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I use an old metal file box.. not as sturdy as an ammo box but it’s kept the van flame free for the last decade or so.. 👍

Anorak alert: The ‘conventional’ pens (thornes, etc) are medium, 1.8-2.5mm (PC-5M) as per the hobby craft link above. The tescos link is for the fine tip, 0.9-1.3mm (PC-3M). So I think most people use the medium.. 🤷‍♂️

Fairly certain the white stuff is remnants of crystallised honey, & the pollen looks like old stuff that the pollen mites have sorted out.. 👍

This used to be a fishing barrow (back when I had time for other hobbies🙄) but is now perfect as a beeking barrow!

I used a ‘butchers box’ -similar to a fish box but a bit bigger, with 2 x frozen 1lt water bottles rotated every 24 hours. Sat nicely at 12-14c & did a lovely job of setting about 25 jars + a couple of kgs of seed for the next batch.. 👍

Yep, break a bit of leaf off & smell it.. Unmistakable if it is..! My favourite weed 😋

Having dissmantled a conservatory at work today, I have a number of double glazed panels available if anyone is considering building a large solar wax melter or possibly a garden cold frame? (A bit heavy for a hinged lid though maybe) There are various sizes, the squarish (?) ones ranging from...

I'd use the cardboard tubes for posting (12oz hex) honey jars in..! -cut to length & with a bit of padding around the jars I reckon they'd be pretty bomb proof.. 👍

It's dropping to 14c at night at the moment so if you can leave it in an out building/shed over night that should be enough to start it going.. It took a week or two to go but has worked fine for mine.. 👍

Thusly.. these have lasted for years with just a couple of coats of Garden Shades on the cut edge.. 👍

I’ve used osb for crown boards for years with no problems. If the edge was to be exposed, as with demaree boards (unlike crown boards, which are protected by the roof) then I would run some paint round the edge..

Hi JBM, Many thanks, that makes complete sense. Also, if there is a bit of brood in the bottom super (no q/x's) presumably that should go with the main colony, but any supers with only nectar could/should be left on original site..? I'm doing Pagden's by the way.. Cheers, Neil.

Hi all, I need to do artificial swarms on a couple of my larger colonies (double brood + 2 supers) & would like to locate them to a new area of the apiary as part of the process. The new spot is approx 40 yds away & the other side of some trees & bushes so not in eye sight of the original...

There are definitely some under sized queen excluders being sold at the moment. I bought 10 from Simons & the bees will hardly go through them at all. They are yellow plastic ones, but different to the ones pictured on their website. I explained the problem to them & they happily took them...

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Hi BeeFriendly, I don't quite understand why people seem to use double glazed panels, rather than a single sheet.. Surely they are designed to insulate, rather than let the heat (or cold) through? -just wondering if i am missing something..? Cheers, Gumbers.

Hi all, I'm fairly new to the game so still very much learning as I go along.. I've been lurking for a while & have read back through much of the forum, so I thought I'd better say hello & get a bit more involved.. Looking forward to joining in with the discussions wherever I can.. Gumbers.