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  1. Moggs

    Beekeeping Through the Ages

    Hi Folks. Local Association is about to put up a display, the theme being 'Beekeeping Through the Ages'. Would anybody have any items of historic beekeeping interest that we could borrow to put on show? Thinking of a timeline-type display comprising equipment, media articles, journals, video...
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    Candles and wicks

    The kitchen is filled with the heady aroma of beeswax as we turn the cappings to good use. While thrones publish the recommended size of wick for their silicone candle moulds, I have some from Ab elo that have no indication. Any guidelines or published info? Cheers Sent from my iPhone using...
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    Wragby Web

    Planning on a trip to Stoneleigh tomorrow. Could somebody please check out the website of that supplier over Wragby way as it's not playing with my computer at the mo. Alternatively, could anybody point me in the direction of a workable 'show' price listing of theirs (clearly, posting here not...
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    Bee and Equipment Auction

    I'm tempted to bimble along to the Gloucester Beeks' Bee auction. I recall reports from previous years but would anybody like to recount their experiences here? I seem to remember that there were few bargains to be had. Worth a trip?
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    Bee and Equipment Auction

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    Off Topic Garden Boundary

    Any landscaping gardeners out there? Having pulled up a couple of fallen willow shrubby tree thingies (I know, what a waste of pollen!) the front garden is a little exposed. Need a neat and pretty low hedge boundary that could establish early but be easy to maintain (no quick growing monster...
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    Horizontal Queen

    Could be interesting. On finding a promising spare supersedure cell, I threw caution to the wind and popped it into a mating nuc with a couple of frames' worth of bees. The QC was 'secured' but has since fallen or has been taken down to the floor. It's horizontal, the bees have sealed it and...
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    Bees and Buildings

    I have taken five calls lately from people who have found unwanted visitors (mostly honeybees but some bumbles too) in roof spaces, walls and central heating systems. I have visited two but predictably have found little that can be done, pending some removal of roofing felt, bricks, etc. One...
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    Naming Conventions

    I'm just playing with a beekeeping management software package and I'm wondering whether to migrate earlier records across (it could be time consuming). My earlier records have been hive-based and I have occasionally regretted the fact that I had not gone down the colony-based route for...
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    Feeding

    I have just received an alert from RBI advising to check colonies and feed as required in this sustained period of poor weather. Seems prudent to check, if you are similarly affected.
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    Pretty Poly

    I've taken delivery of two very handsome poly hives, 14 x 12, complete with OMF, roof and two supers each. I am very impressed (notwithstanding the scorn of some bk's locally, on the basis that sterilisation is more difficult than those fabricated from good old fashioned wood). At this cost...
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    Frame (and other kit) cleaning

    In the hope that I can get a quick and accurate response (i.e. with no intention of starting a long and convoluted thread!) could somebody advise me on the recommended recipe for a fairly aggressive caustic solution for bulk frame cleansing and disinfection? I could press either a 5 gallon or...
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    Wax, what wax?

    I've put together a Wax Reclamation Boiler, design based on the PH Special. It consists of a Home Brewing boiler with simmerstat, into which all my dismantled comb is thrown. Water is added to bring the whole mass up to about 2/3 full. When boiling nicely, the heat is switched off and the...
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    Study Notes

    On the understanding that Yates' notes would be of great vaue to me in preparation for any Module exams next year, I'm having difficulty in getting a copy from any supplier. I understand that a Version 2 may be available before long but to be honest I can't even find Version 1! Any ideas?
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    Wasp Shock

    I know a bit about bees but not too much about wasps. There I was strimming some undergrowth at the allotment this morning and strimmed right into a wasp nest. They clearly weren't pleased. My dilemma now is how to deal with them as they are within about 10 metres of my beehive. Suggestions...
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    Honey Harvest

    Well, it looks as if there will be a Moggs honey harvest this year :) As it wil be from more than one apiary, I was wondering whether other beekeepers choose to separate various harvests and bottle it up in discrete apiary batches. I'm not talking about the legal requirement to identify...
  17. Moggs

    Looking for Nosema

    I'm after a little guidance here. I have a colony that is quite slow to build (although better laying pattern today). Having found a few threads on nosema, I thought I'd try my hand at microscopy, using the cheap and cheerful BioLux NV that I bought at Lidl. The problem that I'm having is...
  18. Moggs

    Announcement - New Social Group

    It seems that the number of Worcestershire forum members are on the increase. Why not drop in to the Worcestershire Members' Social Group, just created. Consider this the forum equivalent of an artificial swarm! :cheers2: :grouphug:
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    Bee ID

    These are holed up in a school. I was a little taken aback to find the huge monster buzzing loudly in the window sill. It's a full 1 inch in length and half an inch wide Scary! Then there are smaller bees mainly crawling dozily around the carpet (pictured alighted on finger). Then, yet...
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    Sugar syrup and comb drawing

    My captured swarm of last weekend is doing well. I treated with OA yesterday and was pleased to see bees drawing out 14 x 12 foundation for all they were worth, with the queen scurrying about almost as if to tell them to get a move on! From last Sunday, I have added my own encouragement by...
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