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I intend to use my new toy for the 1st time later this year (Abelo 50L heating/creaming machine)

I believe you should make soft set with honey which is more prone to crystallise, so spring or autumn.

just to say that following everything I heard since, I didn’t change to 14 x 12.

Sure. Was said in a context of wire excluders vs. bamboo.

From brace comb…

As above, your back will suffer…

Same here. Seeing ghost bees coming back but not much increase in weight. Might just be sustaining them. No complaints though, as the hives are holding their weight.

Yep, biggest issue with honey prices are… other beekeepers.

Here, I don’t really see brood breaks now. Not huge amounts of open brood, but no complete breaks. I can see eggs and young larvae in any Q right colony I look at. Mind you, we still have some heather and balsam coming in.

Yes, by retail I mean callers at the door, neighbours, FB etc’

I sell 1lb for £8 retail & £6.50 wholesale. 8oz for £5 & £3.75.

Have you ever seen a property sealed worker brood from this Q? For me, this does sound like a DLQ. Swarm from end of July, I wouldn’t expect a brood break by mid/end of Aug.

Quite a day… there’s always a better tomorrow ☀️

Tiny bit, yea… 😜

Noticed the last few days the bees are really looking for water. Consuming stores I guess.

As said above, sure there are lots of ways… Who‘s the most creative?

Nice one Jeff.

If a wooden spoon works for you, great. For me, I needed a sturdy solution, one I can get the valve beyond the countertop edge.

I’ve been looking for a cheap solution. Found this laptop stand on Amazon. Works great. You can change the tilt angle and overall feels very sturdy (rated for 15kg max, so perfect for when the bucket level gets low)...

Had the BI in, as a final visit this year. All looks clear and no samples taken, though they still want me to get rid of all the super frames (or melt/boil) and shook swarm the entire apiary next spring because of the EFB issues we had in area during the last couple years. One of the colonies...