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Tried olbas oil its very good no bees come near my gloves , also tried Jungle insect repellent works as well sent for the Avon one to try Thanks every one for the info

i didn't start it

what is recommended for sting proof gloves , I wear cow hide with nitrile gloves underneath but still get stung on the knuckle area

manual spinners need proper bearings to convert and a variable speed motor , buy an electric stainless steel one , I bought one last year from ebay second hand its so much better, then sell yours

OZ all the way brilliant in warm weather

I have the same extractor

ok, can anyone suggest which castors to use the last ones I bought for something else were not as strong as they were made out to be I was thinking of weighing by hand my extractor has a reverse does that help much

thanks for that, have bought a 20frame electric spinner yesterday , Im thinking of bolting it to a large square of ply while using it and maybe weigh the frames before uncapping them

I have a manual extractor and use a cordless drill to turn it , I have to hold it down when spinning honey out , would an electric spinner be the same

about 20 were drinking from the top of a 205lt barrel ,put some more in as it dried out and 4 were back in 5 minutes , so just felt a bit sorry for them, but there is plenty of dew at the moment

looking for a way of using a 20l plastic drum to feed bees , any ideas

sugar my local Home Bargains said its 50p a kilo still cheap though will go and ask for a 75kilo deal

oz suit is there some where in the UK that sells these suits

thanks all this advice gives me a lot of hope

I don't have any close neighbours I'm a farmer

that's interesting

a friend who knows more than me is helping me to split the hive I have later and I will put some spare hives out with old comb , is there a particular lemongrass oil as there are lots of sellers

looking to find the best one for attracting a new swarm this year ive been reading on here for a long time and already have bees and I want to expand a little in my second year