Product improvements.

[enrico]

Add a bleeper so when you drop it it bleeps and you can find it in the long grass!

 

[BKF Admin]

A hive tool that doubles up as a tin opener

 

[enrico]

My mind is working overtime now, how about an ultra violet light and ultra violet paint for marking the queen. One shine on a frame and she would glow!!!

 

[00jacksonp]

My mind is working overtime now, how about an ultra violet light and ultra violet paint for marking the queen. One shine on a frame and she would glow!!!

I think it would have to be dark for it to really work tbh after all the colour white will glow under uv light, give it a go enrico

 

[BeeJayBee]

like a mini pop up tent maybe foil lined with an electric blanket in?
that's just of the top of my head , any reason why that couldn't work?

Not exactly a mini foil lined tent, but very cheap and could be used to line some empty supers or brood boxes to make a temporary warming cabinet:
http://www.poundland.co.uk/product-range/a-z/outdoor-solutions-emergency-shelter/

 

[Dared]

How about a thermal jacket to wrap around wooden hives during winter?

 

[Luminos]

A hive tool that doubles up as a tin opener

Add a corkscrew while you're at it

 

[flemage]

Varroa entrance?

You know the laser scanning machines that are use to scan food producs for deformities such as when 'farmers' are grading brussel sprouts etc they can do thousands in a second and spot the difference between a blade of grass and a rocket leaf.

Well why not set this up with an entrance which attaches to a hive and has little tubes for the bees to access the hive but they are scanned for varroa mites. if there is a mite the bee is dropped into a small tank in under entrance where there would be hive sanitiser powder (or some thing) to make sure they get a good coating and then the bee can get out and try to go through the entrance again, if the mite has gone the bee gets in, if not its dunking time again.

Would need electric but would make sure that if your hive is free of varroa it would stay that way?

 

[00jacksonp]

How about a thermal jacket to wrap around wooden hives during winter?

maybe you can use the stuff boilers are insulated with.

 

[00jacksonp]

Not exactly a mini foil lined tent, but very cheap and could be used to line some empty supers or brood boxes to make a temporary warming cabinet:
http://www.poundland.co.uk/product-range/a-z/outdoor-solutions-emergency-shelter/

Good find . Im sure that would work a treat. .
with one of these http://heatedsocksguide.com/heating-pad/

 

[drstitson]

varroa laser scanner - who needs the expense? HRP is happy to do it manually.

 

[herefordshirehoney]

A sheet of kingspan insulation cut into six removable sides and a lightbulb?

That's sorta what im planning on doing but being lazy if there was a good cheap solution id choose it something like honey heater dot co dot uk is great but way too price im thinking ~£50 would be a sweet point as current market options are more near £150+