I've just come home with some goodies

[Frisbee]

I was working in Dorset this morning. The farmer used to keep bees and he said a while ago he still had some stuff left and did I want it, course I said yes and collected this morning........

A rather rusty smoker, but amazingly the bellows work which is more than my new one does.
A rusty hive tool.....
A tin with some tin Porter escapes
2 WBC Q/E's (these are for you PP )

Then I visited my beek friend in Somerset, he has supplied me with most of my National Hives, today he supplied me with 2 complete Gales Hives (- when I say complete I don't mean with frames and bees.)

Looking forward to trying them out.

Frisbee

 

[thurrock bees]

gales hives?? never heard of them

 

[shonto]

gales !
It's where the honey comes from ?

 

[Hombre]

Gales, of clover honey fame.

 

[Widdershins]

Wow, sounds like you bagged yourself some nice things, Fris!!