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so do I, and agree with Dodge. But if there’s a lot of stores left, they can be used for nucs. Means it’s worth leaving enough honey on for winter stores - and saves buying sugar! For the last two years I haven’t fed sugar syrup, makes spring a lot easier when I haven’t had to sort out frames...

I did have them wondering why I wanted more than one bag….! probably have caused a run on it in that area. There wasn’t much there - and even less when I’d left :LOL:

No, had to visit 5 to find some. Burnham, Highbridge and Weston. Taunton was on my list for Monday, when I’m there. did you leave any?

We’ve also been to Proper Job this morning, thanks to Garry R, and stocked up.... like you James, I’ve enough to last a few months:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Just reminded to look - no cyber recipes in the book, but why not try mixing a quantity of apple juice with honey instead of other fruit and fermenting it? It can’t be that hard, can it??

‘Ere, watchit! I live in the northern part of the county, noffink wrong wiv it:ROFLMAO:

He could have afforded a solicitor, but decided the hassle wasn’t worth it, and he couldn’t be bothered to argue. I did suggest he sent an invoice for pollination services.

I’d quite like it to be around June 6th, please. I might be ready for it by then.

A beekeeping friend gave up his bees for, amongst other reasons, his neighbour accused his bees of emptying his swimming pool of water, removing pollen/nectar from his grape vines and terrifying his children when they once swarmed. This was in Somerset UK. He decided that as he was going to give...

I’m pleased you’ve said this. I tried shook swarm once - never again! I didn’t like it, the bees didn’t like it. I’ve gone back to a Bailey comb change, far easier and gentler on the bees, they move when they want to. I was encouraged to use it by another beekeeper who uses it all the time, she...

I bought a bottle of cheap (then) vodka from Aldi/Lidl and used that. Put the vodka and propolis in a jar, put the lid on and left it on the back of the aga. It took longer than I was prepared to wait, so loosened the lid and put it in the warming oven and shook it when I remembered - it took it...

We did the same, using slats across the roof to store made frames on makes a lot of sense. Providing you’ve got headroom and don’t have to duck..!

You mean I shouldn’t pass them on in our beginners course? I thought it was common knowledge…:)

It would save going to the gym!

But dinosaurs are extinct, and have been for quite a number of years……:unsure:

At the moment I know I have 8 fully functioning, healthy hives, and I’m (fairly/very) sure they’re not robbing each other! i know of quite a few other beekeepers around…… so I’m not saying they’re not robbing somewhere else, but I do have some nectar producing flowers around and about.

Having given mine a quick check last week, there is nectar coming in as well as pollen, not a huge amount but still promising (I hope!)

I make my own foundation. Started off with a silicon press that Garry R made for me. I then tried some rollers from another BK friend, and decided it worked better for me. I now have a large Bain Marie that I melt the wax in, and a set of large, very heavy rollers that work brilliantly. Although...

It’s a Lega Superinox, 9 frame manual. It’s quite big, but I can carry it through doorways quite easily, providing I watch out for the tap and my fingers. Can’t see any numbers on it. I bought it 15/16 years ago.

I do. Having optimistically ordered A LOT of labels a few years ago, the BBE date has now expired, so I then printed some on a small label and cut them out as I require them and stick them where I rubbed out the old date. It’s time consuming, but I don’t produce that much honey now that I need...