I was hoping to spend today in the veg plot, but the weather was back to its usual appalling self again today. I hid in the workshop and finished off my current set of fat dummies. First up was to trim down the last piece of insulation and fit it.
Still no blancmange flashbacks?
Then glue and nail the second side of the dummy into place.
I’ve done eight of these though I have sufficient top bars for another two — I just don’t have wood sized for the sides and bottoms yet. The eight will be sufficient for two colonies, as I’m moving them to “nine over nine” configuration this year — a little more brood space than brood-and-a-half, but a lot less of a pain in the bum.