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Hi katbee, how lovely to have a mentor and freindly people.

1 part beeswax 2 parts oil (i use calendula infused sunflower) 1part shea butter Just melt in a double boiler and pour into a silicon cake icecube mould If you want a cream just add more oil Even the farmers with massive split calluses get healed up hands I swap it for wax with a great...

Hi can i add a little to this I make handcreams and candles becuase of the storage of pesticides in wax as it gets older broodframe and years old super honey is not suitable this is used for candles and polish and is relatively cheap But if your customer is making cosmetics they will pay a...

Its so odd, why be in a club if you dont want to share knowledge. Have one english lady who is new to so well muddle through the heavy jobs together , the boyos though have ten hives and not a queen cell since june! Really now! Its a shame im sure they have lots of local bee knowledge. Bees are...

Its a fab place for fishing, if you can get the access! And someone hasnt accidentally dumped their slurry in! Getting a salmon is pretty special!

Hi thankyou for that, ive been wondering about it. Ive assumed its to late to give the queenless hive some open brood ? And so they may as well just feed one of the others. Swarm it is then they seem to be powering out this morning so im hopeful. Trying to resist checking until theyve settled a...

Hello all Im a second year beekeeper in a rural spot in the heart of ireland. My first bee club was lancaster though hello carnforth! which was ace! Im finding irish beeks not very freindly and after a very swarmy early summer am still picking up the Peices, 50 members not one had a queen cell...