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    June 6th North Walsham Bee Disease Event

    Kieth Morgan is coming to North Walsham Garden centre on June 6th at 5.30.. Everyone is welcome. The Garden Centre will be closed apart from the cafe and there is plenty of parking.
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    problem with Hazard labels for turps

    I had to see trading standards about how to comply with regs for my product labels (non bee keeping related ones) and they started asking to see polish hazard labels for our polishes. I showed them the t*****s turps hazard labels I had bought (thinking ,of course that they would be fine) but...
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    Norfolk runny honey wanted... 1lb jars or bulk

    I am after some Norfolk runny honey either in jars or bulk. PM me or phone (phone may be better 01692408929)
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    Ten nucs and ten full hives for sale NORFOLK

    I have 10 nucs and 10 full hive for sale on new frames. All can be sold in new hives or transferred to your own equipment. Some are Buckfasts and some are just local bees but all are calm and easy to work. We will also be able to help beginners with anything they need in the way of a basic...
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    Does anyone know what a manley cage is and how I can make one?

    I think these are used commonly in the US and stop the queen from being chewed when she is introduced. Does anyone know what I mean or how I can get or make one?
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    first attempt at grafting..... not a total failure

    On friday I tried to graft for the first time. 40 attempts; 20 in plastic cups and 20 in wax ones I had made. None of the wax ones took but two of the ones in the plastic cups are now sealed. It may not seem like a good sucess rate but I am really chuffed. I think my main mistake was choosing...
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    How do I collect royal jelly for use when grafting?

    I would like to do some grafting and was hoping to put a little royal jelly into each cup first. Is there an easy way to collect it?
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    Intelligent Bees Remove Varroa Mites?

    Sorry about the fantastic headline but this seems too good to be true so i wanted to share....... I was talking to an elderly beekeeper a few days ago and he told me his bees had for the last 3 years been removing all the early drone brood until May. After that they leave it alone. He also...
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    Beekeeping Event THIS WEEKEND North Walsham

    We are open this weekend and are hoping that beekeepers and wannabees alike might come and give us a hand to get some jobs done and to meet us and talk about what we are trying to do to put more teaching apiaries into the area. We have 5 sites planned in the next couple of months and have put in...
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    Attention New Beekeepers in Norfolk

    Anyone in North Norfolk or Norwich or Broadland areas thinking of starting beekeeping we will be running some taster courses starting very soon. We also are having a volunteer weekend this weekend if anyone wants to come and meet us and help out with some beekeeping related jobs. We will...
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    nucs for sale Norfolk

    We will have a few nucs for sale this year. Our bees are very calm and good for beginners. Please Pm if interested.
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    Advice on how to get onto a double brood

    I have a question but hope I wont be shot down in flames or considered very inexperienced for asking. I have been plodding along with my nationals on standard broods for a long time but each year they do not lay honey down in the centre of the first super in a number of the hives. I have always...
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    Bee project needs helpers in Norfolk

    I need some help to build some hives for a community project. We have them, just need to put them together. I was going to do it all myself but am pregnant and struggling. I am happy to teach beginners how to put them together ( a very useful skill) and I will provide tools and refreshments. We...
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    All my wax arrived broken up!

    Just finished going through the order and 13 packs of wax unusable and broken in 3 or 4 places. The whole lot had been stuffed in a box without packaging! There were also items missing. Has anyone else had problems with them? I have always found them really good to deal with before. I expect...
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    Is there an easy way to clean wax off pans etc?

    I have a lovely block of wax but I have also made a bloody awful mess! My husband is not amused. Is there an easy way of getting the wax off the strainer and pan I used to melt it? He tried to wash everything and it didnt exactly help!:redface:
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    Help! masiemoor 9 frame electric spinner

    Does anyone have ant instructions for this? I cant find mine
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