The most useless thing I have bought to help my beekeeping .. or anywhere else for that matter !

[Arfermo]

Well at least you haven't got him stored at the back of the shed !

How do you know? Cos' you have him?

 

[Repwoc]

Abelo steam uncapping knife. Good for creating steam, not a lot else

That's interesting. An ex-member of this forum (beefriendly) seemed to think his was the best thing he had ever acquired. Uncapping is the bane of the honey harvest for me and currently the bottleneck, so I was looking at the Abelo steam knife as a possible solution. What is the problem with it?

 

[Buzzo]

One handed queen catcher gadget - i thought it was great !

 

[Swarm]

One handed queen catcher gadget - i thought it was great !

Lose sight of the queen at the critical moment or cut her in half sliding the trap shut?

 

[Sanntos]

Thought I might add this though I haven’t actually bought one

I imagine Mike Palmer use this

 

[Lottie]

Thought I might add this though I haven’t actually bought one

That looks very user friendly? What's it called and how much is it?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

That looks very user friendly? What's it called and how much is it?

Don't know what it's called but don't tell the BBKA whatever you do as they'd wet themselves over a mechanical shook swarming device

 

[Michael Palmer]

I imagine Mike Palmer use this

Then you don't know me very well. It's like what my Mom said long ago about eating fried chicken with your hands. "God made fingers before forks"

 

[Erichalfbee]

That looks very user friendly? What's it called and how much is it?

Somebody called Multisweet. China.

 

[Amari]

Lose sight of the queen at the critical moment or cut her in half sliding the trap shut?

Yes, on my first and only use of the one-handed Q catcher I squished her.

 

[Amari]

I've been asked to "rationalise" the apiary and storage at a teaching apiary. I had a quick look through the container this morning. Some wonderful things in there completely unused including some EH Taylor drone foundation and section wax. When did Taylors pack up?

I think Taylors were still trading when I started beekeeping in the early 70s but suspect they were taken over by ?Thornes soon after.

 

[Newbeeneil]

I think Taylors were still trading when I started beekeeping in the early 70s but suspect they were taken over by ?Thornes soon after.

I looked it up on tinternet, Thornes bought them in '84.
It should be interesting to see if the bees will use the foundation that is about 20yrs old. Roger P tried some 30yr old stuff which the bees used after it was left in the sun for a while.