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i put an ad on the local Freecycle site and got a fantastic response 13 so far. some are based in your typical suburban semi, others further out in the surrounding countryside. i am going to post the pro-forma reply below to all respondents, but before i do can i have any comments suggestions...

:confused: i have a large yellow box that smells of pencils....anyone got any idea what it could be :drool5:

i have a huge number (10,000+) A3 sheets to fold in half to A4 Size....is there a machine that will do this for me... i know i know weird question but by God I'm bored:svengo:

i have collected LOADS of bits from skips, including a nice quantity of WBC ply 18mm and chipboard. I have seen chipboard used to make dividers, but could i use it to double wall a hive leaving the WBC on the exterior or is it made using nasties, formaldehyde etc? and would that pose a problem?

after much negotiation with my bosses etc, my out apiary has fallen through as the existing beekeeper on the farm feels that 6 hives on 78 hectares 50 OSR and 28 Field Beans (with a rose nursery smack bang in the middle) has reached saturation point. Whilst i accept that i'm not going to be...

on tuesday as it hit -11C in the barn, night milking turned into an interesting experience. all the clusters froze up, fortunately during the clean not the milking, and the high pressure hose dribbled for 30 mins before clearing itself. tractors on frozen slurry...what glorious glorious...

i'm hoping to get my first 3 or 4 hives come early feb and would like to put them up at work they have OSR and field beans in the surrounding area are there any problems associated with moving hives in winter? where would be the best place to put them?

there is an article in the christmas edition of private eye referring to the bayer bbka sponsorship controversy. ill try to find a link

does anyone have any langstroth woodenware, especially brood boxes for sale?

i have noticed that although i seem to be catching every damn winter bug out there atm, i havent missed a single milking shift. I adore milking and in fact all the work i do up on the farm, so im wondering whether my body is recovering because i enjoy the work or because it is a necessity that...

no message just feeling grim and wanted to share:puke::ack2:

i have built myself a langstroth recently, and am considering building another with a couple of modifications i would be grateful for any comments or suggestions. looking at national i noted the two double walls and want to incorporate that into the build, but then i thought.....if insulation...

how much would you expect to pay for packaged bees this spring? and what are the best sources. pls dont just say 'free from a friend' or bka.... these options arent open to me yet and tend to make me green with envy as well as inexperience. :nature-smiley-013:

last night 6.30 bbc radio4 not specifically a beekeeping show but one about his life as a diet guru (comedy) lots of bee references he's by far my fave comedian atm. love the.... "if they ban the veil.......beekeepers are goping to be seriously hacked off" line