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The mother and father of all thunderstorms overnight here - lightning that lit the bedroom up and thunder that shook the house ...

There's another one on ebay being auctioned - closes in 2 days with bids at £55 at present. Plus delivery at £8,50...

The last time I saw the for sale in Lidl they were £59.99 - but that was in 2021 - I don't think they have had them since then. They...

It is totally useless for making jam in the UK sense of the word as it will not heat the jam sufficiently - as Dani says .. the 'Jam'...

Keep a watch on Gumtree - they come up on there from time to time - I've got two that both came from there - the last one £20 and...

Time to keep your fingers crossed now ...

Just one…I hope!

It's going to rain any minute ! Down here - they say if you can see the Isle of Wight clearly - it's going to rain - if you can't see...

I've just measured mine and it's as near as you can get to 3/4" - I reckon one like this would do it...

So ... how many queen cells are left now in the queenless hive ?

Hah an accidental one! Angry bees (raining) but needs must. Wearing a jacket rather than my normal full suit. Rode up to expose a...

I picked up a 2.5 litre of Garden Shades from B & M stores in what could only be described as mud grey (it did have a name - can't...

Very brave - inspecting bees with a bare midriff !

Because it's possible they made queen cells and filled them in the few days after your last inspection but you missed one ... and a new...

There were 13 at WSBKA auction and should have been another 3 but the beekeeper didn’t pull his finger out and couldn’t get a bee...