Advice please and a question or two

[Uncle Betty]

Tightwad.....only £35 for a basic vaporizer....around 7 jars of honey in sales.

Availability: Out Of Stock

I prefer the Varrox vaporiser, myself.

https://www.thorne.co.uk/health-and-feeding/varroa/oxalic-based?product_id=1712

I think it is better to buy quality, and so justifiable to spread the cost in terms of the useful life - so expectation of minimum of ten years / £115 = Just a tad over two jars per annum.

It's all about how you feel.


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[Beefriendly]

I prefer the Varrox vaporiser, myself.

https://www.thorne.co.uk/health-and-feeding/varroa/oxalic-based?product_id=1712

Fools and their money comes to mind...

 

[Millet]

Yes, same here.

It would be a big investment though, for someone with only two or three colonies.

Plus, vaping a poly nuc requires a bit of care. Someone on here put up a few pics of a vaping eke iirc.

I have seen no pictures of eke's for poly Nuc's. i do not need too.. my little brain is processing a design since i bought my Poly nucs, i love them by the way..

 

[Uncle Betty]

I have seen no pictures of eke's for poly Nuc's. i do not need too.. my little brain is processing a design since i bought my Poly nucs, i love them by the way..

They are great.

Are you going to share your design with the community here ?

 

[Uncle Betty]

Fools and their money comes to mind...

 

[Millet]

Fools and their money comes to mind...

My little device from Germany is still going strong at half the price of the top brand gear, a little bit of research can save a dollar or two, mine can also be used too boil a cup of water when camping..

 

[Millet]

They are great.

Are you going to share your design with the community here ?

I will PM you as i can not be arsed with 4 million pages of disputes further down the line over one sensible comment..

 

[Uncle Betty]

I will PM you as i can not be arsed with 4 million pages of disputes further down the line over one sensible comment..

I know the feeling !

Thanks, appreciate it.

 

[beeno]

If you just want to try some of your own bees honey then you could remove just a frame or two rather than a whole super.


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I am busy picking capped frames of spring honey for extraction. Use it as swarm prevention.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Yes, same here.

It would be a big investment though, for someone with only two or three colonies.

Plus, vaping a poly nuc requires a bit of care. Someone on here put up a few pics of a vaping eke iirc.

These you mean?

 

[Uncle Betty]

These you mean?

Indeed I do.

Diolch yn fawr iawn !

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Pleser

 

[Helen]

Easy enough to make a vapouriser for very little. A £5 ptc heater from ebay, a bit of 15mm copper pipe to make a bowl on top, and a stick to mount it all on, bit of wire and a couple of croc clips to attach heater and a battery.

I use a modified eke which has a mesh base to stop bees getting to heater; pop it on top of the brood and zap away.

Even fewer jars of honey in cost.