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    Honey Stix or Straws

    Only person I know locally selling them imports them from America -look like little straws filled with honey Sell like wildfire for 50p ish I think Hugh mark up -only downside is that you have to purchase several thousand of them
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    boar slaughter age?

    I usually run to 6 to 7 months I found the Saddlebacks finished much quicker than the Saddleback/British White cross Just make sure you don't keep them a month too long as thats a months worth of food that will run to fat
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    Internet Sign Up.

    Had problems with BT line and Broadband they wanted e mail address and mobile number I explained no mobile signal here and no other access to email but they sent the updates to e mail as they had to have contact details
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    Allotment rules

    In Portsmouth to be able to place hive on allotment local authority have said you have to a member of local BKA and they state you must have kept bees for two years before authority is given You don't have to be an allotment holder
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    Piggy books

    first make sure you can find local slaughterman- mine does my pigs at home (can only be used for home consumption) Local abattoir 1 1/2 hours away will only take a minimum of 5 animals
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    Grumpy Old Beekeeper

    Grumpy old beekeeper What percentage of forum members thought this referred to them?
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    Sneaking a delivery home

    Is this why they haven't got any langstroth supers in the sale?
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    Best external condensing oil boiler??

    Had a Worcester Heatslave installed outside five years ago Only had to press reset button once Additional cost was the installation of a concrete slab for boiler to sit on but very happy with boiler so far
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    The second space tourist is a beekeeper

    Admitted he was a beekeeper--is that like saying he was guilty?
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    Beehaus

    First item on sale at Meon Valley Beekeeping Auction this year -only attracted few bids and was sold for Ten Pounds
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    MAQS beehive strips.

    Got mine from Stockbridge this weekend -short sell by date 40 squid instead of 60
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    Healing honey from Wales

    25 yrs ago my brother was confined to a wheelchair following an accident He was taken to a longstay hospital at Rookwood near Cardiff ,honey potions were regularly used to treat pressure sores
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    Gnats / Mosquitos??

    Avon "Skin So Soft" bath products are very good at keeping flies off horses ---so may be as useful on humans as well!!
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    Collected Swarm - Free on collection

    I can give these a home if they are still available Could collect tomorrow evening
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    "Beekeepinglinks" website

    I keep getting calls re swarms in South Gloucestershire and I live in Hampshire they tell me my details are from the BBKA website
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    Cut Comb Honey.

    Old chap I knew used an empty corned beef tin as his comb cutter -worked very well
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    Omlet Beehaus not in use wanted

    There was one as the very first item at the Meon Valley BKA sale in May made the grand total of TEN POUNDS
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    AFB Gloucestershire

    Last year this forum gave me info that EFB in my area a week before I got an e mail from FERA
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    what honey

    OSR starting to fade in Southern Hampshire
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