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  1. BeeWitch

    Soap making using essential oils

    Have you tried exactly the same base recipe using a different essential oil? Lemon grass and poppy seed is not a combination I’ve encountered before (I’m not keen on seed inclusions because they leave bits in the bathroom sink and I’m not a fan of extra housework 😉) however plenty available...
  2. BeeWitch

    Soap making using essential oils

    Do you have the IFRA document for the essential oil? A quick rummage online suggests a maximum percentage for safe use in bar soap 6%, but this will very depending on supplier. Are you following a recipe from elsewhere or is this your own, also are you adding the poppy seeds at the same time...
  3. BeeWitch

    Soap making using essential oils

    I personally haven’t used lemongrass essential oil so I don’t know if it’s a common occurrence. What oils are you using for your soap base and what percentage of essential oil are you adding relative to the total weight of your soap mixture?
  4. BeeWitch

    Recommendations for sourcing food grade essential oils?

    The Soap Kitchen and Sensory Perfection both produce food safe flavours and provide IFRA and other documents for their products. Avoid US suppliers since the FDA regulations are far weaker than EU/UK and products may not pass CPSR. They often don't have the supporting documents you will...
  5. BeeWitch

    Bee ident please

    https://live.staticflickr.com/2473/4028148511_e0c1ab1b46_b.jpg One of these?
  6. BeeWitch

    Anybody confirm the Identity of this Plant

    Looking at your photo CVB, some flowers have five petals, some have six. This seems to be consistent with online images of Stonecrop, including one from the Encyclopaedia Brittanica which asserts 'usually five petals' illustrated by a photo with a mix of five and six, like yours.
  7. BeeWitch

    What’s this... is it pollen?

    Have you tried investigating using a good magnifying glass or low power microscope? I tend to opt for that before the taste test...
  8. BeeWitch

    What's happening here?

    Thank you; it will be a valuable talking point. Pleased to see the queen is usefully occupied now. What process do you use for nicotine smoking braula?
  9. BeeWitch

    What's happening here?

    Antipodes, would you permit me to use your original photo for training purposes? There's a lot going on in it and it would be a very useful.
  10. BeeWitch

    What's happening here?

    I use thymol and thus far no phoretic mites in my colonies (famous last words...😉) but I'm not sure I would have spotted the difference during a routine inspection. One 'waving' at me as in Anripode's photo here might draw attention, otherwise probably not: if expecting varroa that's possibly...
  11. BeeWitch

    What's happening here?

    Would be interesting to hear how the rescue plan pans out, Antipodes; I hope it works. Because of the superficial resemblance to varroa I'm beginning to wonder if we have braula in the UK but just not noticed...
  12. BeeWitch

    Supplying honey in bulk ?

    Is that supplementary information for cut comb; surely extraction is a process?
  13. BeeWitch

    Cartoon character potato

    Pete's Dragon
  14. BeeWitch

    Asian Hornet: a Serious Concern for Everyone, Not Just Beekeepers.

    He is a very good speaker; I saw his presentation at the BBKA AH conference in Leamington and we managed to have a brief discussion after his talk. Whilst C19 has wrought havoc in many areas of existence, it has given us the chance with online meetings to learn from high quality speakers...
  15. BeeWitch

    Asian Hornet: a Serious Concern for Everyone, Not Just Beekeepers.

    Tomorrow, August 20th at 8pm, Prof Xesús Feás will be giving an online talk on the impact of AH infestation on society generally, not just beekeepers. In his native Galicia forestry, viticulture and all outdoor activities have been affected. Register for free tickets on Eventbrite here...
  16. BeeWitch

    Oxalic acid sublimator / vaporiser

    Sublimated oxalic acid is an organic vapour (in the chemistry sense of organic rather than Soil Association 😉) so filter A2P3 is required.
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