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I have now used some - 430g to neck, up to 450g max

Sorry not yet.

I think the discount code I found was CR4F7Z10.

Thanks for your post I had not thought about hobbycraft - I've just bought 72 300ml jam jars for £25.20 delivered - I was persuaded by the 3 for 2 offer not available in the hex.

I bought the Unimel from T when I started a few years ago. It was relatively cheap at the time but virtually every extraction something breaks - there are lots of parts of the cage that just fell off and it is now almost unusable. Considering its done about 10 extractions and I'm going to have...

Hi there. I was gifted a wax seal but my attempts to use it with pure beeswax did not end well. I assume I need to add something to it but the only suggestion I found online was fabric glue. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what to add (or perhaps technique)? Many thanks.

Doh! I wondered why the spindle didn't sit right in the recess after I reassembled my unimel.... I've lost the ball bearing. TBH I've not been that happy with my 3 frame - some of the spokes on the cages have fallen off and quite a few bits are rusty.... So not all stainless. I've only used it...

Hi. I would have thought 99.9% of beekeepers don't carry any kind of epipen. In my experience doctors are generally reluctant to prescribe them - my wife has a peanut allergy but was told unless she has a serious reaction requiring emergency intervention she can't have them. My son managed to...

Again thanks everyone - I assume that what I thought was the hole for a roll pin is actually the roll pin itself and that it has sheared in two with part still left - pictures of each end attached. So all I need to do is remove that bit that remains and find a replacement. Good tip re drill bit...

Thanks all -there isn't anything there to know if it was a pin or screw... I'll google for a mower repair shop... Didn't know they still existed!

I didn't notice that there is a hole in the cog bit.... When I insert a paperclip the cog spins the green bit so it does look like I'm missing a pin... Where on earth do I get a replacement - how do know what I'm looking for? Thanks

Ah the rod on the extractor basket does not have a hole at the top - I suspect that part just have sheared off and be stuck in the green bit. I've tried banging it though and it doesn't come out! The extractor generally has proved problematic - part of the cage fell off today too.

Thanks Blackcloud. As you may have gathered from my post i'm not particularly familiar with the terms so I'm sorry I don't quite understand... The pair of holes on the circular plate had screws in which I removed but couldn't work out their function - couldn't move or remove anything once they...

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Hi all Half way through extraction today my manual extractor stopped working - the crank handle goes around but it does not turn the cage. I think it is a Unimel from thrones bought about 5 years ago but hasn't had much use. I've dismantled the mechanism and the problem seems to be with the...

Thanks - I wondered if they would rob out if placed above a crown board or move up if placed under the brood; seems a shame to waste their efforts - but they aren't short of pollen in the brood box and still plenty going in. I don't want the queen to be using the super and don't need to be on a...

Hi. I have quite a few super frames full of pollen rather than nectar/honey - does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can encourage its removal? Thanks

We make 2 versions of honey vodka; basic honey and vodka and a version honey, ginger and a bit of lemon. We have used cappings in the past but it is hard to get all the vodka out and feels a waste!

I had the same problem last year - left a poly nuc with frames it - the wax moth went to town burying themselves in the poly. The damage was too great - I ended up putting the nuc box in the skip. I filled some of the holes in the roof and eke. It was really surprising how much damage they can...

Thanks all. I may try polyfilla but I'll try not to make the same mistake again. On the positive side the chickens enjoyed eating the many grubs.