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It was John at Bespoke Honey Labels who informed me that regulations require that all information on the label must be permanently affixed, so we couldn't use a tag.

Hi Dani All good thanks. Battling varroa this autumn like never before. John runs a great labelling business. I sell my honey only in Orcio (poo-bear) jars so it presents some labelling issues because you can only really use the lid as the label because that is the only flat area. Previously...

Bespokehoneylabels To anyone considering or looking to have their own branded labels made, I suggest contact John on the above. I have used big supplier labels for years because I didn't quite know how I would arrive at my own label design but John has been fantastic throwing in various ideas...

Thanks all. I've finally figured it out. Think I'll use a clip-lock lunch box to conceal this unit and the wires.

Hi Could someone please help me set up my STC 1000 controller. For someone without elec experience the instructions are scant. As confirmed by Nige and Dexter it seems power must go to the control unit and heater. I've tried to follow Dexter's video but no luck as he doesn't say what happens...

Thanks for the feedback. I have also looked back through the threads as well and all positive.

I'm looking to buy a Giordan drill-driven 8-frame extractor (a fully motorised one doesn't meet the budget) and I was wondering if it was worth including the drill for an additional £80? To spin 8 full frames I would assume it would have to be a sizeable voltage but there is no mention of the...

Nothing can prepare you for the despair as one of your main colonies (2016 queen) decides to swarm and then lands into a tree 10m up and sits there the whole day looking down at you as you sprint around setting up more bait hives in case they decide to stay, only for them to depart at 5pm and...

AFB alert but no clue on the exact location Received a notification that AFB has been found within 3km of my apiary. I thought it would be reasonable to ask exactly where but the inspector says she can't tell me.:hairpull: Why?! - We need to know, so if we are called to a swarm in the area we...

I've never had to feed colonies this late in the year!! Most of those are on single broods with 2016 queens that want to expand but there's very little coming in through the front door with this weather. Temps seems ok but the chilly wind...... Some with part filled supers above were flipped...

I have the same problem with a recent swarm - horrible bees. I'm going to remove all the brood they have laid up in the nuc and give them to a homegrown nuc I've got building up (Yes they will hatch and probably be a bunch of thugs but by end August they'll be gone). Squish the nasty queen and...

Personally I would keep them. If she gets mated and starts to lay, give her a frame of emerging brood from your largest hive as the impact on that hive would be minimal but would give the nuc a good boost of young bees. She may be a great queen. They need to be strong enough to fend off the...

OSR wants to crystalise asap so better to filter into a bucket, let it set completely and then turn into set or creamed honey at some point. I jar some OSR for my local village shop however I keep these in a warming box to prevent it from setting prior to delivery.

I may have read it too fast and missed something but under section 8 Wally says; "Nucs made out of a colony that is set up to swarm MUST remain in the same apiary long enough for the flying bees to return to their original hive position. If a nuc is immediately moved to an apiary at a distance...

My wife rang me yesterday afternoon to say my bees had swarmed into a nearby yew tree 7m off the ground. I expected them to have left by the time I got home last night but they were still there and buzzing my bait hives. Taking no chances I was determined to get them into a hive rather than let...

This is my second year of not taking my bees to the OSR and I have to say, I'm probably a lot more pleasant to be around as I'm not constantly watching the weather and ranting off because the temps are hovering around 10-13 degrees. You end up wishing away the cool but sometimes bright spring...

We are in a sad state when big business dictates what information is released to the public. Nothing new. Just a disappointing reminder. :mad: http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/10/28/bee-expert http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/11/is-the-usda-silencing-scientists/413803/

Solution had coagulated Made a fresh batch of Thymol solution this week using the "Sticky" recipe. Went to use it this morning and I noticed the solution had coagulated. It was 8 degrees inside my bee shed and probably a few below that in the very early hours. Anyone encountered this before...

Derekm - with the improved thermal insulation that your cosies provide, do you find you ever get a brood gap in winter? Just thinking how this may affect those who choose to use oxalic acid over winter.

Finally managed to find someone who prints lid labels. I then got some small rectangular labels (35 x 20mm) with all my details, batch no., etc - not the main focus but still evident. Think it came out rather well. Might take Enrico's advice and get some of those material bags for xmas...