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    Are they mad ???

    Those are wbc lifts and probably cedar. Seen the price of buying those new recently? If you live near there the current price of £6.50 is hell of a steal. Price of proper kit these days is so much so 2nd hand, IF you know how to clean it and if its not falling apart / full of holes is not a bad...
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    What on earth

    Looks like just paint to me. Still you know what they say about a fool and their money. Its a shame really because that wasted money could have been used usefully for bees....
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    Where to buy solar wax extractor?

    I too would say don't buy one, make one. The most complicated bit is finding a reasonable sized piece of glass to go on top. After that just make a sloped surface, box it in and insulate to keep the heat in. Line the bottom with some surface that is not going to soak up the wax and will not...
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    Beekeeping kit for sale

    Hi, has this all gone now? I'm kind of interested in the extractor, but the postage costs might kill me.
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    Introduction to Beekeeping - Harlow, Herts / Essex Border

    Price £40 This course consists of: 5 Theory Sessions from 8pm until 10pm 26th February & 5th / 12th / 19th & 26th March 2013 2 Apiary Sessions from 11am until 1pm Sundays, 14th & 21st April 2013 Sylabus To apply or for more info go to the Harlow Bees Beekeeping course.
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    Table saw

    Ahh I have a ryobi, no problems yet. Handy hint for sawdust issues. Even with the hoover on full power attached to the back it still goes everywhere. Anyone know about making finger joints? I have a dado blade, but I don't know about building a jig or anything. n
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    Smoker fuel

    might be better if you don't use the sellotape, burning plastic isn't ideal for you or the bees. I do the same as you but tie up with string
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    Pro- Ventilation OR Anti-Ventilation?

    What is kingspan?
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    2 Queen hive?

    I wasn't so much trying to boost numbers for winter, just trying to get the best honey crop possible before the end of summer, as I don't have anything I can extract yet. I also didn't want to throw away a perfectly good new queen, or split and get rid of the bit of a honey crop I might get...
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    2 Queen hive?

    quite a lot, probably 8 out of 11 frames in the commercial brood have a really strong brood pattern both sides. In the national brood box (one I was using as a super) she put brood in about 20% on the bottom of about 6 frames, both sided I was using the commercial brood, as brood, and the...
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    2 Queen hive?

    You're talking about a 2 queen hive option, right? Sorry I'm a bit new, so I'm not quite sure I'm following. Well isn't a Snelgrove Board about keeping the bees apart but sharing warmth? I was thinking of keeping the queens apart but giving the other bees free roaming. Or would the bees get one...
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    2 Queen hive?

    Um, I'm sure I've heard something about people running hives with 2 brood boxes, 1 at the top and one at the bottom with supers in between, the queens separated by queen excluders with a top and bottom entrance. Why do I ask? Well on my swarm hive, I left out the excluder for a week to...
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    Bees having a ball?

    oh yes certainly. Queen mate with more than one drone on their mating flights. I have a mix in 2 of my hives.
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    Smoker fuel

    i was using cardboard, and it was burning quickly, quite hot, threw ashes and not smoking well. Then last week I shoved dry grass in the top on top of the cardboard roll it made all the difference. Slowing the burning, much thicker cooler smoke, no flying ash. I tried with just the dry grass...
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    Beekeeping Gloves

    i use marigolds but my hands do get sweaty. what is good about nitrile under marigolds?
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    Footwear

    i have been going in crocs recently with no socks on.
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    Pro- Ventilation OR Anti-Ventilation?

    oh I'm trying one better than that, I've made a solar powered vent to pull air through when the sun is hot enough.
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    Marking and Clipping

    I had fun doing that the first time. Fun to get hold of and harder to keep hold. Have to watch cos she will keep trying to put her middle leg in the scissors. wings are dead material like hair or nails, so can't cut them too short or anything. I made a mess compared to the ones I received...
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    Bees having a ball?

    i had that the other day too. can't shed any light on the reason though sorry.
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