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I've always wondered if frosting is associated with pouring the honey into cold jars. I therefore warm my jars before pouring but have been too lazy to conduct a controlled trial. How many folk on here warm their jars?

I wonder if the local NBU inspector has any powers to intervene - in the interests of risk of spreading foul brood?

We all realise what a terrible time you are having, Podilia. What do you think is the most realistic outcome of this war?

Article in the Times today: rum with honey @ £44.95

Worth a punt, much cheaper tho' only single use. VAT and postage doubles the quoted price https://www.justgloves.co.uk/Latex-Gloves/Unigloves-Supergrip-Latex-Gloves

Ah, that's what you look like JBM - quite different to how I imagined you:devilish:

You never know, as a honey producer he maybe on this forum under a pseudonym - so your sterling endeavours as a Super Moderator might qualify you for a gong - Dame Dani maybe......🥇;)

That's them - thanks both++. Expensive, mind you but ordered four pairs.

A couple of years ago someone on here recommended this type of beekeeping glove. White (when new!) and I'm not sure what they're made of - doesn't feel like rubber or nitrile - maybe latex? Easier to pull on and off than Marigolds, maybe because of a slight flock texture within. The open end of...

No bother: I don't like and so don't use hex jars.(n)

Ah, I hadn't realised that a/c cause painful death. I have some mousetraps which are very effective on the allotment strawberry patch so will dig them out. I have an air rifle (unused for years) but the chances of me hitting a mouse are zero.

I keep my spare kit (QXs, CBs, ekes, Snellgrove boards, feeders etc) in two plastic cabinets in my apiary. Inevitably mice get in so that I find collections of dried leaves, nibbled PIR etc from this month on. Sadly I am considering mouse bait (coumarin-based) within the cabinets. Barney won't...

Yes, a word with many meanings eg. 'Just time for a quicky.......';)

Thanks for all your advice. I jarred today after warming the the two buckets @35C for 18 hours and did my best to cream off all the top layer. The honey looks good in the jar with minimal scum/froth on the surface. I sell my honey at the gate and don't strive for show-bench perfection and it's...

I grew my customary five rows of spuds on my allotment this year - but maybe no need. The spuds grown in a huge (?100acres) field opposite have been harvested leaving copious small and medium sized spuds behind - easily accessed from the footpath running alongside. It took me less than 10...

My wife too is keen that I continue beekeeping: if I say that I'm popping up to the apiary for 10 minutes then it's usually at least an hour of peace she can enjoy.........

Thanks. I'll report back

I extracted the summer crop in mid August and passed it through a fairly course sieve into 30lb honey buckets. I now wish to prepare soft-set honey by mixing one bucket of summer honey with half a bucket of spring honey (partly OSR), after warming to 35C. After mixing and stirring I will pass...

I may be missing the point but I can't see why you need to weigh the honey especially as you only have six colonies. Presumably you sell some of the crop but surely only on a modest scale. I fill my jars so that there is no visible airspace between the top of the honey and the lid (a criterion...

You could probably reduce this to £1.50 a poop by taking a daily laxative:poop: