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Re: What have you done today bee-related?

PostPosted:06 Apr 2020, 12:56
by Alfred
https://ibb.co/TqmVyfG
Smartened up some very tired looking woodenware with some,erm.....Apibioxal.
Great results, no sanding.
Torn between clear cuprinol or gold linseed oil for a finish.

Re: What have you done today bee-related?

PostPosted:06 Apr 2020, 15:11
by Patrick
Nice one Alfred - how did you do it?

Re: What have you done today bee-related?

PostPosted:06 Apr 2020, 16:40
by Alfred
Disolve few lumps of the magic powder in a half mugful of hot water
Apply with soft paintbush.
Don't apply to face or eyes or sleeping cats.
Apply a second coat and scrub with a toothbrush.
Watch the grey sludge come away revealing natural finish.
Rinse off with warm water allow to dry
Tell wife to rinse her mug and toothbrush before use if appropriate.

Re: What have you done today bee-related?

PostPosted:06 Apr 2020, 17:18
by NigelP
Reassuring to hear of a legal use for pure Oxalic acid crystals in beekeeping...well done Alfred :D

Whilst I don't trust drop counts to be very accurate I must say I'm impressed with the small numbers of varroa being found in trays that were last cleaned around Xmas.
Not that I will ever become blase about the little parasites.

Re: What have you done today bee-related?

PostPosted:06 Apr 2020, 17:45
by Alfred
NigelP wrote:Reassuring to hear of a legal use for pure Oxalic acid crystals in beekeeping...well done Alfred :D

Whilst I don't trust drop counts to be very accurate I must say I'm impressed with the small numbers of varroa being found in trays that were last cleaned around Xmas.
Not that I will ever become blase about the little parasites.
Is your apibioxal supplied in tablets/sachets or kg tubs?

Re: What have you done today bee-related?

PostPosted:06 Apr 2020, 20:17
by Chrisbarlow
Cleaning poly nuc boxes up this evening. Scrub and wash down ready for a lick if paint later this week.

Also removing comb from old frames ready for recycling and cleaning the frames ready for foundation bring inserted when it arrives from Simon the Beekeeper

Re: What have you done today bee-related?

PostPosted:07 Apr 2020, 18:34
by Steve 1972
Just a quick look at the tunnel entrances today..17C and the bees are on the goat willows bother Male and female trees which is a good time..they where on the willows the same sign last year and that year was a big harvest for me.

Re: What have you done today bee-related?

PostPosted:07 Apr 2020, 19:26
by AdamD
The weather has warmed, the wind has dropped and OSR is flowering. Brood boxes are full and supers went on today. Yay!

Re: What have you done today bee-related?

PostPosted:07 Apr 2020, 19:58
by Steve 1972
Brilliant..here what we have of it as not much has been sowed this year is only ankle height..personally I am not a fan of it but the bees are surrounded with it normally so I just put my head down and deal with it..good luck for a bumper crop..

Re: What have you done today bee-related?

PostPosted:08 Apr 2020, 12:10
by Chrisbarlow
Gave the poly nucs a Lick of paint last night, I'll see how I feel about a second lick tonight.