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    Newbie help needed

    Bad ass badgers Badgers are curious playful bulldozers and especially when hungry!:)
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    Poly vs wood?

    is that a Welsh boast or a fisherman's catch!?
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    Poly vs wood?

    Not Catholic bees in Finland then!
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    Poly vs wood?

    Finman is that a layer of latex paint "put straight on the outside" just for weather protection?
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    I'm looking for a Warming cabinet

    Hi I am a bit far away Ely- Cambs, but I happen to have a tall fridge and a tall freezer that I have just put out/replaced they are not bad looking bad looking, and make good warming cabinets when fitted with a small bulb and shelf as you may know, free if you happen to be able to collect, or...
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    Sugar dusting

    ... but I know my bees will die. Finman says so ... :leaving: Erm, they all shall die! as do we! In defence of Finman I see much merit in making life more simple, you might call it blanket micro management as opposed to micro management, either one works! that's why bees is bootiful...
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    Home made vapouriser

    I agree I tried the soldering iron elements results were useless, and then I tried a Diesel Glow plug inserted into a piece of copper beaten into a spoon shape with it tightly wrapped around the tip of the glow plug!, this stops the Glowplug burning out through overheating, I'll get my son to...
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    Fake honey seized

    :iagree: Pete we are Legislationed up to the gunnles and beyond, which has Only served to stealth tax us all for opening our worried mouths, all we can do really is edumacate people.
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    Ccd

    I was wondering about this, it seems to be only where masses of hive are farmed and travel huge distances!?, but we certainly have CTD "T" being Theft by a wave of bee familiar people!.
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    Beekeeper dies

    Strewth I have a small apiary there and I didnt know about this , thank you, I think those bees might need checking out!!!
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    Bee vac

    I really like it! looks well made, I made a sandwich one, which is a bottom vacuum section like and eke with sealed off bottom and mesh on top with the adjustable vacuum valve, onto which I put a Langstroth BB with frames, and I have constructed a lid for the vacuum hose on the centre of the top...
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    Opinions - best vehicle for Beeks?

    Best vehicle for beeks!
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    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Really good question! they were horendously aggressive foul language an all, but now they are complete sweeties its weird! I need to establish if I have infact got the queen! and if she is viable havn spotted her yet I trying not to upset them at the moment, I estimate about 4-4.5lbs bee...
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    TonyBloke

    very sad news I was only thinking a few days ago I'd like to meet him I often go there with the missus, its where we got married, I'll have to see him later on now.
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    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Bravo!!! I am in absolute awe of folk who extract bees. I would look at that and never know where to start hehe that's exactly the sentiments I had before I started(not knowing where to start) its very interesting but if hoovering with great care it takes hours on low vacuum, and your standing...
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    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Thursday I was called to a farm to remove excessively stingy bees from a corrogated asbesteos barn where roofers had been repeatedly tagged, the bees were behind a 6' x 6' tool board of 1" corse fiberboard which had been nailed on with ribbed nails! I had to angle grind the heads off!, six hours...
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    Cutout under Bathroom floor, Any advice?

    Well done indeed guys!, but when it comes to cavity wall insulation preventing bee's from making a home I'm not so certain! one 6 year old colony that I removed from a gable end of a thatched property had a cavity of nearly 10 inches filled with fiberglass insulation "originally" however the...
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