board. Happy days :)

You must be very careful with your brood combs then, with nothing reinforcing them they must be pretty fragile. Shallow frames you'd get away with - great for cut comb but greater risk of blowing out a frame in an extractor. Brood frames I'd reinforce though, particularly with 14x12 or other big...

Bamboo skewers to reinforce and lolly sticks as a starter guide as worked for me. I've only got them drawn between other already-drawn combs though. They start in each "section" between the skewers, and you have to be very careful at this point, but once they've incorporated the skewers they can...

Maybe something to do with Marla Spivak's research on the benefits of the propolis envelope?

I painted a couple of poly nucs recently, one with Cuprinol Garden Shades, one with Wilko knockoff (Garden Colour). The Wilko own brand stuff needed twice as many coats for equivalent coverage, I won't be buying it again even in the end of season clearance! Don't forget to paint the inside of...

Clearly not a proper beekeeper or he wouldn't have any spare time.

Still a few varroa from what I can see. But after a second vape that's not bad.

Dummy board = Same dimensions as a frame - has a bee-space around it Follower board = Same dimensions as the hive interior - seals off part of the hive Flower board = Typo of follower.

I can attest to exotics in towns - I've somehow still got snapdragons flowering in the front garden. Across a whole town there are probably all sorts of things to forage on, a lot that you might not expect.

https://www.theapiarist.org/queens-and-amitraz-residues-in-wax/ Whilst Amitraz itself isn't wax soluble, it degrades into chemicals that are. Buildup of miticides (and potentially other chemicals) in wax is the main reason I've gone foundationless and I'm planning to stick primarily to OA (or...

Make that 4 ideas - I drilled an 8mm hole through the back bar of the floor, above the mesh. Usually bunged up with a dowel (though 8mm bolt might be easier to remove when propolised) I tape over the slot between inspection tray and the floor back bar, mostly to stop any vapour going down...

4277+ (or 4279+, which additionally filters ammonia compounds) Bolle Atom Safety Goggles I bought those as they say they can be worn over normal glasses, but it will depend on your glasses style - I'm not sure big lenses will fit. Half mask, goggles and a beesuit. What a look!

It may be ok. When you see the cloud after vaping it's mainly small crystals that have re-condensed and so I think a particulate-only filter like yours would probably stop them, especially if you avoid the cloud as much as possible. For the sake of ~£30 though... how much do you value your...

Don't forget PPE - 3M 4277+ Maintenance Free Half Mask, FFABE1P3 R D Filters : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools That one protects against organic (A) and inorganic (B) vapours, sulphur dioxide and acid gases (E) and particles (P3), which should cover OA as it's an organic acid.

Stick the combs in a freezer for 24hrs before sealing up the hive to kill any wax moth larvae/eggs that may be present.

First snowdrop has appeared in the garden. Probably a slightly confused plant flowering a bit early, but always a nice sight!