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Thanks for replies on the fermenting, maybe I need my sterilisation to be better.

Has any marmalade makers experienced fermenting of home made marmalade stored in kitchen cupboards??

Jump in the deep end and buy a grainfather. It's an all in one kit, kind of. Look at YouTube videos to whet your appetite. Easy enough to convert old fridges for fermentation with good temp control added.

Small garden, but lavender and thyme mostly and lots of sage varieties.

Self employed landscaper gardener , designing and building for 20 years now. Summer job that turned into career. Backpacked and dossed till I was mid 20s then college to do a profession that I had previously worked in that I enjoyed. Landscaper came tops and never looked back. Speaking of...

Quick question Last year i had a double apidea brought through winter and well populated. Whats the best way to take Q from this to transfer to new hive.???

It would be interesting to see a similsr pic in winter of a poly hive..

Gonna make mead i think

Cheers. Would a refractometer used for brewing work???

I have a mix of nectar and honey that ive strained from some large amounts of brace comb. Is this useable? Ive got about 1.5litres.

Sometimes the car guys use the glass suction pads to pull out dents. If you could get a smallish one on it could work

Will chipboard be ok in the wet???

Some hedges like pittosporum and lonisera will have tiny flowers that you may not see. Just a possibility. A pic would be great.

What thickness?? 18mm?? Found a supplier near me doing Malaysian hardwood ply. In 18 or 25 mm.

Great .thanks for replies. Roughly what life span would be expected, 5-8 years???. It rains a bit here🙁🙁

Hi, I'm making up a few nucs from plywood. These are just for back up/ quick fixes/baithives etc. Not really expecting to get long life from them. Question is what's the best way to treat the exposed cut ends?? Any other advice greatly appreciated. Thanks

Make friends in your local homebrew club😉😉😉

I have some 95% hooch, do I need to heat/simmer the solution in order to dissolve it??.

It's a brand new hive, would that make a difference??

Just a quick query. On the Maisemore ploy nuc,on the blue disc at entrance is the slotted entrance also a queen excluder???