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Missed this originally. Were the stainless tanks sold?

The photo linked is of a unit essentially identical to the Mk 1 (non-digital) Lidl so-called Jam Maker (though tea urn would have been a better description!) The forum has lots of references. Searching for Lidl Jam would be the place to start. I see that the linked item is being offered at...

Wiltshire? I found this, indicating that Southampton would be your 'local' centre. http://www.uhs.nhs.uk/OurServices/Hormonesandimmunesystem/AllergyAndImmunology/Allergyandimmunology.aspx Here's what they do -...

Which just goes to show how different the approaches need to be for the beekeeper with "300" hives and the beekeeper with two.

Thanks, yes, that's more in line with what I'd been told! :)

50%? I'd been told that the humidity should be higher than that. Possible winter project to build a box, and I'd appreciate knowing what I'm aiming for - boosting or lowering the humidity!

Why shake out a "DLQ" hive? Laying workers are very different, but a Drone Laying Queen just needs replacement - nothing wrong with the rest of the colony.

Are you talking about IPM ("Integrated Pest Management")? That should be standard beekeeping practice. See for example "Managing Varroa" http://beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=21261

The central shaft rests on a big ball bearing. Any lubrication must be 'food safe'. The ball is the bit that people lose! Undo the top cross bar from the 'drum' and lift the whole lot out together. Replacement/different stainless steel nuts and bolts can be obtained easily at Toolstation...

1/ Because it was almost 1am when I posted ... 2/ The section heading makes clear that it refers to "Food which is not prepacked and similar food, and fancy confectionery products" and thus 3/ in that context, believing that "prepacked for direct sale" foods are rather similar to "prepacked"...

Most Queen rearers have very little (if any) control over their Queens' mating partners. (Yes, the best do, but the rest don't.) "Local mongrels" are exactly that. And usually do pretty well. And aren't usually nasty. You don't need total control to have reasonable Queens, and thus bees.

I have a colour laser printer that cost me £100 new and delivered from eBuyer. It has really cheap compatible consumables available (check eBay). It wasn't bought specifically for doing labels, but it was recognised that it would come in useful for this, as the printing doesn't smudge or...

Here's what the Food Standards Agency thinks http://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/multimedia/pdfs/publication/allergy-labelling-prepacked.pdf And to me that description indisputably covers honey in a jar. If you fancy trying to argue that your honey isn't prepacked into a jar, you...

The page linked specifically refers not to direct sales but to "food that is not pre-packed". Which means sold "loose", not already in a container. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmenvfru/469/46908.htm Now, I don't know about you, but all the honey I've ever sold...

Natural levels of Oxalic in honey are indeed harmless. However, I'm not sure that would still be the case after vaporising 12g or more (3g times 4, maybe more, treatments at about 5 day intervals) into a hive with crop supers in place. Eating the honey wouldn't kill you - nobody has claimed...

I'd be obliged if anyone would please provide a link to the actual Law regarding that (claimed) exception for "Direct Sales". I have looked for one and never found it. However, the FSA's Guidance on the 2003 Honey Regs - in the section titled "Prepacked for Direct Sale" does explain that...

Milligrams (thousandths of a gram) not grams!

It is important to distinguish that (lethal) ingested dose from the amount that would be 'merely' harmful. It damages joints, rather like arthritis or gout. And inhaled, damage to throat and lungs will result at much much much lower doses than the ingested lethal dose. Unfortunately, someone...

I don't believe that is true any more, if it ever was. (I believe it was one of the errors on the BBKA fact sheet on labelling.) For example you now MUST specify the country of origin. Always. This is from the new Honey (England) Regulations 2015...