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Phew. Thanks for the helpful, factual replies. Reading this forum over the last year or so has taught me to ignore the grumpy know-it-alls. And sometimes what leaves ones keyboard as a brilliant Swiftian satire reaches the reader as gross sarcasm. This can happen to the best of us, on a bad...

I released a queen from a queen cell today. There were four in total. I wanted to see what stage they were at before harvesting a couple more. The queen seemed about 3 days to go. The cell was still quite tough. My question for the forums is: can queens this under-cooked survive? She was a...

I did two hives yesterday. Mistake. It was 8c and calm, but bees flew up at me, really aggressive. I had a veil but just a lab coat and got several stings on the wrist. I will wait for 3-4c before trying again. Hives were full though! Ten seams of bees in the commercial hive an the...

You may have read that Roger P*****son uses divining rods to find ley lines and position his hives. He seems to know a bit about beekeeping. Just saying ....

These feeders have worked very well for me. But I can see how a slight mistake with the mesh can have that bad effect. I didn't realise that there is a plastic alternative. My issue with them is that there is no top bee space - or at least, not with the frames that I have used.

I really can't see how arranging the brood nest over two frames of different sizes and then breaking them apart regularly is a good idea. You upset the bees, you have more parts to examine, you have more frames and foundation to stock. There must be a point, but I can't see it. Just use a box...

Sounds like the wasps have done for them. I lost three out of four hives in an out apiary several years ago in similar circs. Lesson learned. Combine weak hives at the end of the season before the wasps get to them. If you have only one hive, then sadly it's prob a goner anyway. Good idea to...

Yeah, Sketchup is great, but there is a learning curve. I found the best way to learn was to study YouTube videos. There is a good series that you will easily find if you search.

How about: - farmers that forcefeed grain to ducks - the sadists that keep veal calves in crates - owners of intensive egg units Anyone suggest suitable punishments?

When sulphur is burned it produces sulphur dioxide which is harmful to lungs. If you're asthmatic or bronchitic, use with care. Light blue touch paper and retire!

Hello, Gertie. Welcome. Yup, just hold on and wait and hope.

I doubt that you could find such short clergy. (Ho ho)

I invested in a Kenwood with a dough hook. Fabulous! Get some good books and experiment! I just love the whole process. But the best bit is the slathering of fresh honeycomb on a a crust Let us know how you get on.

I have used both TomTom and Garmin. Both have adequate maps. The difference is in the route setting. TomTom has much better algorithms for the routes, whereas Garmin can send you off on B roads for a one minute (illusory) time saving. Garmin traffic works well, inasmuch as it tells you about...

Bees make comb in a catenary curve. The closer your box matches this, the better. Warmer, less attachment to the sides. At least in theory. My TBH had some attachment, but it's simple to remove. You will find good plans on the biob**s site, which states (from memory) a 19 degree slope. I...

Yup, love 'em. Good size for overwintering smallish colonies. I have three. Just bought the full-width feeder which also works well (but watch the top bee space). Before I got the feeder, I drilled a hole in the roof and put on a rapid feeder (plugging the hole with a cork when not in use)...

See if this works. I am pasting from the blog. I have used plastic frames (from --------- Beekeeping) for the last couple of years, on one hive, as a trial. Here are the results. Good things. Easy to prepare. Just melt some wax, get a paint roller (a small one!), roll in the hot wax, roll...

Mmmm, well I guess I won't bother then.

Thanks, Tony.

Nick, you're right, of course, but photos are embedded and I had already written the blog when I thought of posting a link on this forum. Next time. Also on a recent blogpost is a description of my bodgedup wax steamer. In use as I type this,