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cakesmith handyman
Jul 22, 2007

Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

I'm sniggering like a retard on acid at the thought of receiving a box of bees in the post.

Bees are awesome, I'd like a big enough garden in a reasonable location to make a hive worthwhile.

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cakesmith handyman
Jul 22, 2007

Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Zuph posted:

A buddy of mine just bought a huge mesh strainer and crushed the comb in it. His end product ended up with a lot more wax in it than you would get at Kroger, but it was only a cosmetic effect, really.

I saw a really funky strainer/spinner made from an old vertical washing machine - slice the front of the cells off, bit of metalwork to hold three frames, hand cranked, tres funky.

Edit: There's also a video explanation of bee boxes at Makezine, the kind for hi-jacking wild bees.

cakesmith handyman fucked around with this message at 21:50 on Mar 8, 2009

cakesmith handyman
Jul 22, 2007

Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

TouchyMcFeely posted:

Picture time!

So how do you get the bees into the hive? You turn the box upside down and shake!


My hero. When I move I might try and hide a hive behind the shed, let them do their thing in peace.

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