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    Skip diving 2024

    Why not visit some building sites and get free materials Some sites im on the timber skips are full and changed twice weekly any amount of plywood osb off cuts in them
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    Cambridgeshire BKA talk by ITLD

    Is there anywhere one can view this lecture
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    Should we leave varroa board under the Mesh Floor in winter?

    It It Does if the door is left open all winter
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    What's flowering as forage in your area

    Evergreen daphne
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    Gloves & trouser legs...

    I always wear trousers over boots My apiary trousers have a lace trough the cuff for tightening. Glover over sleeves of bee jacket
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    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    I vaped 2 apiaries today the bees were bringing in what looked like gorse pollen
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    Honey dehumidifiers/driers

    This year i used a commercial dehumidifier in a small room with all my heather supers stacked with 2x2 between supers it dropped the moisture content from 22 % to 18 % alot of my supers were uncapped
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    Mans best friend ?

    Thats sad Iv always loved dogs i had a wire hair Terrier for 17 years my early days from age 7 that girl would meet me at the school gate every day without fail , when a dog passes it can be a big loss
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    Heather 2022! Extraction advice

    Im going to invest in a heather honey loosener for next season and a swing cage extractor yes its alot of money but well worth the investment. I used a hand Held heather loosener this year to save the comb on 40 supers which i couldn't bring myself to press all that precious comb . A very...
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    How small a gap can a wax moth get through

    I wrap each box in clingfilm
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    Maisie's Sale

    Brexit Not worth it anymore with the duty
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    What forums do you belong to?

    Irish metal detecting UK metal detecting
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    What hive setup to use for the ivy flows?

    My home apiary is in a fox covert absolutely full of ivy , I have to put some supers on in this location for ivy flow or hives will be plugged out , I leave supers on with no qx if the bees eat it by spring fine if not its mine
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    What to Cover Feed holes with?

    6mm ply off cuts and the bees glue them down themselves
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    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    I sell mine in same box sells very quickly
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    First sting of the year

    I was at out apiary a month back and only got stung once, I started feeling a little funky almost panicked sensation, so I got an EpiPen off gp just incase il need one
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    Hand heather loosener

    Thank you very much Jenkins and elainemary really appreciate the help
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    Hand heather loosener

    Do you support opposite side of comb with hand to stop comb bursting when pushing into cells of side been worked I didn't expect needles to be so stiff I thought they would move with ease
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    Hand heather loosener

    I bought a hand loosener from abelo but I think my comb is too new for it just making a big mess of cells
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    Advice needed: Laying workers

    What I now do with laying workers after experimenting a couple times is make a push in cage half the size of a frame , trap queen with some workers and brood in it , unite DLW colony return 7 days later and release queen
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