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Just a gentle reminder that the Paynes sale starts on Dec 26th. Please don't complain about advertizing as I'm not associated with them in anyway; this is simply meant to be a helpful reminder/heads up for anyone that needs some extra kit.

Why oh why? It's so tiresome from this side, all these digs at the British. No one found out that boxes are the wrong size just that the illinois depth (which had previously mainly been associated with dadant hives by UK users and suppliers) is slightly deeper than the wooden langstroth...

what me, the man that keeps writing about trying to read between the lines? A damning accusation indeed!!! -But no offence taken, forums tend to bring the cynic out in the best of us.

It's not so much a recommendation as a series of observations and thoughts which tie in very nicely with this thread.

Yes, i have read Pettigrew, had a couple of copies over the years. I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of their manipulations were nowhere near as intrusive as is now possible without a second thought (which is another point -they would have thought before undertaking a manipulation of any...

The thing with wellingtons (in a construction site context) is that they are rarely worn and as such have managed to stay below the radar to some extent whereas the riggers were a 'regular' every day type of boot hence the stats would naturally be against them compared to the wellington's...

A nice reference Ben, but taken in the context of a skep beekeeper's requirements I'm still not sure whether the claim is that the practice actually calms bees or whether it simply conditions them to seeing passers-by -seems more like the second to me. Right. I was hoping that someone else...

but he was referring to the way in which he makes the mix to clean the hull of his boat, so no syrup needed.

it's been an issue for some time and there has been a general industry wide move to have them banned, not only for the reason you note with regard to the ankle support but also because of their 'easy off' fitting which has resulted in many operatives totally loosing their boot in harsh...

seems a very common situation all over the country. have you looked at the Fearnley-Whittingstall landshare site? always a chance that there's something private available in your area.

or you've too much time on your hands, making paper pots, sowing into them, transplanting, all for the sake of a parsnip that'll grow fine if sown in situ.

Sowing onions outside in january? if so, i can't see any real advantage on waiting for a couple of months. If growing for championship sized specimens Medwyn Williams recommends running the grow light for 24hrs a day for the first six weeks after germination and then reducing down to 14hrs a day...

Hi, a couple of questions; Any chance of a quote or reference to the book? Is it actually claiming that such action will calm down an out of control hive (at all times including during manipulation) or merely that getting the colony 'used' to people/animals can reduce any predisposition to...

I bet. is that where my taxes are going today, paying her wages to answer emails about duplicate emails?

what's unique to the UK about a langstroth shallow? scour the internet over the holidays and you'll find references to plenty of U.S firms that are using thousands of shallows (as opposed to medium/illinois supers) as their standard honey box, nothing special about the UK. which is why dadants...

now, this could turn into a classic thread of times gone by

PH has answered your question -why he is looking at pollen traps. There could be another reason for pollen harvesting though; in 'Background to Bee Breeding' John Atkinson went to considerable lengths to detail his method of trapping, storing and feeding pollen (with special emphasis on Drone...

This sort of thing? carniolan "....They swarm excessively. This trait could be put to very good use by a queen producer. Since they swarm a lot they are more inclined to produce lots of queen cells. Using these bees for cell starters and finishers would make it easier to rear more cells..."...

Thornes have some wired BS deep and Langstroth left in stock at the moment.

DanBee, a nice post, and as for... another one to be jotted down in the 'good idea' notebook.