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Bees feeding on this chocolate waste usually have a very strong/rich honey - That "raspy" feeling at the back of the throat. Like old wild colony honey. Very sweet / Strong / Mature.... Great for pork roasts......:) Because it sets a bit faster I also end up using it to help out trapouts and...

Crazy Season about to start here.... Huge amounts of reject chocolate, caramel and sweets waste coming in from production facilities.... And the bees have found it.... Tomorrow all chaos breaks loose as staff try and work around thousands upon thousands of bees.... Melting pots below show...

Dropped the Ball! Please note, expanding foam was only used to close the void between roof/wall and wooden box housing the one way funnel... Bottom line, holes were not sealed up well enough.... 2 days ago I saw a few bees frantically going at this small hole with a few of them managing to get...

So, I ran out of frames a while ago and had to set out some trap boxes around areas with high number of scouts- When you see them, you just know you have only hours to react... Anyway, placed 10 frame boxes with only 5 frames inside,,, too fill spaces I uses 35mm strips of ply wood with a light...

Yep... Steaks have never been so HIGH !!!!

We took out all the old trap out cones from trees and walls today... By "We" I mean my son,,,, yep - Im blessed to have the help.... Check the pile of trap out cones/funnels returned. I cant even remember making this many.... Let the robbing begin ! Tomorrow, the bees have access to some large...

A few ready for painting..... Still short about 16 for 1st supers on new colonies / cut outs / trap outs... Not the neatest construction but gets the job done.... My opinion about this whole bee thing is it's all about animal husbandry.... Give them what they need and they will thrive......

Sorry,,,, to add to comment above.... i have not watched the clip I'm a farmer and do not want to be embarrassed or feel sad about my chosen career because of what some one else has done..... :unsure:

Wish I could sit around a camp fire with you and encourage the passion that you have.... ( Or grab you by the throat and throttle you) - just joking!!!! From where I come from, 320 acres is not a lot to work with for live stock.... But,,,,, a coffee/health shop on the premises helping with daily...

Another 12 boxes almost done..... Salvaged timber - Making a plan....

I have always wanted to "Transplant" a stump like that and fit a super/Brood box to the rear... Bore a hole in with a short Tunnel of perhaps bamboo leading into a mounted Hive... If they use it for honey - great - brood - also great.... What cool feature it would make though... Bees obviously...

Some top notch work there! Well done.... Good looking soil in those beds as well,,, compost your own dressing ? (Re : Pics of sandstone look retainer wall and moon/mars pic)

Scouting for new queen breeding Apiary.... Was told best option would be a secluded island... With all these awesome rains and water levels coming up, we have several islands forming.... Happy Days... Just need a small boat now... Intent on starting in the new year.... Yeeehaaa - Pure " Island...

2nd swarm in/on the building in 2 weeks.... almost the entire underside of that old asbestos roof has a layer a propolis/wax on from old swarms.... Burnt black from attempted removals by farm staff in the past... Perhaps cut up that asbestos sheeting into frame size chunks and sell it as swarm...