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that is such a good idea - guess I am using a mates extractor at his place so generally in a bit of a rush but be worth the small extra time cost will get another set of sieves for sure !

is it that people join mainly for the apiary insurance ?

clogged double filter actually the honey warms nicely in the oven at 40 degrees but the bottleneck seems to be the filter which is also getting clogged. so now got that in the 2nd posh oven to keep it warm and decanting to a smaller pan and a using a spoon to scrap the filters to let them flow...

next question ... lid on or lid off ? (worried now about water vapour getting in the honey ?) guess 40 degree heat will mean more water vapour no ?

early bird ... eh :-) ah so some wooden slat's then under the bucket ... good idea

cheers Ian and everyone ... will give it a go https://photos.app.goo.gl/82pThWMQ3EofnZoJ7 so the tub is in a water bath and its will keep an eye on it

thanks and how long do you leave it in ? (was just a bit worried about these food safe plastics - but I guess 40 degrees is fine)

we have a new big posh electric oven that can 'keep warm' at say 40 degrees could i use that to warm up 10litre plastic buckets of honey ? (instead of old fridge/tube/st1000 thingy)

removed the apivar sheets from the hives - bees were pretty cool and its was done quickly noted a few slugs enjoying the warmth ... ready for an additional vape at xmas just as I have the kit

Voted for you Doug In fact we have an apiary in the south downs national park near Alton .. so wish you the very best Sir !

Cheers Mark and all posters :-)

ah so one of these then https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elitech-Temperature-Controller-Thermostat-Centigrade/dp/B07KP5MJM9 and the mains lead.....does that snuggle through the fridge door then so its not a big break in the seal ? any pictures of how you guys do it ?

@millet .. so I have a dead fridge and invested in a couple of these tubes ... so when it gets too hot they cut off happens and so you don't ruin the honey is that right ? or do I need to have some thermal measure thingy to go with it all ?

thanks all ... some light reading on a wet windy evening tonight !

any farmers or bee keepers with farming background with any tips ? we have an apiary on a 200 acre farm that is run by a faith charity that I am a member of so have a bit of say in what they might plant for next year. any farmers on here that could give a bit of guidance on planting for bees ...

so I had a harvest of ~50kg of honey that is currently sat in plastic buckets but got buried with house build/moving and only now coming back for air. my question is ... do I try and bottle it all .. then store the jars ? (the worry is cold storage and runny honey going solid) or jar what i...

cheers .. now reading :-) haha ... am in my 4th year and so this is very much my story too ... except my gloves were leather motorcycle gloves !!

thanks for doing that for me and other however ....when i click on your icon and choose 'view blog' "vBulletin Message citrus, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons blah blah" can anyone else see it ?

/from a recent new scientist article/ NEWS BIOCHEMISTRY Spider venom used to kill pests but not bees LEO BENEDICTUS The highly toxic venom of funnel-web spiders could help protect bees (ROBERT VALENTIC/NATUREPL.COM) ABITE from a funnel-web spider delivers neurotoxins that can kill an adult...