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Re: What are you currently making in the shed/garage/kitchen/patio/living room that's bee related
PostPosted:07 Apr 2020, 12:55
by Steve 1972
I am living in a caravan for the next four weeks on a farm lambing..to kill a bit of time I am knocking super frames up and putting unwired foundation in them
..I have eighty to get through which will go with the 19 supers I already have full of drawn foundation..I nearly ran out of them last year so hopefully I will not this year.
Re: What are you currently making in the shed/garage/kitchen/patio/living room that's bee related
PostPosted:07 Apr 2020, 13:51
by Japey Edge
Steve 1972 wrote: ↑07 Apr 2020, 12:55
I am living in a caravan for the next four weeks on a farm lambing..to kill a bit of time I am knocking super frames up and putting unwired foundation in them
..I have eighty to get through which will go with the 19 supers I already have full of drawn foundation..I nearly ran out of them last year so hopefully I will not this year.
Hmm I know of a Steve living in a caravan for a while whilst he lambs. Coincidence?
Looks like you'll be busy. I've been painting hives and nucs. Hoping to increase to 3 full size nationals and 2 nucs this season.
Re: What are you currently making in the shed/garage/kitchen/patio/living room that's bee related
PostPosted:08 Apr 2020, 19:22
by Chrisbarlow
Been replacing old comb with new foundation in frames.
Re: What are you currently making in the shed/garage/kitchen/patio/living room that's bee related
PostPosted:09 Apr 2020, 15:26
by Chrisbarlow
Been making up some transport boxes. Had the plywood cut a few weeks ago, just needed trimming and stapling together, floors and roofs adding
Re: What are you currently making in the shed/garage/kitchen/patio/living room that's bee related
PostPosted:09 Apr 2020, 17:57
by Steve 1972
Just finished making the last ten supers in my lambing caravan and added the Polish unwired foundation that I was advised to get from a good man..it is a lovely yellow colour and the caravan smells lovely from it..
Re: What are you currently making in the shed/garage/kitchen/patio/living room that's bee related
PostPosted:19 Apr 2020, 15:49
by Chrisbarlow
Made up 3 home made floors. Looking great
Re: What are you currently making in the shed/garage/kitchen/patio/living room that's bee related
PostPosted:19 Apr 2020, 16:35
by Japey Edge
Just normal floors Chris or have you a particular design? I need to change the Abelo floors to some tunnel entrance ones I had made.
I'm thinking about making a solar wax melter with some thick polystyrene, foil tape and perspex I have in the garage.
Re: What are you currently making in the shed/garage/kitchen/patio/living room that's bee related
PostPosted:19 Apr 2020, 22:38
by Patrick
Chrisbarlow wrote: ↑19 Apr 2020, 15:49
Made up 3 home made floors. Looking great
Snap. Used tanalised timber and two coats of marine varnish, so should last a while hopefully. Built in reduced entrances as usual.
Re: What are you currently making in the shed/garage/kitchen/patio/living room that's bee related
PostPosted:20 Apr 2020, 07:26
by Japey Edge
Howay lads post pics of these floors or it didn't happen
Re: What are you currently making in the shed/garage/kitchen/patio/living room that's bee related
PostPosted:21 Apr 2020, 15:50
by NigelP
This is what Abelo poly supers look like after the wind has blown a stack of them over.
Some are now flat packed /wry grin/
Total disaster....9 broken...was like a a jig saw puzzle putting which bit with it's corresponding snapped off bit....
Still all are repairable, , some clamps, some gorilla glue and some very long wall screws to strengthen across the cracked surfaces.
Oh well I was wondering what I was going to do this week........
