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I use it for both spring and autumn feeding, and have to say I find it quite incredible, like close to a magic potion. Yes I know many will say it is nothing more than thymol with a couple of other things thrown in, and is easy and cheaper to make at home yourself anyway, and perhaps it is but I...

Yes that is quite right but it is also very much in the interest in the bees welfare also as less are crushed or even bullied off the top of frames because you want to close them up, it also allows the keeper to observe or feed without any disturbance (assuming its a clear CB). The heat is not...

Very neat work and really takes care of what many overlook when buying an extractor, the cleanup afterwards. You have made this is so simple with thoughtful and minimal framework design. Only Brilliant and thank you for sharing here.

The 8mm BS is 8mm bee space and the polycarbonate is 4mm - I made the frame from 20mm square with a 4mm groove 10mm deep in the centre of one side, and the polycarbonate is cut 480mm square, so it all goes together like a jigsaw and ends up 500mm on all sides to match the outer of the poly...

I'm using Paynes poly nationals that come with a flimsey 1mm top cover - bee killers because no top bee space (for me anyway) I was never happy with them, no matter how you try and clear the bees with smoke or a brush and even gently sliding the sheet into place there were bees trapped, so to...

I add Hive-Alive to all syrup and find it is like a magic potion for the bees, yes a little expensive but when next March comes I'll have bees dancing jigs on the landing boards! bee-smillie Quite amazing stuff!

I bought a Logar 50kg honey tank recently with dims of 310mm dia and 500mm high making it a bit awkward for warming, so had to make a honey warmer. First I made a base with 3"x2" stand-offs for the tank to sit on and then cut holes in the base insulation for these to come through. Using 50mm...

Last Wed (9th Sep) at 1pm I was standing looking at the fronts of 5 hives in my Apiary and there were lots of bees foraging from each, all normal stuff until I realised the buzz getting louder and more intense, a swarm never crossed my mind, all very well behaved black bees and all fed the...

2020 seems a different year - I had this swarm yesterday, and unfortunately they clustered on the top of the evergreens and out of reach, so I placed a few bait hives around the area, and just hope! I had given them a couple of litres of syrup the evening before and they certainly weren't...

Yes must agree, back in the 80's there was real racing with V10's and 12's, and even made all the right sounds - Advances in technology didn't help the sport, it just added more rules and regulations to slow them down - even banned the guy that used to almost do a dance on the finish line with...

First of all welcome to Ireland and I must say I have found most to be friendly, perhaps not tell you everything but certainly friendly and helpful. I think the issue from the beginning of 2020 was the country going into lockdown with a 2km restriction and most people afraid to meet or talk to...

One part of spinning honey is cleaning the spinner afterwards, and how easy it is to disassemble and clean. I looked at a few and the one that impressed me most was the Logar 9 frame radial. The finish and quality was well ahead or the others. Two top handscrews and the motor and lids are off...