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It is an older model and may not be available anymore, but I own a Delongi DEM10 dehumidifier and can personally vouch for its build quality. It has had a tough life over the last 10 years (particularly when deployed to run continuously in damp basements etc) and is still going strong.

I don't think the values I quoted were for Africanised bees, the figure of 19 days emergence on small cell came from Michael Bush's page on the subject, he stated these observations were made on "commercial Carniolan bees and commercial Italian bees" Natural Cell Size and it's effect on Varroa...

I run an alternating arrangement of small cell foundation and starter strips the bees draw as they see fit. I personally never bought the idea that it would single handily eliminate or control mites and I still treat accordingly. I've always thought if any aspects of small cell might help the...

I had my first ever visit from the SBI last week. He was very helpful and gave me a great deal of information, highly recommended if you have concerns about anything.

Thanks for the reply, so the boxes and frames you remove are presumably from higher up in the hive and contain honey, so reducing the hive size goes hand in hand with honey extraction?

I think you've done well, it looks like a brand new extractor!

Hi all, Apologies for interjecting with my own question. Out of curiosity, how do you go about reducing a multiple brood box colony to just the one? Thanks Daniel

Brilliant, thanks for that I've found it. Apparently there are 123 within 10km of me!

Hi, I'm registered on Bee Base, but unless I'm being dense, I cannot see this option? Can you point me towards where on the site it is? Thanks Daniel

Why not get the mild steel parts powder coated, it's a cheap, tough, hardwearing finish that will last a long time. A quick search will find you a local company that could quickly sand blast them back to bare metal and powder coat them for you.

Now you mention it.... :unsure::D

I've noticed if I have a takeaway curry (garlic chilli chicken) the bees take a very strong dislike to me for a few days! Probably not surprising really :)

I'm a new beekeeper and live South of Derby close to the Leicestershire border, hopefully I can get some good yields like yours! Fingers crossed the swarm I caught last year share similar genes to your stock :)