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  1. Polyanwood

    Extractor spares

    Lol. I have cleaned last year's cappings. Yuk. Not there. And been foraging and for something in the hardware store...and possible success. £1.99. Robbers, but if I am back in action, worth it
  2. Polyanwood

    Extractor spares

    I know that white nylon thread goes through the hole from underneath .To my shame I've just remembered I might have a couple of buckets s of cappings under the stairs from last year........
  3. Polyanwood

    Extractor spares

    I don't think it has sheered off. I think it must be buried in last year's cappings ... going to the local hardware shop when it opens
  4. Polyanwood

    Extractor spares

    I realize I mean a nylon not not bolt!
  5. Polyanwood

    Extractor spares

    So this was underneath the drum . It has a ballbearing in it that the spindle rests on. It looks like there was a nylon bolt that held the screw part and that plastic screw you can see is about 1.5 cm across
  6. Polyanwood

    Extractor spares

    Hello, I have this extractor and thesupport mechanism that supports the spindle has dropped off. I think there should be a plastic nut that goes inside the extractor to connect it. Any ideas where I can get this. I bought it from Park Beekeeping ... so sttressed, house super sticky and full...
  7. Polyanwood

    Spending money on a fancy water dispenser for bees

    Thanks for ideas. They want to do something highly visible. I think the pond would be best, but will put the chicken feeders to them too. Would you put salt in the water? I think they put salt in with the koi which seems an attractant.
  8. Polyanwood

    Queen cells with only royal jelly?

    Young larvae are translucent and tiny. They are very difficult to see. They should be on the surface as otherwise they drown. It is enough to see the royal jelly to know they want to swarm.
  9. Polyanwood

    Spending money on a fancy water dispenser for bees

    Hello Looking for advice please. I have a contract to keep bees on a industrial site. I have about 12 colonies there. They would like to buy a fancy watering system for the bees to stop them going in the adjoining koi ponds. I have said there is little point and sent links of how to make...
  10. Polyanwood

    Poor mating results/ queens going missing

    I have some bluetits that have been feeding their babies on my bees. They tend to choose the drones, but some of the queens have gone missing in action too. It looks like the birds have eaten them as they return from mating flights.
  11. Polyanwood

    More beekeeping as not in paid work

    I havent had a proper paid job since the end of November, being self employed is tricky, and others in household are not net contributors, so times have been lean. I have been trying to make a bit of money from the bees, as lentils are delicious, but you don't want to eat pulses at every meal...
  12. Polyanwood

    Hi from the North West

    Welcome to you both.
  13. Polyanwood

    Have I 'won' or not

    You have won the battle, but not the war, and are not yet on track to. You have not lost the bees today - Yay! - BUT they are still in swarm mode and will give swarming another go soon, probably tomorrow. Ideally before 11am, unless it is cool and rainy..... Find the queen ( there are probaly...
  14. Polyanwood

    Supers full of pollen

    If the bees don't clear out the pollen when you put the supers back to clean, it sometimes goes mouldy over Winter, in which case, I scrape them out, sometimes leaving holes in the comb, which the bees repair. The other thing to think about is WHY they are puttng pollen in the super. Is it...
  15. Polyanwood

    Too late to feed light syrup now?

    Once I've got the supers off I'm starting to feed light syrup to my apiaries that are in travelling distance of foulbrood notification. Hoping that will help keep them close to home. Don't normally bother, just feed heavy syrup later, but if I can make it less worth their while to go out...
  16. Polyanwood

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Still taking off supers and extracting. Averaging 33lbs per hive. Some honey dew, but the surprise performer this year has been the false acacia/black locust bean tree. Hot and dry not as bad as cold and wet
  17. Polyanwood

    Suddenly stroppy

    It's true that as nucs grow they do generally seem more defensive. It's also true that they are more defensive when it is about to rain. The other thing is that they get more defensive when there is not much nectar around. I do not examine the brood boxes in August because swarm season is more...
  18. Polyanwood

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    I took off the empty supers that I had given back to the bees to clean, then stacked them with glacial acetic acid treatment to protect them from wax moth.
  19. Polyanwood

    Hot, no flow, scarce water, discuss....

    I live in South London. The hives have been getting lighter for a fortnight, and the bees are bringing in small amounts of honey dew honey. I am extracting and starting Winter preparations. Most years in London the flow carries on for longer. There is quite a lot of EFB about and I would...
  20. Polyanwood

    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Took supers off Berkshire bees today. Looks like they are on the balsam. Put some sugar blocks in the roofs just in case.
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