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VEG

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What items are people hoping to get?
Me I am looking at some hives I am still thinking of making some but if their prices are right might just buy them
 
The last Thornes sale I attended I came away with a box of OA.

I seem to have everything if not 10 of everything.
 
For those of you than do not get the email updates from Thornes, here is the email with so price examples.

Orders over ?100 free postage. And how easy is it to spend ?100:svengo:

Frames
Second Quality in 50's, complete frames only

DN1/SN1


24.60

DN4/SN4


30.00

DN5/SN5


34.50

BS Manley


34.50

14"x12"


39.60

16" x 10" or 16" x 6" or 16" x 6" Manley


34.50

Langstroth Deep or Shallow or Manley 1 5/8" or 1 ?"


34.50

Dadant Manley or Shallow


34.50

Utility Grade Cedar Hive Parts

National Hive, empty, flat.
comprising Solid Floor, brood body, 2 supers, crownboard, roof and Harmless plastic queen excluder ?80.00

As above but with Open Mesh Floor ?80.00





Multiples of 10 only

National


Each


10+ each


50+ each

Standard Floor


12.95


12.15


Open Mesh Floor


12.95


12.15


Roof


18.50


17.10


Brood Body


17.90


16.55


Super


12.95


12.15


10.75

Crownboard -no escapes


7.45


6.90


16 x10 Brood Body


20.40




14x12 Brood Body


24.85






Misc Hive Parts, utility cedar.

Commercial Supers 12.95

Langstroth Brood Body 20.40

Langstroth Varroa Screen 4.00

Smith or Dadant Travelling Screen 8.00

Plastic Excluders 2.00

WBC Fairweather Pollen Trap 20.00


Honey Extractors

2 Frame Basic Plastic Extractor 80.00

9 Frame manual stainless steel, radial plastic cage 270.00

9 Frame electric stainless steel, plastic moulded radial cage 645.00


Stainless Steel Honey Tanks (stainless steel strainers)

100kgs 115.00

200kgs 145.00


Clothing

Occasional Jacket and Veil 5.00

Open Mesh helmet 5.00

Wellington Boots 12.00

Back Support 7.50

Honey Processing and Packaging

50 x 4C 7.00

Uncapping Knife 6.00

Comb Cutters 5.00

Miscellaneous

100 Narrow Plastic Ends 3.00

Pollen Trap 5.00

EFB Kit 2.00

Hive Tool 5.00



and many other items!


Take a look, save money and be ready for the 2009 season!

Gill Smith
E.H. Thorne (Beehives) Ltd
Beehive Works, Wragby, Market Rase n , LN8 5LA
Tel 01673 858555
 
Looking at their sale prices for the hives i think it would still work out cheaper to buy the bees on a budget hive. As by the time you get the foundation and frames I think it would work out more.
 
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the budget hives are pine/deal tho veg and these are cedar id go for this every tine just for timber quality
 
I am looking for more frames for my Langstroth supers. They look cheap @?34.50 for 50 (seconds).

I don't understand whether it would be better to get:
A) langstroth shallow
B) Manley 1 5/8"
or C) Manley 1 3/4"

What are the differences?I would want ones that self space. Please advise.
 
The budget/sale hives that each are offering are CEDAR
 
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I Can not find the sale prices on the web site!

I am after frames DN4 50 off, they are still showing as ?53 on the wb site!
 
JIm,
I have bought online from them before, so they sent me an e-mail, which I think is copied above, but it loses all its formatting and therefore much of the sense. Send me a PM with an e-mail address and I will forward to you.

PS Sorry talking rubbish! You posted teh e-maIL! checked e-mail it says the info will appear on web tommorow.
 
Thanks VEG, they are quite a good price at that.

WHEN THE SALE STARTS! I will buy some and some foundation. TOMMOROW!!!

Foundation is never in the sale???
 
I think so. Their prices on the web site now are all + VAT (15%)

But still free postage over ?100
 
Thornes for foundatton? smiles.

Check out Peter Kembles prices. Also be aware the cell depth on his kit is deeper and the bees set to on it very readily.

PH
 
Just done a Google and I think this may be the site:
http://www.kemble-bees.com/

All prices seem to be inclusive of vat.

I like the look of this website,thanks for the link PH,they also sell Queens.
 
i like this picture on their site

Blown_bees_419.jpg
 

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