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Checked most of mine except the sheltered ones and the ones strapped down to a paving stone. A client's empty WBC was over so I tidied that up and replaced a couple of Correx roofs in my isolation apiary.

In the written blurb she also advocates planting rhubarb adjacent to hives to prevent varroa! In fact every sponsered hive gets its own rhubarb plant, oh, and two new trees. If she found a niche, its gullible companies.

Exactly! It does make you wonder what planet some people are on.

Our village Xmas Fayre was on today at the local Hub. Very small affair with about 10 stalls tucked into a cafe out of the rain. Turned over about £550 between 10&1. Not as good as last year but not bad considering the weather!

I’m intrigued by the fact they say they hold the “intellectual property ” rights to a polycarbonate box with holes in the side which fits in a Transit van. Do they really think someone else will try to “muscle in” on their market. Best use of the box would be as clear crown boards! 😁

If you ever need to weigh a gazebo down in a high wind I recommend hanging honey buckets full of water from each corner. It worked a treat when gazebos were disappearing into the distance at our local summer fete. 😁

https://beeconservation.org.uk/

My latest set honey has a nasty case of frosting and I was wondering if anyone has a way of correcting it? I’ve tried gently heating the outside of the jar but this merely melted the honey directly adjacent to the wall of the jar but didn’t remove the frosting.

We always used a coat hanger but that was 40 years ago. I’m sure security on cars is more sophisticated nowadays 😁

Great looking stand and glad you found the tip helpful 😁

I sell to a woman who takes a dozen jars ever 4/5 weeks. Her kids have it on toast for breakfast, honey sandwiches for lunch and on toast when they get back from school. I asked what their teeth were like! 😂

I assume you have the same machine as me Archie and I’ve only ever jet washed mine and dried it. Maybe I should do a proper job after 3 years!!!

I’ve just delivered 48 jars to a new client who told me that the samples I gave her were the best honey she’d ever tasted. 😁 The business is having an opening evening tomorrow and she said she would order another lot if it sold well.

It was glyphosphate he mentioned. Concentrations as low as 1ppb caused an effect on cognition.

I was looking to see if that video was up on YouTube yet…… it isn’t 🙁

I manage approx 100 hive on a 12 frame Konigin. I’m very happy with it.

When I take on a new client I always prewarn them the their honey will be the most expensive they ever taste. I delivered some to a client today that cost him £31/340g.

Spotted another problem, the wall to the right of the door is wider at the top than bottom! :eek:

I joined many years ago when I was working. Not for me but it was useful for the company to "poach" guys from another company as you can see their experience and approach them. I'm now listed on there as a Beekeeper (as Jamez F found out :) ) and keep getting approached to apply for jobs as a...

It did occur to me JBM but an interesting interview to attend. At one point in my career I loved going to interviews of jobs I wasn't that interested in just to practise for ones I was. I was offered many more of the ones I had no intention of accepting than the ones I wanted.... lol