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I see that the Black Mountain Honey guy on youtube suggests just banging the 12kg Bako block on in Autumn and removing whats left in spring.Seems simple enough.

What do you find as the main difference, pro's and cons etc

Usually stick it on the crown board with a hole in it.Don't bees take moisture from condi inside too?

If it is harder for them to liquidate and store the fondant is that not better? I would prefer natural forage to be stored in the combs rather than fondant but the whole point being they will never starve.

Anyone else just use fondant instead and skip syrup?

Could it be there is a flow on and they are bringing in forage instead?

Bako Select White Fondant 12.5kg Got it from these guys in the end! Had to be careful as many fondants have a load of other junk added to them!

floors are open mesh and then theres the entrance.The thermawrap is hydrophobic apparently.Its first time using it though so will let you know.Used cork frames last year but i was too slow taking it back out and the bees ate it.

I mean its anything but neat but it did the job

Current scene at dark bee hive , still hitting the pollen hard !

Here it is , very basic and made in a mad panic in August when I discovered the wasps gave zero F about tunnels.The entrance block is in down to the smallest entrance .You cant see well but that cage is crammed with bees .

Just out of interest since on the topic of insulation, anyone used this stuff? ThermaWrap Self-Adhesive Garden Insulation Roll - 750mm x 10m | Wickes.co.uk Ive just wrapped the outside of the wood nationals with it and stuck some above the crown board

I recently had a nuc getting murdered by wasps , tried the tunnel method and all sorts , didn't work , what worked in the end was: 1. closed the hive to 2 bee spaces 2.made a small cage out of pallet wood and varroa mesh to to make a box with a screen. 3. drilled a side entrance also 2 bee...

Any recommendations on fondant suppliers that wont pull my pants down ? Got a big block off chocolate falls but they are all out of stock now.

Today is absolutely chucking it down, again lots of activity ,I think I'm going to take a split from these dark bees providing they over winter well.

Its bright yellow whatever it is!

No they are heavy with pollen , the difference is they are flying in the cold rainy temperature

Got two hives at the moment,both quite strong , 1 is a "dark" bee from a swarm I caught and the other is Buckfast. The dark hive is non stop rammed at the entrance and still plenty of traffic even now , the buckfast hive is silent as the grave , the odd forager coming and going. Both have been...

Gone quiet my end too