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    Proplis Proof Floor

    I'm just about to start building a new Honey Room and I want a floor that I can easily clean and doesn't get stained by propolis. Ideally I want something I can Jet Wash. Floors going to be approx. 9m square. At the moment I'm tending to some sort of resin. Thoughts Appreciated. SteveJ
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    Sugar Prices

    Just been to buy some sugar from Bookers. 50kg for £28. (£0.56/kg) Last year same place was 50kg for £20. (£0.40/kg) Which is basically a 40% increase from last year. Has anyone found anywhere cheaper? SteveJ
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    BBKA Book list

    I took a BBKA module back in march. Unfortunately failed it, but I asked for the report which dually came back and basically said I need to put in more detail. Which is fair enough, but the report then went on to quote pages from books that aren't on the BBKA book list. Two of the books quoted...
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    Propolis on Lino

    Ok got my GH this weekend. Think I need to remove some of the Propolis from the lino floor in the Honey Room without damaging the lino. Anybody any tips. Steve
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    Bee Connected

    At the weekend I was tending my hives and the spray tractor drove past. It occurred to me that I'm registered on Bee Connected, but I hadn't received a notification. So it occurred to me. How many Bee Keepers have signed up and have been contacted about spraying? Please no rants about the...
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    Bee Connected

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    14x12 Correlex Nucs

    Does anybody know of a supplier of 14x12 Correx Nuc Boxes? SteveJ
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    Crystallised Cut Comb

    I have some cut comb that has crystallised. Any thoughts on returning it to liquid? SteveJ
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    What is it?

    Hunting for a new extractor and saw this on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Vaporotics-Honey-Extractor-9-5-FREE-SHIPPING-USA-SELLER-/331816258766?hash=item4d41ca4cce:g:-UkAAOSwFNZWz7l1 Anybody any idea what it is? SteveJ
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    B.s. 1372:1947

    Does anyone have a copy of B.S. 1372:1947 Standard for colonies and nuclei. Although it's now been withdrawn they still use it as a judging criteria at the Great Yorkshire Show. SteveJ
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    Reluctant Swarm

    Picked up a lovely big swarm last Sunday. Just about filled my skep. So ran them into a commercial hive. The all went in. Went back yesterday to put some feed on them. Hive was empty and all the bees where hanging on the front of the hive. Any thoughts on what's wrong and why they don't want to...
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    Mentor Stumped

    Ok had a phone call from one of my Mentees today and this one has me stumped. She had one hive in which we found unsealed queen cells. Call it Hive 1. We found the queen and then split the colony into a second hive (Hive 2). So Hive 1 had the queen a couple of drawn frames of stores, the rest...
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    Annual Running Cost for a Hive

    I'm trying to write myself a business plan for a small scale Beekeeping Enterprise. Now I can build a Commercial Hive for approx. £100 each. I'm just trying figure out what the annual running cost of a hive would be. All I can think of at the moment is Foundation replacement, medication and...
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    Modified Horsley

    Well it all started with a tape measure malfunction. I'm moving onto commercial hives mainly due to cost and they are easier to make than nationals. I managed to make some supers that where 440x460 rather than 460x460. So I had the brainwave of cutting them down further and making four mating...
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    Crop Yields

    Just doing some research. Does anyone have any information how much yields are increased by if a hive of bees is placed next to a field of the following crops: OSR, Field Beans, Borage SteveJ :facts:
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    Propolis and vinyl floors

    Giving the honey room its end of season clean. Any thoughts on how I get the propolis off the vinyl floor. SteveJ
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    Heather Mead

    If looking to make some mead from my heather pressings. What's the best way to extract the honey from the wax without damaging the aroma of the heather. I was thinking about placing it in the warming cabinet at about 70degC but Im concerned it would drive off the aroma. Alternatively I could...
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    Scottish Independence

    Just had a nasty thought regarding Scottish Independence. If there is a yes vote next week Scotland will drop out of the EU when they achieve independence. They will therefore be able to import their bees from anywhere in the world. Does that mean us in the north of England can expect a flood...
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    Label code

    The other year I got some custom labels printed by Thrns. Thought I'd have a go myself this year. I got some avery labels 10 per sheet and got the template all aligned. The only problem is that the labels are just slightly higher than the Thrns ones and don't quite fit on the jars. The avery...
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    Honey derived products labelling

    I'm thinking about making some honey and Dijon mustard. I'm planning on selling it. What would be the labeling rules? Apart from the normal honey rules would I need to list all the ingredients? SteveJ Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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