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Sorry if this has already been covered at length. I naively followed the advice that stored wet supers don’t get wax moth. I felt uneasy and thought I’d take a peek. They were rampant. Have discarded about a third of the frames, though I perhaps should have been even more ruthless. I plan to...

How readily does a dangerous (to bees) level of HMF build up in granulated sugar syrup? I set out to make a large batch of 2:1 syrup in a stock pot, and inadvertently left it boiling for about 20 minutes. Am reluctant to discard the lot but would have to if it would constitute a significant...

Recently James commented that the fingers of regular Marigold gloves are too narrow. Many of us find this. They do a different sort that I found in the farmers’ coop: the fingers are much roomier and they last and last despite vigorous washing. I have had a couple of pairs last at least two...

I recently saw a suggestion for using frames without foundation. Have never tried this. I understand it is better to alternate the foundationless frames, but what is used in between them? Does it need to be drawn comb in order to “guide” the building within the empty frame space? Also was it...