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Like Christmas - but in July. MAISEMORE order ‘finally’ arrived. I should have ordered the langstroth foundation separately but didn’t think so probably a waste of time filling a couple of supers now but you never know. The rest were replacement floors and roofs as I’ve got a few old and dodgy...

A day of odd jobs - bottling, labelling, delivering, prepping for 3 days of events this weekend, and I managed to find time to head out and check my nearest apiary which has expanded nucs pushing well into their 2nd supers (of foundation) and then to another large apiary which now has 10...

What a total debacle

Did you hear me scream ? The stent is out. It’s a very cold day I explained to the nurse as she asked me to lower my underwear. The stent was basically a miniature version of a blue alkethene water pipe… I had to drink a few cups of water after to make sure the plumbing was working ok. Drive...

The renal cramps are quite the most agonising thing I’ve ever had. Obviously broken bones and limb loss / tooth ache are bad but the renal cramps just keep on coming and coming and if the stone is bigger than the ureter you’re in for a hell of a ride Interesting that the diclofenac suppository...

Yes I had thought about that. Thanks for reminding me !

Dear reader This blog entry comes with a READERS WARNING that it might turn your stomach ever so slightly. It discusses items of a health nature. If you wish, turn back now. So it seems I'm fast becoming a liability. Two years ago it was a broken hand that put paid to 8 weeks of beekeeping...

How many more could you make ? Interested in a load for national and poly nat Collection available from where ?

read my latest blog for an apology... :LOL:

Well Dear Reader, It's almost the longest day and all downhill from there on in as the earth spins on it's axis, wobbles, sneezes, and tips the northern hemisphere into the long slog to Autumn. I often wonder what it's like keeping bees in warmer climes where they have 8-9 months of flows, and...

The only 'Blatantly Obvious Realities of the Situation' from where I'm standing is you clearly didn't practice swarm control management or need to get a new pair of specs to spot the swarm cells....

WITCHCRAFT ! BURN HER !

They look for the beam of light shining from my Super Trooper

I find by standing on my shed roof naked howling at the sky and harvesting my honey in time with the phases of the moon I seem to attract swarms to bait hives every year

He’s on here isn’t he ? ….

Buy in some stock - Jolanta queens are excellent .

possibly due to June gap = far less pollen and no nectar causes flying bees to be prickly

Yes I saw that too Can’t recall who was selling it but priced around £180 ish

Price list please ?

Keep it for the time being until you can pick up a foundation press at Auction or send to Thornes and they’ll turn your wax into your own foundation or sell for candle making