Beekeeping Christmas presents

[Nannysbees]

So what Christmas bee goodies did you have?I had quite a few bee related gifts. A beekeeping organiser which will be useful. Bee socks which I love. Posh bee themed candles in a glass holder. I'm not trusted with candles, as I once left them on a windowsill and went to bed, lucky the smell of burning woke us up as the flames were lapping up the window, and I melted the new windowsill we had put in that day!!!!! An event in reminded of frequently

 

[Antipodes]

An air tag. I'm trying to think of how I could attach it to my hide tool.
Anyhow, it's ended up on the vehicle keying, and so very useful for out apiaries.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Two new candle moulds,and I’ve got another tub of oxalic

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

seven bottles of malt whisky and a bottle of very nice 12 year old port

 

[madasafish]

Gin for restoration of the nervous system after bee accidents, injuries and disasters,

 

[Amari]

No beekeeping presents. SWMBO decrees that I have far too many bee-gadgets, take up far too much room in the shed and garage with bee-kit and in the extracting season make most door handles in the house sticky.......

 

[Vanterrier]

I was scammed!!! I ordered on line some nice perfume and silk scarves and a pair of shoes for my wife but the scammers sent me some SN1 frames and foundation and other bee stuff... disgraceful! How do they get your details anyway?
Take care out there.
K

 

[Hedgerow Honey]

Nothing,
I had a Hein/Swienty Heather press earlier in December, which was a present to myself plus
We spend far too much the rest of the year and having a break from them is really what we need.

 

[JamezF]

I was given a new Oz Armour suit to match my existing one. Sadly I don't want it. Not because it's a bad suit: it certainly isn't. It's just that to get my shoulders into my current suit I needed a 3XL which as I'm not really a 3XL means the legs are too long, there's enough material around the waist to make an entire new suit and the cuffs don't do up snugly. A spare suit would be handy, but I need to try a few on to see what fits best. So it's going to have to go back

James

 

[pete_allotments]

I was given a new Oz Armour suit to match my existing one. Sadly I don't want it. Not because it's a bad suit: it certainly isn't. It's just that to get my shoulders into my current suit I needed a 3XL which as I'm not really a 3XL means the legs are too long, there's enough material around the waist to make an entire new suit and the cuffs don't do up snugly. A spare suit would be handy, but I need to try a few on to see what fits best. So it's going to have to go back

James

James,

I had a similar issue to you, to get body length, go for a ”larger size” and have lots of spare material.
at last year‘s bee show I was on bb wear stand, and they suggested I ordered a “made to measure” with longer body…. ordered the suit, and it was a great investment. Fitted and was comfortable.

Pete

 

[Erichalfbee]

I had a nice quiet day here. Alas today seems to be making up for it.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

James,

I had a similar issue to you, to get body length, go for a ”larger size” and have lots of spare material.
at last year‘s bee show I was on bb wear stand, and they suggested I ordered a “made to measure” with longer body…. ordered the suit, and it was a great investment. Fitted and was comfortable.

Pete

always had a first rate service from them

 

[havocsdad]

A very generous E H Thorne’s voucher and not so much Christmas but as a leaving gift from a team I’ve been seconded for the last 5 years an engraved hive tool as well as some other generous gifts from the team

 

[Parsonage Bees]

Me too. A voucher for Thorne Ltd.
Bit like being a teenager.

 

[Wilco]

Nothing bee related sadly.

I was given a new Oz Armour suit to match my existing one. Sadly I don't want it. Not because it's a bad suit: it certainly isn't. It's just that to get my shoulders into my current suit I needed a 3XL which as I'm not really a 3XL means the legs are too long, there's enough material around the waist to make an entire new suit and the cuffs don't do up snugly. A spare suit would be handy, but I need to try a few on to see what fits best. So it's going to have to go back

James

Regarding the length, could you fit drysuit braces inside it?

 

[Paulypaul]

2 x Abelo 11-frame poly BBs.
A pair of frame grips
A bee book
A BS Honey bees Poly Nuc Upgrade Pack
A large Lyson smoker

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

could you fit drysuit braces inside it?

got a spare pair here - and the telescopic drysuit they came with!! no longer any use for them sadly

 

[Wilco]

got a spare pair here - and the telescopic drysuit they came with!! no longer any use for them sadly

Got any details on the drysuit- are the seams still competent?

 

[Garry R]

Funny how a drysuit has opposite functions as you get older. I remember when mine was used for keeping the water out, but now .............!!!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Got any details on the drysuit- are the seams still competent?

It's a Collin's nets 'telescopic' drysuit, designed for us - and the water fairies when doing RTA recoveries involving water immersion, can't remember the company who actually made the things - just that their workshop was in Sheffield (I remember going up to meet them and discuss design/measurement issues. It was made for me probably the year before the 2012 olympics (I remember wearing it for that) and has sat, rolled up in the attic since July 2013 so probably not in a good state now!!