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Given the photo of examination it looks as if the first lesson should be to demonstrate making a frame with secure bottom bars so the comb doesn't fall out on top of a beginner/novice.

I use the below for final filtering. Out of the extractor the honey passes through a coarse stainless filter into a 30lb bucket then pass through the final filter. As a one man band I am not keen to lift anything much heavier than 30lbs so make sure that your 50kg settling tank is in the...

Interesting that one of the insulating wraps was about £30 but a national poly brood box can be had for about the same money. No brainer IMHO.

A spray of carpet adhesive and a piece of pond liner does the trick. Light weight and waterproof.

No - middle of nowhere blackberry and clover

No crystallisation for me in Somerset this year too and the honey very pale

The idea of PIR is great with one big but.... You must ensure that there is not a single pin prick, tear or rip in the foil which can allow water to get into the Celotex. I was asked by someone to check on some hives which seemed to be abandoned and in the course of the inspection I realised...

Crown boardii nil liftus uppus.

In similar vein the American dream seems to be to remove all the immigrants from their country. It concerns me that as the whole damn lot being from immigrant stock they will deported around the world and Mr Trump ends up in Scotland whence his mother came. His fondness for his ancestral home...

I was intrigued to see the honeycomb pattern showing in one of the classes at the honey show but I have searched a lot online to find any information as to how one can achieve these. There are a couple of photos in the schedule booklet. Zilch in my searches. I reckon it is really tricky to do...

If you put a frame nail into your stomach does that count as a staple diet?

I believe it is and excellent for marking queen bees!!

I very occasionally look at my PhD (it's on a shelf in the garage) and when I look at it I think what on earth was that about. And how did it take 3 years. However, even though it was typed on an electric typewriter with no delete function meaning that getting it right on the page first time...

My wasp guards are in place all winter and double up as mouse guards.

About minimum wage then.

I think that I VERY occasionally have a peek under the crownboard to check fondant stocks and cluster size if I think it is much smaller than I was expecting. On colony size there really is not a lot you can do in mid-winter. Hold tight and wait until spring. Fondant - if the pack is empty...

I have used the Thornes manual machine for about 400 jars so far and it was going well. Clean cut off and no drips. Good reproducibility once calibrated. BUT!! A couple of days ago suddenly the pump handle shpt down on the pump stroke and there I was with a half full hopper of honey and had...

Washington Post!! They expressed no opinion as regards which goes on top although there's no guarantees that there isn't any trouble when the final result is realised. (I am talking about bees)

Had been bombarded too and so unsubscribed today - I'll wait and see.