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£25 at FP £45 at buzz = buzz suit is almost twice the price or ebay item 350637085526 if the link doesnt work.

Ok I did say for a 'spare or occasional use' at £25.00 it is an exceptionally good price, there's far worse on ebay for more money. A full suit for regular use and 'affordable' are all a bit vague but the bb suits are marginally cheaper that than the sh-rf ones and exactly the same quality and...

Fragile P---nt are selling off their 10 pocket cotton suits cheaply at the moment, Christmas offer. I've had one of these and while heavier and hotter than my BB its a good quality suit for a spare or occasional visitor. Bargain.

Our association favoured recipe is: Fondant Recipe (Winter Feeding) 4 parts by volume white sugar 4 parts by volume 2:1 sugar syrup 3 parts by volume water Boil the water and slowly add the sugar and syrup, stirring until all is dissolved. Keep heating until the temperature reaches 114°C...

Interesting. I've used this in holiday chalets and I'd say that on top of a plywood floor it is indeed structural, or at least strengthens the existing structure and spreads the load, 12 years on it has withstood regular sweeping and occasional mopping and misuse by holiday makers, so probably a...

Ive got a couple of packs of cheap laminate T&G flooring left over from another job and figured id use that with a bit of the thin foam sheeting they use with that, the chipboard stuff does look like it wouldnt stand much usage on its own, but is still sound and complete at present.

lots of successful recipes for bee fondant don't use glucose syrup at all. It will be fine. Some of the supermarket Glucose syrup tubes are quite expensive as well, worth buying when there under £1 for 140gm but Ive seen them at £1.95 for 125. Our association favoured recipe is: Fondant Recipe...

Security isnt a major issue on this site as there are two statics with people living in about 100 metres away we all use an eight foot padlocked gate for access and those living in have dogs and walk them twice a day past my patch. I know nothing is ever perfect but its about as good as it gets...

It depends more on what temperature you took it to, it will almost certainly be usable just harder work for the bees.

answering my own question: The physical properties of the two gases are similar, and when regulated to the correct pressure, they will perform almost identically. However there are some important differences. Of the two gases, Butane has the most advantages. It is less toxic and so can legally...

So is it just that there is either propane or butane or is there further variations in standard gas bottles.

I like the idea of a woodburner but would need to inherit one I think. The gas burner would have multiple uses and I already have a propane bottle attached to my BBQ (didnt get much use this year) at home, so perhaps a double burner for occasional heating and boiling and warming (no crayfish on...

Basically I put it on a level piece of ground adjacent to the bee plot on my largest out apiary. I then use it as a store and workroom for the next two years until I get the option of free electricity and a metered water supply. At that point I have a think about what to do next. Hopefully it...

I like the shed mate, thanks, maybe I should just use a little gas burner to make my tea, I've got one in the camping kit i think.

I figured that there wouldn't be an easy wind or Solar option but wondered if someone had found a solution.... The generator is clearly the option for the time being when running extractors etc and I could maybe find a small but efficient solar panel for a 12 volt leisure battery to make tea...

Doh ...... That's why I need the forum........

I've got grills to cover the windows and someone lives close by on the site which is gated and padlocked. It only cost £200.00 delivered from a bee friendly neighbour, so I could spend a little. I just cant seem to find a way to get the 220 volts economically. If I go 12 volt I would need to get...

I've taken delivery of my new bee shed for a secure out apiary and it will be 18 months before I can hook up mains power. Any suggestions on a good cheap system of either wind or solar power that will run a basic system until then and then be resell-able. Ideally I'd like to run the existing...