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The ones round here were having to shout bloody loud last weekend! Right, time to gird loins, grit teeth and clear out the hive. Smeg. :-(

We picked up an old-but-sound caravan from Freecycle last year, mostly because it was rude not to. Cunning plans are afoot (it's got a fully-functioning beer fridge! :cool:).

We were down to our last remaining colony, and it was the only one we've actually bought. Bought the original nuc about 5 years ago and they've always got through the Winter. Just two weeks ago I took some photos of them boiling out of the hive in the spring sunshine, making the most of the...

I did that with mine. It works fine but the plating is on its way out and I've noticed a very slight metallic 'taint' to the honey this time round (I haven't had enough to sell). Just bought a reasonably cheap 2-frame plastic bin-type one with a placcy cage. Plus point is that it takes all...

Nah, I like a good game of "Ship's Mast" whenever possible...

Whoops, pushed it a bit off-topic there. Ahem. Can anyone tell me: have the Transfusion Service started using pressure dressings again? (Those small cylinders of compacted cotton wool.) I used to give blood on a regular basis until a few years ago, following the first occasion that they...

Mmmm, naaaaaice! Hmm, we've got an SR500 that doesn't like starting when it's warm (although cold or roasty-hot's fine!). About to be reminded of this fact as I'll be running it alongside - not literally - my TDR for the remains of the hillclimb season. Gulp! A few Velos come out to play as...

Or someone driving whilst wearing a hat, irresepective of age. Been on two wheels for 30 years and counting, think I must have more lives than all of the cats I've ever owned, combined!

Said farewell to Hive 2. Struck down with nosema thanks to our wonderful weather of late, and despite my best efforts, an inspection today revealed that they didn't make it. They'd never been particularly good 'doers' since I picked them up as a swarm a couple of years ago, but were lovely to...

Depends on the amount of Bacardi and Cokes she'd downed :biggrinjester:

'The Olympics are the greatest threat to the bees of Britain because.....' Hmm, lemme see. 1) I live in the area that's hosting the sailing, and my little wind-blighted lump of limestone now resembles Alcatraz. 2) The delays caused by the fact that the police for the event are housed on the...

Smear a ring of Vaseline round the trunk?

He's a scientist, and as such his 'utterings' are usually far less lucid than plain old bovine excrement. Not helped that it all comes out via a large beard, which tends to muffle the sounds as well. He can lift a full brood box though, and is pretty good with motorcycle electrics, so he has...

We've three accounts with Gnat West but I've also got an account with the Co-op for any ill-gotten gains from scribbling. I've threatened to move everything over if GW phone us up one more time re: a meeting to discuss our finances. (It was on afortnightly basis until I really lost my rag with...

Me too - about 4 weeks ago after about 4 years of beeking. Not long arrived home at Friday lunchtime, with nothing on my mind for the afternoon but sarnies, tea, and getting my car MoT'd. Hairy appendage still at work. Ring on the doorbell: guy from the caravan park down the road. They also own...

Assuming that you mean Manuka, I planted one 2 years ago which I bought at great expense from the Duchy Nursey at Lostwithiel. It died. I planted another last year. It died - except for one stem which now seems to be thriving! It's pretty temperate here on Fraggle Rock, as we sit in the gulf...

Photography? P'touiee! I see your hobby and raise you with motorcycle racing, even a cheap one like tarmac hill climbs. Mind you, if you want money-eating hobbies, try keeping a horse :eek:. Rubbish brakes an' all!

Ta for the info. It'll be interesting to see how it pans out; I've got a TBH which was successful in the respect of increase - too successful unless you want to be footling around in there a couple of times a week! The Dartington at least gives you the expansion potential of a TBH, but with much...

Yes. Not yet - inspected a couple of weeks back and all was well. Another inspection on Sunday, no new larvae. Don't know if she's gone on a go-slow due to the weather, or if anything else has occurred. Still plenty of bees in there so don't think they've swarmed - they were all acting normally...

As mentioned on another thread, I've had to treat one of my colonies with Fumidil - the warm weather we get between the deluges has been making things very humid down on the Daarzet coast, and they've got a touch of nosema. Will they take the syrup? Pah! Tried dribbling it between the frames to...