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With the use of neonicatinoids licensed for sugar beet and the fact that most of the proprietary syrup brands use sugar beet as their source of sugar, am I better to make my own syrup from cane sugar? honest question from a complete newbee 🤔 BE

Thank you that’s very interesting. I know one of the beekeepers down here is getting 99% purity is some of his colonies which is encouraging. As you say I don’t think it is easy, but then the most rewarding things often aren’t 😁

Sorry been out of this thread. The experience from the Cornish AMM is that they tend to mate with their own and not as readily with mongrels. I have no first hand experience but the team down here are producing very good purity with open mating. They do allow drone comb to develop in all the...

https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/building-a-bee-hive-stand/ Found this and plan to give it a go. Going to cut it down to 5’ not 10’. Think I will put tenon joints on the uprights just because I like doing them. Might do them in the rails as well rather than half lap joints. It’s more about...

It is really easy to work but does clog power tools because of resin. It’s heavier than cedar but still easy to work by hand. Sadly due to phytophera fungus we won’t see many of these lovely trees about in the SW but there should be a good supply of timber.

Made a multi purpose crown board out of larch, very resinous but smells lovely to work with😂

Two swarm traps and two under floor entrance floors. Enjoying the carpentry

I know it’s not a flower but have seen ladybirds out and active. Far too early

As a fisherman I cut all my line into very short pieces before binning them for this reason. Don’t see why as a beekeeper I’d be any different

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That’s a good idea. Does the colour matter as have some braded backing line? It’s fluorescent yellow🙈

Thanks for the video. That makes sense. Do you bother with eyelets?

Hi I’ve heard you can use fishing line on frames to support the comb instead of wires when allowing natural comb production rather than foundation. Does anyone use this? What strength fishing line do you use? cheers BE

Just looking at marine ply to make some traps, £90 a sheet. Crazy

So bad I said it twice🙈🙈🙈

Mind you roof Battons are £11.40 for a 4.8m length. All wood is getting expensive.

Mind you roof Battons are £11.40 for a 4.8m length. All wood is getting expensive.

Roofing batten does a lot of things in my house😂🙈

Thanks All, I’ll look at BMH ekes and get some 2x1😉