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Enkianthus campanulatus (looks nicer than its name). I've never been overly aware of my bees working it but the buzzing was so loud a few days back that I could hear it from the greenhouse. It is covered in beautiful bell-like coral coloured blooms hence the name. It had been sadly neglected...

Me too James. I just emailed Duncan back and forth a few times and he was able to supply with no issues. If anyone is nervous about buying the right battery and charger he will even supply your choice too. Mind you, Brexit stung again. Courier prices to N. Ireland. Doh!!! Haven't got it going...

Hi Sarah, I wear glasses with the start of cataracts (beyond annoying) so my tip would be to use your phone camera set to enlarge. It can make all the difference when you are not sure re seeing eggs. Good luck but maybe think about sourcing a nuc/ ask around if you can afford it as a back up...

Absolutely and yes do make sure it's for honey not beer making. My hubby was trying to be kind and selected the wrong one. Bless. Maybe if I get into home brewing/ mead production I can use it but currently not enough hours in the day.

Funnily they and Sungold are the only thing I've grown in recent years. I've just gone 100% Sungold this time. The reds look smaller and pretty but to my mind more acidic. I could just stand in a greenhouse and graze Sungold all day. I've grown spares for friends and family too and everyone who...

Top tip. I've a teeny freezer and loads of rhubarb so I'll give this a go. Thank you.

Got my bait hive into its tried and tested position. I so wanted it on top of our wooden pergola but grumpy wouldn't let me lol. There's always next year!

Would anyone know if this is the method used in Norway? I've "cousins of cousins" there who bee farm along with raspberry growing - they posted instagram footage of frames being made up with wires and seemingly a battery being used. I couldn't at the time work out what the method was!

I heard similar via Radio 4 a few days back. Didn't catch the start but there appears to be an analysis company here in N Ireland that is using reflected light with diamond to in some way create light profiles for lots of food. Was only half listening so didn't get the technique but they seem to...

Addictive educational inspirational

It's so true that there's a big difference between "want" and "need". My mum loved her childhoood in a thatched farm cottage with a well, an open fire and crane to cook largely homegrown food and the work dog lying at the hearth on the hard clay floor. (I think she glossed over the ice inside...

Oh now... must remember that one lol.

Thank you. The slope adds to the "fun" when carrying boxes about.

Well that IS a silver lining lol. Thing is I've had to drastically reduce my home colony number so I'll have the other two apiaries I've set up trying it on. However to answer the original thread, I'm going to TRY and get my Demaree technique worked out this year (although modified Snelgrove at...