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I see the pics and I'm thinking I'm getting a really good crop off this heather 😂 mine isn't as far along yet and they are piling it in. What a flow this year. My first heather harvest this year. Can't wait. It makes up for the crappy May I had. Rained for the whole month, probably why the...

Much more likely is most of the world's power plants explode in the space of a week due to a solar flare and flooding. Backup generators are kept on ground level or below

It would act as a cooker because you have two uninsulated walls soaking the sun's heat and added insulation. On top and sides. But when it matters makes no difference

Your going to get some insulation using that method but you have two cold walls. If you insulate the whole outside walls and inside the roof you have much more stable environment. Not saying either way is wrong or right but one will provide much better insulation. Maybe insulation is the wrong...

Your going to get some insulation using that method but you have two cold walls. If you insulate the whole outside walls and inside the roof you have much more stable environment. Not saying either way is wrong or right but one will provide much better insulation. Maybe insulation is the wrong...

Buckfast f,1 f2 from my breeder queen. I actually prefer the f2s because they seem to be better overall sometimes but much more defensive

Only problem is if I give her another brood it could slow them down a bit because the workers will try to stash honey in them. She layed right up to the side walls too

Yes they are good but it's the only hive I haven't split this year the rest nearly have a super full. It's on 3 broods 2 full of capped brood and a lot emerging now. I'll unite a box with a weak hive when the heathers done. Queens showing no signs of slowing down I could give her a full brood to...

Much better to insulate the whole outside of the hive if your going to spend the money on it. It does help and they build up faster. I've seen people say they see no difference. Must have different bees to me because mine build up much faster, forage in cooler temperatures and build comb faster...

If you have a few strong hives you can get those to draw your frames in a few days. Even at this time of year if you feed them and make sure you spin out anything they store. That way the queen has drawn frames as soon as brood is emerging. Just put a frame in the middle when bees are able to...

If your a comercial beekeeper with 1000+ hives why would you pay £400 per month for the upkeep of 24 hives when you can pay someone to look after hundreds of hives? I wouldnt think comercial beekeepers are in the business of throwing money away. Or maybe I didn't read it properly but I saw £400...

I went up to the bees today and the heather has started to put nectar out. Wow impressive flow one hive has nearly filled a full brood box full of honey in a few days

Wow may crystallise if stored incorrectly and none EU product packed in the UK 😂

I don't even try to compete with supermarket prices because you can't possibly sell a jar of honey for £1.50 and make a proffit. It's not honey it's garbage with quarter a jar of honey. China alone sells more honey than all the world's hives combined can possibly produce. I see all the garbage...

Yegh I use both kingspan and polly I get from bins where packing is thrown away. The kingspan is better. I also insulate the outside of my wooden hives with kingspan. I found the cheapest option for me now is to buy polly broods and use wooden floors, stands and roofs from wood I can get free...

Yegh I've just been up and the temperature difference is surprisingly colder at dusk and night up there. I just said to my friend we won't lose anything in insulating them with the kingspan we usually put on later on. All my hives have insulated roofs all year but it can't hurt to give them the...

Also a stand on my site and it looks like it gets sheep on it later in the season. I'm hoping it keeps raining for a week then dries up. Its rained the last three days on and off but high pressure seems to be creeping in. I think Tuesday it will start to get better. I live in the Midlands Peak...

The heather where you are looks further along than up where mine are. It looks taller too but it's hard to tell from the photo. I'm not sure if it gets burnt regular but it looks quite short but I'm no expert

I tell a lie another thing I hate about extraction is that generally if it has anything to do with beekeeping they tend to slap on 100% on the price tag or more. For instance honey press vs fruit press. Same components same design huge difference in price

My suit looks a lot better now Where's the cat walk cos I'm too sexy for my 😂