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    Jar prices

    Hi all Just wondering where people are finding the best deal on jars currently? Looking for a pallet of round 340g. Thanks Tony
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    Payne feeder

    Hi all Wondering if anyone running paynes hives uses an alternative feeder to the paynes poly rapid Miller feeder? & does it work as well? We like the paynes feeder but the price of them is painful considering the number we need. Thanks Tony
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    Drill adapter to threaded plasters paddle

    Hi. Trying to find an adapter that would all this to be used with a plasters paddle (threaded). Any ideas, looked high and low but probably not searched the right terminology. TIA
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    Straining honey

    Hi. Currently we strain our honey through a 300 odd micron mesh as per the picture. Feels like we need to scale up beyond this wobbly legged thing. What's the next up appropriate piece of equipment to filter through to that level? Or maybe we.ll have to make a more sturdy system for this...
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    Fermented osr honey

    Got a couple of buckets of osr honey that's started to ferment. Is there a market for fermented honey in bulk?
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    Bespoke label for retailer

    Hi We've a prospective retailer (tourist attraction) asking if we would brand our honey as their brand for their shop. Anyone do that? Trying to get my head around the implications. Thanks Tony
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    Jars query

    Hi all Until recently we've been using freeman&Mason 300ml round jars with 340g of honey nicely filling past the upper curve in the jar and not leaving much of a visible air gap at the top of the jar. We've recently moved to compak (I believe) supplied through BFA , 300ml round jar. A 340g fill...
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    Lyson 20 frame extractor

    Hi Extractors full ready for 1st spin of the week and it's showing a lid open/emergency stop button pressed symbol which prevents it spinning. Lids not open and emergency stop not pressed. Feels like it needs reseting or something but power off/on doesn't do it. Lid microswitch still clicks...
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    Part of super frame drawn as drone size cells

    Hi We're finding a reasonably small volume of wax drawn as drone size cells in our supers (max 25% of a super frame) & without fail no nectar is going into those cells which isn't that efficient. Wondered the best way to resolve. Could the drone size cells be knocked back (without making a...
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    Bait hive plans

    Hi. Anyone got any plans for making a wood hive out of scrap ply? To fit a couple of dn1 nasty brood frames. Cheers
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    Honey For Sale Bulk honey for sale North Yorkshire

    Circa 100kg available in food grade buckets. Spring OSR crop, filtered. Pm for details York area
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    Selling bulk?

    We're considering selling some OSR honey bulk this year but not sure the best way to go about it. Looking at a couple of hundred kg of OSR. Do you just ring round packers for best price? And would they even be interest in that sort of volume? Any advice appreciated.
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    Inaccessible swarm

    Hi, looking for thoughts. A swarm has recently (7 days max) rehomed itself in the roof/cavity of a house near where we have some hives. Might be ours might not but we want to help resolve. They have multiple entrances through a significant cracks in the wet verge along the roof. Once in the...
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    Honey Bee learning for kids

    Hi..anyone come across a decent resource online for learning about bees? video or not video - age 5-7. thanks Tony
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    Identify Dark honey

    Hi Trying to identify the source of forage that has produced some really good dark honey that's crystal clear 3 months later. Apiary in a rural area east of york with lots of cereal nearby. Trying to identify to plan for future hive locations. Any clues? Thanks Tony
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