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Can someone please explain the details of the Gloucestershire high-rising method of swarm control. The method, the advantages and disadvantages and the dos and don'ts. I've looked at a Cheltenham & Gloucester document, but some things are not as clear to me as they should be. "If queen cells...

Andy I take back my previous comment about measurements. I don't know what I was thinking. The printed version is spot on. Perfect. Both of the printed excluders are currently in use on Apideas and they are identical in every way to the originals. So, congratulations! What a genius!

Has anyone tried the Swienty queen marking paints?

Maybe, but I don't see a Royal Blue in their catalogue.

Has anybody got advice on Humbrol colours? When dabbed onto a bee the colours often look much duller that expected. There are several blues in the catalogue. Does anyone have an idea which blue will show up best on a bee?

look on eBay for - fly tying straight spring scissors but, as always, some are better made than others. Spring scissors are very easy to use - No loops on the handles, so no bother with fingers and gloves. Just as good for left and right hand, as already said. Straight ones are more convenient...

Andy. Thank you. The sample QXs arrived today and they look absolutely excellent. They're a perfect match for the original ones that I have apart for being a little thicker and that won't bother the bees in any way. I'm looking forward to trying them. The only fly in the ointment is that I...

Thank you for the link. That's very interesting. And good luck with the robot project. Hope that goes well.

I think I realise why this thread is confusing me. The discussion seems to be about two different items. An Apidea is supplied with two different queen excluders. One sits permanently between the fondant and the brood area. I’ve not lost one of those so far. If I did, then I would use a bit of...

No, but I could create one.

But for £4.90 I would only get one excluder. I could do with 5 or more. I overwinter mated queens in a four section box - the size of a national super - which works very well indeed. I don't need more Apidea equipment. I'm sure you're right about the trees.

Can anyone give me an update to this. I'm short of a few queen excluders for Apideas and I have not managed to persuade our local beekeepers to buy the 3D printer that I want. Tight-fisted lot! Paynes don't seem to list parts. Buzzybee shop is only a holding page, so I don't know what is...