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Porterswood always thought that intensity had very little to do with it, would be a nice experiment to try really low wattage, our chickens are only for ourselves we use 9 watt eco bulb, wouldn't be surprised if this could at least be halved.

Buy a timer cost about a fiver small economy bulb set time to come on at two in morning and off a nine in morning have done this successfully for last eight years our hens won't lay at all this time of year if I don't do this.Your right about the light sensor the laying is affected by light...

I agree homemade press is very easy to make.What we find cheapest and quickest for crushing apples before pressing is a five gallon bucket with lid and a hole drilled so a plasterers mixing tool that fits in a drill can pass through it, takes about two mins to pulp afive gallon fill.

Hi,have set up cloake board but have supers on with honey should I leave these on or remove them and feed as feeding seems to be very important.When I remove the brood frames from the top with the slide in day before grafting is there any reason not to put them down in the lower chamber.

Would you be interested in swapping a bottle of 40 year old Laphroaig for a Buckfast queen ha ha.Trying to keep Buckfast in north west Donegal near the sea so will be keen to see any replies, best of luck.

Thank you for quick reply.

What is the address of rooftops site please?

Thank you for quick reply, will get them from there.

Hi,does anyone know where I could buy small enterance discs like the one's on the Kieler mini nuc?

Hi,found five liters of this in shed today its three or four years old, has anyone used this on the exterior of the hive with no harm to the bees does it contain an insectiscide?

Hi Pete first thanks for all the videos keep them coming.Don't worry to much about humidity with hen eggs.A good thing to do is float the eggs in warm water body heat for a couple of mins last three days this softens the shell but you will see the eggs that are going to hatch kick from side to...

Hi was wondering if any of the queen breeders have noticed ill effects on breeder queens after using oxalic acid or point me in the direction of information about this.

peat Anybody tried using peat, turf in the smoker?

Hi can any harm be done by using kingspan inside the hive to take up space of empty combs?

Hi,I have to move two hives on a stand for about two or three days next week, getting a drainage sump put underneath were the bees are then moving them back again,will I be doing any harm closing them in for this peroid of time, they are on open mesh floors.

Thanks for replies will check out those books.

Hi can anyone recommend a good book.Anyone read Breeding super bees by Taber?

Thanks for replys will do that.

The queen is running out of space to lay there are six frames layed up strong colony.

Hi. in the brood chamber could I put several frames of foundation in and alternate them between brood frames to get them to draw it out I have the foundation over at one side at moment and they are not drawing it?