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    Bees behaviour??

    Hi Richie mine do the same young bees first flight orientation flight. Andy
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    Quickest way to dissolve sugar

    Hi to save time, Gas, electric,coal, logs, ect i use boiling water then pour the amount that is required onto the sugar in a pan. Then use a soup type ladle in a circular rocking motion to crush sugar crystals which speeds up the dissolving, the idea of the cicular rocking motion is the crystals...
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    Queen Finding.

    I believe RAF pilots scan the sky in up and down motion from left to right then back again from right to left in sections when looking for conflicting air traffic. look for the queen bulldozing her way in straighter line than the workers. Try to learn to ignore the fat blokes. I scan my frames...
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    Hive Preservation

    Thanks Hivemaker/ Springer I didn't know that it had been on the forum before sorry for bring up an old thread. It was about august 2009 when i heard of lifetime.As my spelling is not up to modern standnerds that may post on this forum. I work with my hands not with the...
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    Hive Preservation

    Hi Rab yes i see what you are getting at as well as one or two of the others. The chemicals often only need water or spirt to carry the active ingrediants. Then once dry become fixed. I often use water based damp proof fluid to inject walls to stop rising damp, the water only carries...
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    Hive Preservation

    I only offered the name of lifetime for others to look at . in life we make our own jugements if my spelling is all your bothered about then so be it. All i am saying is that my bees don't seemed to have taken any harm as it is an anti fungal agent. I work in damp proofing and timber treatment...
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    Hive Preservation

    Hi i have used this product on one of my hives this year, and through the winter with know side effects. Google Lifetime Wood Treatment it can be used clear or light/dark oak. Worth a look for those that dont want to paint hives. Regards Andy
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