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I would think there is a good chance of blocking up some of the internal plumbing with wax.

If it's bees rather than flies they won't be laying eggs in it. But bees love to drink from pools of urine and faeces, I would rather not have them crawling over my food. Someone will ask why I'm happy to eat honey? Yes the bees have walked all over it in their dirty feet but also most bacteria...

I bought these goggles. They have ventilation holes at the top and bottom. This means that OA vapour can get it. Before using them I will tape up the holes. I don't want OA in my eyes.

If I know before extraction that the water percentage is probably too high and not all cells are sealed, then I use a dehumidifier before extracting. I stack the supers in a small sealed room with them offset so that they all get exposed to the air. Much more surface area of the (nearly) honey...

Thank you. I don't think there is any OSR within flying range. Very little arable farming near by. Both my apiaries are on the outskirts of large villages. Lots of small equestrian enclosures and hedgerows. Lots of fields with dandelions in the spring. Last year the spring honey was a PITA to...

I made a few buckets of set set about 4 weeks ago. Unfortunately I didn't have time to jar one of the buckets (10 kg) up before I went on holiday. It is now too far set to jar in its current state. Possible options: spoon into jars and gentle warm/vibrate so that it levels out warm enough to...

I'm on holiday and was behind this van on a country road. I guess it's more safe than having it inside as long as it is secured firmly.

I got a second hand fridge off Facebook marketplace for £15 and hooked it up to an STC1000. I've set it to cycle between 13-15 degrees. I'm very pleased with how it is working. No need to put a hole in the fridge, the temperature probe lead is very thin so I just dangle the lead in through the...

It's sold by a Marketplace seller on the website only. B&Q don't own the stock, so I can't ever see them being on the shelves in store. I've had a few people ask me tentatively about keeping bees over the last couple of years. I have successfully dissuaded them all because I knew it was more...

In the past I have brewed up a tea using some apilife var, filtered it and then sprayed that using an atomiser spray.

I tried this last year. Queen was caged in the middle of the broodbox. I still found EMQs next time I opened the hive. I presumed that not enough pheromones were being dispersed through the colony. It gives me hope to see a couple of people suggest it, maybe I was unlucky. I have another...

On Sunday I made myself a temporary warming cabinet for a 20 litre bucket of set honey. I started looking at old fridges/freezers on facebook marketplace then realised I already had everything I needed. I didn't really want to buy/store more kit so I have just built something temporary out of...

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Probably the best anyone can ever say is, 'There has been no leak that we are aware of.'

I've tried using this stuff before https://www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/pets-at-home-woodshavings-small-animal-bedding-lavender-scented-medium it did smell nice and made me smell nice too. I don't think the bees cared what it smelt like. But the smaller shavings ended up airborne.

@bobba is that a cutlass in each hand, one way to keep the bees under control I guess.

Working in software development, at least 10 years away from retirement. Beekeeping is a bit like a software project. You start with a plan, but have to accept that some things will go sideways. Started keeping bees 3 years ago with a couple of hives that had been abandoned for several years...