clear jelly at entrance ?

[TryingToLetThemBee]

Look, just to be clear on one thing that's bothering me. Us beeks being "economical" and environmentally aware, these are USED pads, right?

 

[garlicpickle]

Still can't upload pictures for some odd reason.
So, this morning I dissected a pad and indeed there are small crystals in between the layers and when wet look just like the entrance jelly. Does that sound right;-) may just use tissue for the next round

But not loo roll (unless your bees have nosema and can make use of it)

 

[Margaret Elisabeth]

Another instance of the forum decending to the level of toilet humour.

 

[dpearce4]

Look, just to be clear on one thing that's bothering me. Us beeks being "economical" and environmentally aware, these are USED pads, right?

 

[REDWOOD]

gone a bit too far and it's putting me off my tea

 

[dpearce4]

Look, just to be clear on one thing that's bothering me. Us beeks being "economical" and environmentally aware, these are USED pads, right?

gone a bit too far and it's putting me off my tea

Why ban me Red. should be TryingToLetThemBee he made the comment I was over.

 

[REDWOOD]

Why ban me Red. should be TryingToLetThemBee he made the comment I was over.

Sorry I was just agreeing with you that it's making me feel sick and the whole thing should be banned

 

[dpearce4]

haha I will let you off Red.

 

[For want of a better word]

Possibly this may be Methyl cellulose?
used in high absorbency baby nappies ( did loads of research including core sampling of landfill sites looking for remnants of disposables... comparison to terry washable ones... in another life!)
Wiki has this
Methyl cellulose is used as a variable viscosity personal lubricant; it is the main ingredient in K-Y Jelly.
So ... what flavour was it ?

 

[richardbees]

and on tasting no flavour or sweetness

 

[REDWOOD]

Why do I keep looking at this thread,

 

[pargyle]

Why do I keep looking at this thread,

It's called compulsion revulsion ....or is it revulsion compulsion ? Anyway, it's what makes people watch trashy gory blood curdling horror films ...

You need compulsion revulsion avoidance therapy ... read a bee book !

 

[REDWOOD]

When you have read so many bee books they all seem to sound the same in the end with only slight variations between chapters where their on philosophy appears, I find the older ones are a better read and an insight into modern history of apiculture which paved the way to beekeeping as we know it

 

[For want of a better word]

and on tasting no flavour or sweetness

Contained an aesthetic possibly...... Thymol?

 

[pargyle]

When you have read so many bee books they all seem to sound the same in the end with only slight variations between chapters where their on philosophy appears, I find the older ones are a better read and an insight into modern history of apiculture which paved the way to beekeeping as we know it

I think a lot of the newer bee books are just digests of other newer beebooks ... when you read the old ones they all have a style and ideas of their own ... perhaps in those days people were more experimental and thought about their beekeeping in a more empirical way. Not that they always got it right ....

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

So ... what flavour was it ?

After a long, labour-intensive and sectret process, honey flavoured, of course

Why do I keep looking at this thread,

Because the "I quit" threads keep getting closed...

 

[dickndoris]

It was tasteless for sure and ouderless. No thymol scent at all. They have their second round on now so we will see. Cooler weather round the corner so maybe no expelling of goo.

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

Don't be; great fun and you're a good sport

<ADD>And what you've done is partly replicate Apiguard; probably helped the effectiveness of the treatment, therefore.</ADD>

 

[Luminos]

Who knows, it may catch on

 

[keith pierce]

is it on the ground in front of the entrance or on the landing board. If it on the ground it has nothing to do with bees, but a lot to do with what comes out of the rear end of frogs.
Does it look like this