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im not sure if i have messed up i used 2kg sugar 500ml water 5 tea spoons of lemon juice boiled it at 120 c for 20 minuets cooled it to 82 c had it in the blender for 10 minuets or more with the paddle attachment, i also added 3-4 drops of lemon grass oil when i finished boiling it ,then left...

as with most things its all down to money ,we need a extractor we have 2 national hives 14x12 i think we could spend up to £400 but would prefer to spend £200 we would like a quality product with parts availability ,ideally dont mind second hand ,but im thinking maybe i might need to be able to...

I made a under floor entrance omf with some old scrap pine so it was not treated it was part of a old fitted kitchen and some parts are varnished quite a few of the bees leaving seem to come out the under floor gap and crawl along the ceiling of the entrance then fall and land upside down on...

i made a under floor entrance, collected my new bees and have 1/2 pint worth of bees that cant find there way in i blocked it with a piece of wood that fits in the hole (17"x3" )with a rag /strip of t shirt around it i have pulled it out one side for access but left it in there so they dont get...

hi i have been watching the black mountian honey videos and one is; i think i have made the perfect hive in which he uses the 11 frame Abelo poly ashforth feeder with a black plastic tray up side down for a roof and says this works well on a budget ,i would like to consider doing this but...

should i buy sugar if i see it cheap and what is cheap i see amazon have £1 per kg should i stock up for winter Silver Spoon Granulated Sugar, 2 kg (Pack of 6) £12 is there any sugar to avoid /not pure

I have 2 polystyrene boxes pet food type 22ltr each lip cut off one bottom cut off the other found a cardboard box just the right size for them to fit the frames fit with the ears poking out the polystyrene box but in the cardboard box packed news paper around to seal gap and put both lids on...

i know you get solid, open mesh and mesh with a draw i think i read open mesh more natural and more healthy as no pile of dead bees for other things to live in , but colder if open has mesh then wont the dead bees be piled on it in winter ? solid may increase disease but warmer so mesh with a...

i have seen someone whitling the top bar to fit in the side but how much is reasonable i have a pack here that are 15,89mm to go in a 12.30mm hole i whitled one and tried it in a old side frame also all my old top frames fit the new side frame so it is the top that is wrong i dont know if this...

is there a standard for 1st grade and 2nd grade i thought first cedar was knot free 2nd cedar was with knots but not at any near joints or structal points or knots falling out and also could be British i got these at a good price online but thought they would be better and dont know if i...

im not to sure what im building yet but it will probley be a 14x12 brood box from 1" pine or the side of an old bureau thats dark wood then im hoping it would be ok to use fencing off cuts from a pile a friend has ,that i would think i could find older good wood so its not freshly treated and...

have i got this right a commercial is a national made with dove tail corners and the brood is 12" deep a 14x12 is a national with a 12" brood and all floors, roofs and supers are the same except commercial may have dovetail corners also would it be fair to say some poly stuff inter changes...

I have never kept bees ,I have a wbc hive i need to get a few bits for and make some repairs to its not to bad it has a solid floor but needs the rear board changed i have 2 outer frames at least one needs some new wood for the lip that runs round the inside about 10mm square i have a nice brood...

hi thanks for adding me, Im learning lots ,I have never kept bees ,I have a wbc hive i need to get a few bits for and make some repairs to its not to bad it has a solid floor but needs the rear board changed i have 2 outer frames at least one needs some new wood for the lip that runs round the...