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motor for my extractor Hi, can anyone please give me an address for a supplier for suitable replacement motor, which has just given up on me!!,..Help

looking for a solar wax extractor, mine is looking a little worse for wear anyone have one for sale i am in the n.e.lincolnshire area.

empty frame or new foundation strip the frame and clean off, put new foundation in...replace darkened comb as required...keep those bees clean!!

many thanks for the replies...and yes it is washing soda that i mean so once again thanks for the advice and i shall start using them.

wax thanks for everyone's advice, i am still confused as to what state it should be in to exchange it....do they take it dirty or as i have requested are there any suitable books on the subject?

I have a lot of wax that i have collected over the last two years, most of it from my wax melter and i am unsure what to do with it, are there any comprehensive books i can buy on the subject please.

hi one and all, i use soda crystals to keep my equipment clean, i have purchased a burco boiler to boil my frames, can i use soda crystals in it any dangers?

thank you everyone happy beekeeping

Hi one and all, i have some reconditioned and new hives and am looking to treat the woodwork with a bee friendly wood preserver, can anyone tell me the best to use and from where i can get it. Many thanks..

uncapping tray sorry one and all,grimsby area and any size uncapping tray would be welcome, heated of course

Hi all,just wondering if anyone has a standard or even a large uncapping tray with heating element for sale.

Hi everyone,help required...i have had trouble with wasps reducing my entrance to the hive as small as i can,but to still no avail,the colony is very small and only now on 3/4 frames,the wasps seem to enter at will,i have set numerous wasp traps but still no joy. Can i save this colony?...advice...

I have that many different opinions given to me regards the topic i have posted,basically i have removed my supers to remove my honey and want to treat and feed but am at a quandry as to which is best to do first,notwithstanding that we have had a poor summer regards honey production(takes a...

Hi all, i am having trouble with wasps,who isnt u all say, i have looked online at various methods to make them but the problem is that they dont seem to say wether bees will be attracted to them too,any suggestions??

Hi one and all, has anyone got plans for the above items,i enjoy making things up myself but would appreciate any plans,i also have a good friend who fabricates anything in stainless steel,so the sky is my limit...many thanks

Hi all, just a question....when you put fresh foundation into a hive do the bees draw out the foundation that is contained to the level required or do they add their own wax to it?...

Hi, i keep bees on my allotment, i dont know if it makes any difference but it is in the town centre and it is a council run site, i have them fenced and this allows them to fly up and over the fence ,a good 10 feet so they dont come into contact with my neighbours,in fact most people have no...

many thanks to one and all

hi thanks for the reply,i lost the colony through varroa,and understand where ur coming from regarding contamination,such a waste but i think i must destroy the lot,but i thought it was worth asking.