Matchsticks

[Erichalfbee]

Are these matchsticks from Thorne?
https://www.thorne.co.uk/2017-shows/sale-miscellaneous?product_id=7708

 

[user 6228]

I see Thornes is following C.G. Butlers Advice of 1941

 

[masterBK]

I wonder how many minutes the bees will take to propolise up that mesh?

 

[user 6228]

I wonder how many minutes the bees will take to propolise up that mesh?

C.G. Butler said as much

 

[Millet]

Thank's Erica i have just ordered some, i hope they work as my hive is dry as a bone at the moment i hope they induce a bit of moisture..

 

[pargyle]

Are these matchsticks from Thorne?
https://www.thorne.co.uk/2017-shows/sale-miscellaneous?product_id=7708

Clearly a ready market for top ventilation ... I'm going to have a word with JBM and see if he will give me a hand to cut some holes to sell on ebay - better than these from Thornes - you can have ours in any size you like - they will fit any crownboard or any type of hive .. all you need is a saw or hole cutter to insert the holes into - can be delivered electronically to save on the postage... here is my prototype in progress... Does not include the cut out piece - just the hole. Price - only 25p each ... paypal accepted.

 

[Millet]

I wonder how many minutes the bees will take to propolise up that mesh?

Mine stick everything to everything in no time, however where do they get the propolis from at this time of the year ? , do they recycle old for new within the hive.

 

[Millet]

Clearly a ready market for top ventilation ... I'm going to have a word with JBM and see if he will give me a hand to cut some holes to sell on ebay - better than these from Thornes - you can have ours in any size you like - they will fit any crownboard or any type of hive .. all you need is a saw or hole cutter to insert the holes into - can be delivered electronically to save on the postage... here is my prototype in progress... Does not include the cut out piece - just the hole. Price - only 25p each ... paypal accepted.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Clearly a ready market for top ventilation ... I'm going to have a word with JBM and see if he will give me a hand to cut some holes to sell on ebay - better than these from Thornes - you can have ours in any size you like - they will fit any crownboard or any type of hive .. all you need is a saw or hole cutter to insert the holes into - can be delivered electronically to save on the postage... here is my prototype in progress... Does not include the cut out piece - just the hole. Price - only 25p each ... paypal accepted.

Hilarious.........Well done Philip
I wonder what bright spark thought these up.
Perhaps they have a huge job lot of Porters to get rid of

 

[pargyle]

I wonder what bright spark thought these up.
Perhaps they have a huge job lot of Porters to get rid of

Dunno ... probably a beekeeper with at least 50 years experience ... but has not learnt anything in the last 49 ... we all know a few !

 

[Finman]

Clearly a ready market for top ventilation .

.. I'm going to have a word with JBM and see if he will give me a hand to cut some holes to sell on ebay - better than these from Thornes - you can have ours in any size you like - they will fit any crownboard or any type of hive .. all you need is a saw or hole cutter to insert the holes into - can be delivered electronically to save on the postage... here is my prototype in progress... Does not include the cut out piece - just the hole. Price - only 25p each ... paypal accepted.

I am afraid that a hole has been allready invented.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I am afraid that a hole has been allready invented.

Maybe........ but is it for sale anywhere?

 

[Finman]

Maybe........ but is it for sale anywhere?

Yes, they are.

We can buy ground water holes, ground thermal pump holes.

My friend has 350 m deep ground thermal hole in his property.
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[REDWOOD]

I am afraid that a hole has been allready invented.

Thats not a hole but a large polo mint....or a very small man

 

[Finman]

Thats not a hole but a large polo mint....or a very small man

OK then. Pargyle invented the hole. I bet that Chineses have already stolen the innovation of Pargyle. They do not respect patents and they wake up early.

These are feeding holes, but Pargyle invented ventilation hole.

https://www.google.fi/search?q=beeh...ved=0ahUKEwjOx6_-7arSAhUDWSwKHYBmApcQ_AUIBigB

 

[pargyle]

I rather feel that there may be a sense of humour gap between the UK and Finland .... Indeed, perhaps a chasm ?

Never mind, appreciated by some, hated by others, ignored by many ... Happy days !

 

[Finman]

I rather feel that there may be a sense of humour gap between the UK and Finland ... !

Yeah.... Once I bought a T-shirt from London: Mind a gap.
Gap humour.

 

[pargyle]

Yeah.... Once I bought a T-shirt from London: Mind a gap.
Gap humour.

Mind the Gap .... very appropriate T-shirt !

 

[For want of a better word]

A novel little invention. Simply place in the bee escape openings over winter and close up the holes - instant ventilation.

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Yeghes da

 

[REDWOOD]

waste of money, they won't vent air for very long and soon be covered in propolis, so you could say not as described or not fit for use. Sh!t idea would be a better description