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Thanks. I do all that (and use the black pins) except start with the nails partly hammered in. It’s the rest that I find difficulty with: I know that’s what I am supposed to be doing but I haven’t got enough hands to hold the bar in and down whilst holding the tiny nail at an angle and hammering...

I’ve been putting foundation in frames for two supers to put them on tomorrow. Horrible, horrible job. Can anyone give me any clues as to how to nail the damn bar thing through the loops in the wire in without hammering my fingers, going through the top bar, bending the nail, throwing the f****r...

Thank you!

Today, I finally got round to putting together the second of my Thornes sale seconds hives and Danish oiled that and the one I put together a few months ago. I made the stand too out of some old wood lying around (not today!). I know it’s high, it was more of an experiment than anything. If it...

Oh I know! I did the course and came away bewildered, daunted and extremely nervous! I have a really sound local apiary group where I did my practical sessions and got lots of experience (not all good) in handling and learning about the bees and now have two hives. The advice about not rushing...

Oooh, can you include the Isle of Man please?

Those are interesting comments about the Basic course. I tend to like to provide expansive answers to things and I was very frustrated on my Basic Assessment when all they wanted was very succinct answers - life cycle of a queen bee - answer 3,5,8 - not what each number meant and they weren’t...

Ooh, thanks. We had a honey tasting table at the honey show last year and it was amazing how awful the supermarket stuff was compared with the real McCoy and that most people could tell the difference. Roasted carrots! Hilarious! Bet they tasted lovely though 🤣

Thanks. I completely understand. Our local market is maybe a little different where we still have the good fortune to have people who are prepared to pay a little more for quality, locally produced goods (not everyone of course) whether that be art, meat, jewellery, honey, sauces and the local...

I haven’t actually got any honey yet so not at the moment but hope to. I got the 190ml, 275ml and 380ml squat jars. Oh Lordy, don’t tell me I’ve got the wrong things 😳 Someone in a local honey show had the squat 1lb ones and they looked nice (to me).

I ended up buying a small number (288) of jars from the Bottle Co South as they were the cheapest even including postage, and had the nicest 1lb jars but the lady who rang me after I’d placed the order was quite rude. Her opening words were, “You don’t think you’re getting the jars sent to the...

That is so helpful, thanks. I’m 56 so use both imperial and metric so am generally confused about weights and measures (and even remember getting a sixpence for a tooth). When you look at it there are all sorts of sizes and weights being sold so all that really matters is that the jar says what...

Thank you. Maths has never been my strong subject and it frazzles my little head that some jars are sold in capacities measured in oz, some in ml, some in g. After I had posted the question I then realised it doesn’t really matter whether they are 12oz as long as what is on the label reflects...

Thanks for the link to this company which seems good value. I am interested in the 275ml hero jars and their capacity. Are they 12oz if filled? I know if you fill some above the bottom of the neck it can make quite a difference and I couldn’t work out if this would take the contents to 12oz in...

That’s because you’re a man. I have one of those 🤣🤣🤣

If you get your hives flat pack and put them together yourself, you learn a lot about how the hive works. It might even inspire you to make your own bits and pieces when you see how they fit together. I’ve made my own nuc box, ekes, clearer boards and stands and saved a bit and all out of spare...

How lovely! Good luck to you both.

Don’t discount making your own stuff. I started hammering together some old 4x2 to make ekes and then got addicted. I’ve now made a 14x12 nucleus box from an old cupboard, mesh and some shutter ply and got my hives flat pack which taught me a lot about how the hives work and how the bees move...

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Yes! Hopefully we won’t ever have it. That big stretch of water is often a nuisance but in ecology is really helpful!