Heather move pics uploaded

[BKF Admin]

In to the lions den has been good enough to upload some cracking pictures of the hive move from Hereford to Scotland.

Here for your enjoyment

 

[sandysman]

The images look great. Many thanks for sharing them with us.
Andy

 

[Luminos]

Superb scenery and dramatic skies - what a beautiful place!

 

[Black Comb]

Great pics.
I particularly like 724 with the funnel of cloud in the background.

 

[REDWOOD]

Fantastic album, the work these guys have to do, a fascinating journey with photos,
PS I have a class 1 driving licence and would love to be driving that lorry hint hint

 

[tonybloke]

fantastic images Murray, many thanks to your son for taking them, and to you for uploading them.

 

[mbc]

fantastic images Murray, many thanks to your son for taking them, and to you for uploading them.

 

[MJBee]

fantastic images Murray, many thanks to your son for taking them, and to you for uploading them.

A visual treat

 

[Skyhook]

Fantastic pictures! Can we all come next time?

A question occurs to me- Heather honey sounds tedious stuff to extract. How do you manage it with hundreds of hives?

 

[Walrus]

Awesome. I'm so impressed. Absolutely brilliant.

 

[herefordshirehoney]

Great pics would make a great article for Hbka newsletter/new website following on from your apiary visit!

 

[itma]

Its not exactly like my efforts ... !

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Swarm]

Beautiful shots again ITLD.

 

[keith pierce]

Looks like a well trained crew. nice pictures

 

[Into the lions den]

Fantastic pictures! Can we all come next time?

A question occurs to me- Heather honey sounds tedious stuff to extract. How do you manage it with hundreds of hives?

We just have the machinery to cope..............I think we went through this on another thread recently.............Dakota uncapper with conveyors, Limousin wax press for the cappings and chop outs, Ceracell/Boutelje automatic NZ loosener (needles for agitation of the honey), Thomas 72 frame turntable, Ceracell/Boutelje 24D/48S self turning tangential extractor, Thomas sump tank, Thomas Spinomel...............pumps in the system where needed.........and direct then into barrels.

Plant is run by Beata and Stasia, the first of whom has been with us for a few years, and whose boyfriend/partner is one of our beekeepers, and the latters husband ditto.

If a big year and hard to keep up we just put on extra shifts and move Beata onto overall supervision rather than grafting in a team.

The last variable input is time. It can take us until December to be finished.

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

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The last variable input is time. It can take us until December to be finished.

So, just another hobby beekeeper then?

Dusty

 

[Into the lions den]

Great pics would make a great article for Hbka newsletter/new website following on from your apiary visit!

Response to this never appeared, however it was just to say you would be very welcome to do so, and would do the narrative for you if you wanted, just would be a couple of weeks till I got time.

 

[Into the lions den]

So, just another hobby beekeeper then?

Dusty

Ain't we all? If you don't do THIS job for the love of it you would be better off stacking shelves!

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

Ain't we all? If you don't do THIS job for the love of it you would be better off stacking shelves!

All I can say is:

 

[BeeJayBee]

Thanks for the series of pictures. It all looks astonishingly well organised, and a heck of a lot of hard work.