Category Archives: Bee-keeping

It’s getting very tempting to inspect

A few warm days and the bees at home are flying far more. I’ve seen a few visiting celandines, but I’ve no idea where most of them are going at the moment. I’d not be surprised if they’ve found willow … Continue reading

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Memory Lane, 8th October 2022

The hives have already moved from the old apiary to the new one, so it was time to move the shed and fix the damage done by recent storms. The pre-fab shed came apart fairly easily, but first I needed … Continue reading

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Memory Lane, 27th August 2022: Sweets for my sweet, warmer for my honey

Years ago I had an uncontrolled warming cabinet made from a 40W incandescent light bulb inside an old chest freezer, but I decided that the time had come to speak of many things replace it with something better. So, off … Continue reading

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Memory Lane, 24th August 2022: It’s a jig, Jim, but not as we know it

Cut a man some wood and he’ll start IKEA, give a man a tablesaw and there’ll not be a tree in sight within six months. As the saying goes. Easy-peasy one this, but it makes life so simple. I must … Continue reading

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Memory Lane, 20th August 2022: A beekeeping toolbox

Some people apparently use shopping bags, but I prefer things to be a little more ordered and hunted around the interwebs for a suitable design. Eventually I came up with something that I thought would do the job, but I … Continue reading

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Memory Lane, 17th August 2022: A hive barrow

My father-in-law bought a two-wheeled barrow for his wife to use because he thought it would be more stable, but she found it too heavy, so I suggested that he move the (metal) barrow body to a single-wheeled chassis that … Continue reading

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More ply for beehive parts

I needed some more thin ply, so I messaged a local business that I’ve collected some from previously. They told me they’d be cutting up to 50 (2.4m x 1.2m or 8’x4′) sheets this week and I was welcome to … Continue reading

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Memory Lane, 9th August 2022: Next from the scrap pile

Now I have my new table saw I decided it was time to do something about the fun of jarring honey from a bucket, particularly as the level gets near the bottom. So I made a bespoke “bucket tipper”. The … Continue reading

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Memory Lane, August 2nd 2022: Double-walled hives

Whilst sorting through some old kit I was given years back, checking out what was effectively beyond use and what just needed some TLC, I came across this unusual (to me) national hive with single-walled front and back, and double-walled … Continue reading

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I think I’ve started something…

We have been away this weekend, close to where we used to live before we moved to the south-west. Quite horrifying to find that what was a sleepy little town when we lived nearby has become what appears to be … Continue reading

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