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Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 07 10:59 am Post subject:

Re your list for things to buy...I got a SECOND HAND EXTRACTOR, and Im very pleased with it. Dont use a decapping fork, i use a breadknife, dipped in hot water. Dont use strainers - I use...POPSOCKS! seriously, they are great..20 denier will filter your honey really clear. We do our extraction in the conservatory on top of a plastic sheet. The honey is spun out about 2pm when the room is hot, and strained right away. Filled jars are left to settle in a cooler room to let the air bubbles disappear and thats it. Cleaning up is the worst bit, but im really happy with my cheap and cheerful method. Cleared 2 supers in a day.
Lorraine

FiddlesticksTim

Joined: 28 Dec 2004
Posts: 104
Location: West Oxfordshire

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 07 1:18 pm Post subject:

Mrs Fiddlesticks wrote:

can't find it in Thornes catalogue on line; our bee supplier gave it to us. A thick polythene bag that's sealable and you can put a drop of acetic acid in to ward off wax moth.

Will have a better look later.

I think James said it was something he'd produced himself. You can find James at www.thehivehoneyshop.co.uk

London prices, I'm afraid - but he's a good guy.

Tim

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 10460

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 07 1:37 pm Post subject:

FiddlesticksTim wrote:

Mrs Fiddlesticks wrote:

I think James said it was something he'd produced himself. You can find James at www.thehivehoneyshop.co.uk

London prices, I'm afraid - but he's a good guy.

Tim

thanx Darling

Here's the link to the bee bag page

https://www.thehivehoneyshop.co.uk/products.asp?category=23

he's the guy we did our course with so a useful contact.

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7100
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 07 2:12 pm Post subject:
Excellent thank you - I'll pass that on tomorrow at the Bee meeting (going to a Skep Making workshop)

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