What did you do in the 'workshop' today

[BeeJayBee]

Thanks.

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

made up a 660nm torch from a Cree deep-red LED. Red torches are generAlly 630nm, which also reaches yellow receptors so bees can see it and it looks yellowish to us. The difference is startling, as the attached shows. Phone makes it look purple but believe me it is a beautiful red.

 

[itma]

…
made up a 660nm torch from a Cree deep-red LED. Red torches are generAlly 630nm, which also reaches yellow receptors so bees can see it and it looks yellowish to us. …

Have you had any problems with a 'standard' red?

I haven't, and also know of someone that uses an old (non-LED) bike back light around their bees without trouble.

Nice but not necessary?

 

[victor meldrew]

I've never found the need to poke around my bees with any kind/colour of light .
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[Hivemaker.]

Nice but not necessary?

I agree, no need for night time inspections of colonies, especially now or during the rest of the winter.

 

[itma]

I've never found the need to poke around my bees with any kind/colour of light .

A red light does simplify after-dark (after work?) topping-up of feeders.

 

[pargyle]

Perhaps the red light is there to attract the last few drones to an umated queen ?

 

[victor meldrew]

Why top up feeders in the dark ?
Twilight if you must !
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[TryingToLetThemBee]

Why top up feeders in the dark ?
Twilight if you must !
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Like for many of us on Planet London, we get home after dark to afford the taxes.

 

[victor meldrew]

Poor sods !
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[jenkinsbrynmair]

I agree, no need for night time inspections of colonies, especially now or during the rest of the winter.

or spring summer and autumn for that matter

Poor sods !
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my heart bleeds purple p_ss

 

[REDWOOD]

Buy bigger feeders

 

[REDWOOD]

Got distracted by the red light and forgot to mention I have nearly finished making a vaporiser, just need to tap a 12x1.25mm thread when I can find someone with that size tap

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

This is garden beekeeping and I have trouble in summer with bees mistaking various lights for the sun. Not good for the bees nor me. Having a garden torch that is not a moving "sun" is handy. No-one is proposing ripping apart brood boxes at midnight.

I'll make them up for anyone else who would like one.

 

[REDWOOD]

Finished making an oxalic acid vaporiser, have not tried it with oxalic acid yet but it boils water within a minute, A big thanks to Rab for the technical stuff.
Only cost me one jar of honey for the aluminium and enough to make a few more if desired.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Very Impressive. Can you make me one?

 

[REDWOOD]

Emyr and I will try it out this winter and if it is successfully I will

 

[pargyle]

Finished making an oxalic acid vaporiser, have not tried it with oxalic acid yet but it boils water within a minute, A big thanks to Rab for the technical stuff.
Only cost me one jar of honey for the aluminium and enough to make a few more if desired.

That's a really neat bit of kit ... does the battery just heat up the aluminium or is there an element ? I was pondering over re-using the bottom out of a 12v kettle/mug I've had lurking in the garage for years but yours is so much better ...

 

[REDWOOD]

Glow plug from a diesel engine, there is someone who made one from a 12v heating element to heat a cup of water, wrapped it around a small section of a copper pipe and blanked the end off, you have got to get the temp around the 160 c mark, above 180c it melts the crystals, the glow plug I used was rated 300 watts, new engines use a lower voltage glow plug for intelligent starting systems so keep well away from them

 

[Erichalfbee]

Emyr and I will try it out this winter and if it is successfully I will

Wonderful. You'll be able to sell them out of your car boot at the Welsh convention